I’ve been cooking at the lodge for a couple weeks, and we had a little Cinco De Mayo celebration this year. My sous chef is a fabulous cook, and hispanic. She made her homemade tortillas, and some homemade gorditas. They were the star of breakfast and appetizers. Nina came to help me in the evening…
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Asparagus Soup
It’s another great year for our asparagus crop. I haven’t made asparagus soup in a long time, and it was a great way to use the 3 pound harvest I had in the fridge. There are so many variations you can make with the ingredients, but fresh asparagus is always the star. If you have…
Chili with Pork Ribs
Gaye made a chili recipe, recently, that was a version of her grandfather’s recipe. He was a firefighter and cook at the Waco Fire Department. Since we don’t care about the regular Thanksgiving meal fare, it was perfect for us, on the holiday. I gave it my spin, but couldn’t decide whether to serve it…
Fall Sausage Pasta
We can’t seem to keep up with picking tomatoes, right now. They’re small but delicious. I’m roasting a lot of them into our favorite sauce, then freezing whatever we can’t use. When you add that harvest to our bumper crop of basil, it makes for some fabulous pasta dishes. The last time I made this,…
Rotisserie Pork Butt
We’ve been smoking meat lately, so we decided it was time to switch to rotisserie for a change. Judging by the number of rotisserie chickens sold by grocery stores, most people think it’s a delicious way to prepare meat. Our rotisserie happens to be on our grill, but there are some great portable versions….