Tag: Farm | Homesick Texan

Peaches and ginger-lime whipped cream

Slices of fresh, ripe peaches pair well with a dollop of fluffy, chilled whipped cream that’s been brightened with a hint of lime and ginger.

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

I stayed with a friend in Austin this past week. When I arrived at her house, I handed her a Fredericksburg peach that…

I went apple picking in Connecticut with my mom last weekend. It wasn’t the first time I’d picked apples—we have apple trees at…

There are pies and then there is my grandma’s chocolate pie. It’s a luscious chocolate custard resting on a flaky, almost salty crust,…

Lard. I have to admit that for most of my life that I’ve been terrified of the stuff. Be it schoolyard taunts that…

When I was little, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents’ house in the Dallas neighborhood of Oak Cliff. Sundays through…

Even though the days are growing longer and the month of March begins in just a few days (does Daylight Saving Time start…

As I exited the highway and drove towards Chambersville, I marveled at how long I’d been making this journey—every twist and turn on…

Sixty years ago, my dear grandparents were married. A few days before the wedding, my grandfather’s mother wrote a letter to my grandmother’s…