Love Affair: I’m sweet on parsnips!

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Recipes, Vegetables

Not well-acquainted with parsnips? To know them is to love them!  They have been quite popular in Europe – less so here in the US. Perhaps they are just misunderstood. They are related to the carrot, and require a frost to turn their starch into sugar. The...

Lights, Camera, Action!

by | Jan 31, 2011 | Fun Things To Do, Travel

What fun we had taping the segment for the Texas Country Reporter! The Cooking Depot (Cuero) was spiffed up in Texas-theme colors – from the window dressings to the tables decorated with white cloths with blue stars, and red bandannas as napkins. The crew...

Happy New Year

by | Jan 19, 2011 | Holidays, Recipes

Happy New Year! January 4, 2011 – I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays as much as we did! Ours was action-packed and full of family, friends, good food and drink, and lots of laughter! Our daughter, Kelly (aka The Golden Child), was home from Kabul,...