Gruene With Envy. My Neck Of The Woods.

May 16, 2009

After visiting Gruene, Texas several times over the years I remembered it as a bucolic, sleepy little place just slightly northwest of New Braunfels. If that means nothing to you, think, “thirty minutes north of San Antonio.” If that doesn’t tell you anything, then I need to get you to Texas, child, because your education [...]

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Heritage Inn Bed and Breakfast, Denton. My Neck Of The Woods.

April 18, 2009

Not far from the Courthouse Square in Denton, Texas there is a quaint Bed and Breakfast Inn. Actually, it consists of three historic homes, side by side and surrounded by gardens, on Locust Street. The Heritage Inn is a delightful retreat — an alternative to the generic hotels you find along the highways. If Denton [...]

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My Neck Of The Woods. Lucy’s On The Square in Celina, Texas

April 4, 2009

I didn’t intend to do another restaurant post so quickly; I know you think that all I do is eat — and you are right. At least I didn’t show you the picture of me wolfing down the fried green tomatoes you see above. It wasn’t flattering to me or the tomatoes! I had to [...]

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Bread Pudding That Is Worth The Wait

July 1, 2008

In my Mamaw’s kitchen, nothing went to waste. Bread usually didn’t last long enough to get crusty and hard (my grandmother’s homemade bread was delicious). If it did stay around for a few days, it became bread pudding. I loved that bread pudding! It was scrumptious! A few months back we visited a restaurant in [...]

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Gilberto’s Restaurant in Fairfield, Texas. It’s Worth The Stop.

April 5, 2008

I was hungry on my drive down Interstate 45 in Texas. My car needed fuel, too. Now, ordinarily, when I’m driving from the Dallas area to Houston, I’d stop in a town called Madisonville to meet my needs. It’s easy to get on and off the highway there, and I can gas up and eat [...]

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