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Leni’s Summer Tomato Salad
The first big tomatoes are ripening on the vine; and we did eat three tiny cherry tomatoes yesterday . . . . . . The cucumbers won’t be fruiting for weeks but I am dreaming of my favorite fresh summer…
Houston #2
Pardon me, I’ve been a bit distracted from my original blog trajectory but I am now back in the groove of my continuing storyline! . . . . While being driven down Alabama Street from having given a foodways talk…
In which I do a bit of culinary experimentation in a restored 19th century Texas landmark building
Now that I have recovered from my bout of food poisoning and caught up some at the office I can spend time over the next few weeks telling about my wonderful trip to Texas. My road companion Kelly and I…
HAVE YOU DRIVEN TO TEXAS LATELY?
The past week for me has been spent recovering from my 9 day road trip during which I experienced great new people, roads and roads and highways (did you know the city of Houston is larger then the state of…
Winter Squash Soup
Leni’s Squash, Yam and Roasted Sweet Pepper Soup Butternut or other Winter squash Red Jewel Yams Curry Powder (optional – a very small amount – it’s just an accent) Sweet Peppers – yellow and red Onion Butter Half & Half…
A deboned turkey ready for the oven
Here is the bird trussed and ready for the roaster. It weighed 23 lbs. The thigh bones were removed.