Since I didn’t cook at the lodge this past week, I decided it was a good time to go through some boxes of cookbooks and recipes, and do some culling and organization. I love a great molasses cookie, and although some of the instructions on this one were a bit sketchy, I filled in the…
Bonnell’s Restaurant Ft Worth
Took a day trip to Ft. Worth this week, and our first stop was Bonnell’s Restaurant, near the intersection of 183 and Bryant Irvin Blvd. It was amazing, way more than I expected. I’m always searching for good restaurants in an area where I’m traveling. Bonnell’s is a Texas farm to table restaurant, and uses…
Green Beans and Mushrooms
One more green bean recipe – gives Mark Bittman’s remark about recipes, even more clarity – there are really only 9 recipes! PrintGreen Beans and Mushrooms Total Time: 30 minutes Yield: Serves 8-10 Ingredients2 lbs fresh green beans or haricots verts* 2 TBSP bacon grease, or extra virgin olive oil 1 TBSP butter 1/3 cup…
Colcannon Plus
Happy 2015. We celebrated with a special colcannon. I made it into a one dish meal of deliciousness. I used kale instead of cabbage, because I like it better, and I threw a few broccoli leaves in with it. If you haven’t read anything about broccoli leaves yet, they are the new superfood, twice as…
Din Ho Chinese BBQ
I haven’t talked about Din Ho Restaurant before, but it’s one of our favorite Asian restaurants. The problem is that it’s in Austin, and there are so many great restaurants to choose from. But, on our latest trip, we were so hungry for good Asian food, we went out of our way to get there….