Donuts With The Right Angle

September 21, 2011

These donuts have four right angles, to be exact. They aren’t round, they are square, and they are delicious! Friends, I was in Hog Heaven when I discovered Bacon Maple Donuts at Denton Square Donuts last week. It does not get any better than this: Y’all do know that I love bacon, don’t you? Of [...]

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Incentive

March 1, 2011

Did y’all ever hear folks talk about dangling a carrot on a stick in front of a donkey to get it to move forward? A carrot might be incentive for a donkey … but not for me! Coffee might work as incentive, especially if it’s a mocha from Jupiter House (my favorite Denton hangout). But, [...]

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I Want To Be Queen

July 1, 2009

I have to tell y’all that bacon is the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Well, that and I have to pee (which was probably more information than you wanted to read). This morning I awoke and found my pillow drenched with drool, because I had been dreaming about fried pig meat. [...]

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Chicken’s Good Enough For Me

June 23, 2009

Everyone conceded that my Mamaw, Estelle Cumbie, was the best cook in Wood County. That’s how she caught my Papaw, Guy. Well, maybe she caught him because she was darned good looking, but her cooking helped. Hers wasn’t fancy gourmet cooking; it was just down-home Southern style, flavored with a LOT of bacon grease. Like [...]

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BACON Camp? In San Francisco!

March 19, 2009

Did anybody win the lottery last night? Does anybody want to sponsor me? I NEED FUNDING NOW! Somebody help me out here. Nobody told me there is a “Bacon Camp” in San Francisco! As if I needed another reason to want to go to San Francisco! YES! And, it’s coming up this week, March 21st. [...]

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I Have To Get On The Ball

June 3, 2008

The Magic Number is: Yes, I said 349. Now, if I were playing baseball (and if I were a batter), that wouldn’t be an embarrassing batting average. I think. I don’t really know, because I don’t understand baseball. I don’t get the point of the game. You hit a little ball, run around in a [...]

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Bacon Lust

May 13, 2008

After a day of toiling (telling stories), I came home to discover that my husband was going out to a business dinner. That didn’t bother me too much, because it meant I didn’t have to move off my lazy rear to cook. Then I found out that the suppliers were taking him to Master Grill [...]

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Bacon Quest

March 25, 2008

I had a vision. There was applewood smoked bacon sizzling in my black iron skillet. I could smell aroma of the bacon, I could hear it pop, I could almost taste it! It was so real! Now, this sent me into a tizzy, because in reality I didn’t have any applewood smoked bacon. I can [...]

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The Easiest Hors d’oeuvres I Know

March 21, 2008

When we get invited to a party, I’m always stumped about what to bring. I’m usually asked to bring “some little snack,” I guess because people don’t trust what I might cook. Not all of our friends appreciate down home cooking. My repertoire of Hors d’oeuvres recipes is limited, and most of them involve intensive [...]

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Feeling My Oats

February 26, 2008

Everything I read about oatmeal suggests that it is a wonderful way to start the day. People who eat breakfast in the morning are more likely to be able to keep their weight lower. The anti-oxidants in oats are supposed to have anti-inflammatory properties. Some say that the fiber in oats is supposed to help [...]

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Potato Chowder. Good Comfort Food.

January 26, 2008

Do y’all need comfort food now and then? I certainly do. This week has been especially difficult, and I decided it was time to cook. I had another reason to do so. Amidst all my sadness the last couple of days over the disappearance of my cat, there was cause for rejoicing. My neighbors down [...]

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Faux The Love Of Bacon

November 24, 2007

My sister sooo lied to me. I knew she was capable of doing so from past experience (we go back a long way). However, I had hoped that in her age she would stop prevaricating. It was a vain hope. You would think that after fifty-some-odd years I would have the good sense not to [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #6 I Should Have Known Better

April 18, 2007

Last week, I did a silly post about bacon. But, this week I feel it necessary to give y’all some more serious information about the Life Lessons that I have learned. It isn’t a short post (as if any of mine ever are), but I can’t talk about life in 100 words or less. I [...]

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Thursday Thirteen #5 BACON!

April 11, 2007

I have told y’all before that bacon is an essential part of any self-respecting Texas gal’s diet. Bacon is yummy. It can make darn near anything taste good. And, for us bacon lovers, there are all sorts of other products associated with bacon that we can acquire. So, here are: THIRTEEN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT [...]

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Fried Okra—Because I Know What I Like

March 7, 2007

It’s not the season for okra. Buying vegetables in season has never been anything that mattered to me. I love okra any time I can get it. I crave it fried. However, I also enjoy it pickled or in a gumbo or a stew. But, don’t give me “snotty okra.” I don’t want it boiled [...]

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An Ode to the “Nectar of the Gods”

January 18, 2007

There are some days that I enjoy cooking. I savor the smells and the textures of the food. I love the aroma of onion as I chop it, even though I am not fond of the tears. A whiff of fresh garlic makes my mouth water. I can never chop bell pepper or potatoes without [...]

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