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Last summer I posted a story about the Mt. Gainor Inn, a B&B in Dripping Springs, Texas. You can read it here: http://74.220.215.203/~theoran3. If you have not yet visited I strongly encourage you to do so. With fall upon us the Texas hill country is a beautiful, peaceful place to kick back and unwind for a couple of days.
Since my visit last summer the owners have made some brilliant changes. They’ve added a commercial kitchen, a dining room and two new bedroom suites. (more…)
About 12 years ago, when LuLu was in high school and Miss T was just a little thing I was given this cake as a thank you by the mother of another high schooler, who was tagging along with my family on a ski vacation to Taos, New Mexico. It was “spring break” week and we had just finished remodeling our kitchen. (more…)
How lucky am I, to have honey readily available for drizzling on anything – in this case leftover cornbread, for breakfast? I know you want some too – who wouldn’t? Having an abundance of honey to use daily is one reason I am a bee keeper. If my meals don’t call for honey I simply open the jar, take out a teaspoon, dip it in the liquid golden nectar and insert it into my mouth. At that moment Life is Good! (more…)
Back in the day, BK, (before kids) I could be found wiling away my time during the summer months preserving fruits and veggies. Such a simple procedure for such a delicious and worthy outcome. What is more wonderful than popping the sealed lid from a jar of home canned preserves, tomatoes, okra or green beans in the dead of winter? (more…)
All the fuss was about Hullabaloo Diner! In my last post I shared with you that my man Dan and I would be moving Miss T to college. She’s all settled in now, a full-fledged college student. Making friends, attending classes, checking out the boys, doing homework, finding her way to the rec center regularly, and trying out cafeteria food. I discovered that the week leading up to her move was more emotional than the move itself. (more…)
My mind is a jumble of emotions, questions, feelings and thoughts. I’d love to make or bake some delicious recipe to share with you but that’s not happening today. Today is the day of “The Last Supper”, not the one with Jesus and his followers but our last meal with Miss T before she heads off to college. This is a big deal!
It has yet to be decided where the last meal will take place. (more…)
Or so says Miss T! It’s a true statement, the kid won’t eat a slice of pie but she likes to make and bake pies. When she was around eleven years old I signed her up for a pie making class at Central Market around the Christmas holidays. (more…)
In an effort to please Miss T, who will depart for college soon enough, I’ve been making some of her favorite dishes. French toast is not one of them, but spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread is.
Friday evening I presented her with a steaming bowl of homemade meatballs and spaghetti complete with a side of garlic bread. (more…)
If you are reading this post I am asking for your help. I don’t receive many comments on my blog but I raise a question and I need your assistance, whether a loyal reader or if you just stumbled onto The Orange Bee, please take a minute and leave me your thoughts on the following question.
When you pick up your favorite cookbook, purchase a new one or are thumbing through the cookbook section in your local bookstore what is it that draws you in? Is it the cover, the photos, the ease of the recipes, the size of the book, the author or the nature of the book, e.g. quick meals, cakes & pies, comfort food, etc.
Now, if you would be so kind…leave me your thoughts. I’ll be back soon with a mouth-watering recipe and thanks in advance for all of your helpful comments.
We recently returned from a splendid vacation to the cool mountains and arid deserts of Colorado and New Mexico. Returning to temperatures stretching way over 100* was torturous but…there’s no place like home. Below is a story in photos.
Enjoy!
Beautiful country, breathtaking views, laughing with family, chowing down on delicious food, campfires nightly, s’mores, dashing under cover from the unexpected rain shower, waiting for your cork to bob, always on the look out for a bear, delighting in the tiniest creatures buzzing all about, gazing at stars, smelling the coffee and the flowers, coming home…….