Lula Jane’s is a great little cafe on Elm Street in Waco. I’m not sure why I didn’t know about it before. It’s really a bakery, but she does serve one lunch item daily, whatever is fresh and available. So you might want to call first to see what’s cooking. If you want bakery items,…
Jalapeño Popper Casserole
Kathy had a lot of jalapeños to use, and got tired of stuffing them, so she started making casseroles instead. No matter how you make this recipe for poppers, it is so delicious. Use as a side dish, or appetizer. The recipe is written for a smaller single pan of peppers. PrintJalapeño Popper Casserole…
October 2014 Austin
Had to make a day trip to Austin for a dental visit, and then went to the new Trader Joe’s in the Arboretum area on Great Hills Trail by Williams Sonoma. Decided to take plant pictures instead of food pictures. There are large Paddle Plants (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora) in all the beds surrounding Trader Joe’s, and they’re…
Hate to Crack Pecans, Me Too
I love pecan season (and so does our thieving herd of deer), but hate to crack and shell. Usually, I collect pecans, drag them to the feed store to be cracked, and beg people to shell for me. But this year, no more. I bought an old pressure cooker book at a thrift store, and…
Fall 2014 Gardening
I usually don’t like spiders, but this large garden spider has been my buddy all summer. It lives on the door to the greenhouse, and very nicely moves out of the way, when I go in. They eat an enormous amount of bugs, so I let these guys live. She layed 3 egg sacks. One…