4th of July – come and gone. I hope you had a delightful celebration however you chose to celebrate. We kept it simple as earlier that morning I harvested my first batch of honey. (More on that in another post) The heat on that day was much like it’s been for some time now, […]
Nell is the resident kitty at the Mt. Gainor Inn, a B & B in Dripping Springs, Texas, where I recently enjoyed a stay. Mt. Gainor Inn is an early 20th century, German farmhouse sitting on 23 scenic hilltop acres in the gorgeous hill country. It has been lovingly restored by hosts Jerry and Laurie […]
Ahhh… summer. The dictionary defines summer as: The warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February. Today, the last day of June and summer is clearly defined in the extremely hot days we are facing. Around The Orange Bee we (adoring […]
I am a tad baffled – last year I harvested over 150# of peaches from my two peach trees – this year maybe 15-20#. I’m dismayed by the lack of fruit coming from my trees this summer, but I’ve managed to put what did come off to good use. Peachy Keen Cobbler is the latest […]
New “Road Food” photo up under Austin. You might notice that Mexican food is a favorite around here. Please enjoy the Road Food photos for a few days while I take off on a “girls only” weekend down to the beautiful hill country. I’ll be back in a couple of days refreshed and recharged. Stay […]
Remember that stuff? Dippity Do If you do not remember it you are no doubt under 40 years old and a young ‘un. I remember using Dippity Do on my hair back in the day, although I’m not sure why, as it left your hair plastered to your head and stiff as a board. Perhaps […]
The temps in Texas are ridiculously HOT! Soaring upwards of 100* Fahrenheit. Heat above 100 degrees in Texas is oppressive. The wind is blowing, again….but it is not helpful as it too, is HOT. The only thing to be thankful for is that the humidity is not also sky-high. Over the last few days I […]
I have a basket full of peaches! There are so many recipes I could use for the abundance of peaches sitting on my table. Today I chose to make “Peach-Mango Salsa” to accompany the roasted chicken I was preparing for dinner. It is one of those days where I dream up a recipe to facilitate […]
Today was busy, busy. My adoring husband and I were both doing chores at home that consumed the majority of our morning and trailed into the afternoon. When we finally stopped and decided we needed food we settled on BBQ. We decided to go to Sonny Bryan’s original BBQ joint, a long time establishment in […]
Fruit: the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French, from Latin fructus‘enjoyment of produce, harvest,’ from frui ‘enjoy. The last two days have yielded the first peaches from my two peach trees. It is always a thrill to pick the first ripe peach of the season and […]
