Tag: Family | Homesick Texan

Spicy applesauce cake

My great-grandma Blanche loved applesauce cake. In fact, her recipe collection has no less than five versions of this classic snack cake, all…

These past few weeks, I had the opportunity to go to Texas on two trips. Between the bluebonnets and the severe storms, the…

The past two weeks I’ve been driving around Texas visiting family and friends. I haven’t been to Texas since the spring and this…

So, I spent the past two years working on another book and today it’s published. Would you like to see a preview? Like…

Last week I began the writing phase of my book, which means every morning I get up early and begin working. Because I…

For the past few weeks, like many folks this time of year, I’ve been sneezing, coughing and feeling wretched. But while this year…

While I love spending time in the kitchen, I’d have to say I’m happiest when I’m driving around Texas, enjoying our state’s rich…

About this time eleven years ago, I took a plane trip to Texas. It was my first flight after 9-11 and everyone was…

At a recent Hill Country church bake sale, I was faced with a difficult decision—which dessert to try? There were pies, cakes, and…

The first time I heard of tamales used as a stuffing was in Mary Faulk Koock’s The Texas Cookbook, where she tells a…