A couple of weeks ago I bought two huge pork roasts.  It was during the height of the swine flu scare and all the pork was clearanced because no one was buying it.  At 99 cents a pound there was no need to analyze the budget.
When I get huge amounts of meat like that I like to  slow cook it.  I can’t remember if I posted the pulled pork sandwiches ..I don’t think I did.  In fact…I have a huge number of posts to catch up on.  Anyway, to slow cook a large batch of pork roast, just salt and …read more

Cumin comes in a close second to chipotle on my top ten list of ingredients.  If you are just using cumin in Mexican and Indian main dishes you are really missing out.
Believe it or not cumin is fantabulous with…of all things…vanilla.  And chocolate.  And citrus.

That beautiful golden color is an indication of the flavor because the flavor of cumin is warm, and caressing.  The flavor of cumin is the flavor of a summer day in the country…endlessly long and lazy.
Ground cumin is much more intense that the seed, but getting the seed and grinding your own is the best way …read more

 
While many of you may not think of cheese flautas as being basic they are a fantastic easier-than-you-think addition to your cooking repertoire.
They go together in minutes, nearly everyone loves them, and the filling variations are endless; cheese, cheese and chile, cheese and chicken, chicken and chile, left over beef, taco..the list is endless and can end up with such interesting variations as brie, chipotle, and pecan…or mushroom and parmesan…
You can have your own Mexican Restaurant at home.
If you aren’t hooked yet, then consider that they can be everything from an appetizer, to a snack…main course to dessert …read more

 
On the Border restaurant in De Soto seems to finally have gotten it together.
I have been in there four or five times in the past couple of years…usually driven by a strong craving for Tex-mex food. Generally, I have been disappointed. Wait…generally I have been disappointed; often I have been really irritated and swore never to return.  Music too loud..bad service..so so food…
Today Marc and I had to go downtown Dallas, and I hate driving down there.  Since Marc can’t drive anymore I have been challenged in many areas, the driving being one.  Anyway, on the way home I thought …read more

There used to be a restaurant  called Chi Chi’s that had some awesome Mexican food.  One of the things I liked was the chimichangas…Especially the chicken ones.  Chimichangas are like burritos except they are fried so that the outside is crisp. There is just something about them that is addictive. 

 
Sopapillas are wonderful, there is just no other way to say it…Hollow squares of fried dough, dusted with sugar, and served with honey to pour in the hollow middle part.  Every bite is sweet, and sticky, messy and incredible.
You have to serve them hot.  And you HAVE to eat all of them at that meal. You can’t save any for later.  Why? Because cold sopapillas are as disgusting as the fresh ones are good. Just. Don’t. Go. There.
Here in Texas they are often served as the dessert at the small Mom and Pop Mexican restaurants.  They are perfect because they …read more

 
I am getting this in under the wire.  In fact, I am counting on the fact that Cathy is on Pacific time and I am on Central.
It isn’t that I forgot. It really isn’t.  It is just that I sometimes put things off until the very last minute. Like this.

So this was the book that started it all for me……. about, gosh, maybe fifteen years ago (or more) someone mentioned this book and said that she had been having great success getting organized with this method. I was a homeschooling mom with (gasp) three children and I knew that if I was to survive, organization was the key…so I snagged the book and read it…read it again…and began what would be called, to this day, Hell Day at the Audet’s.
Ahh…you laugh..you snicker…but it is true. There is nothing more stressful than

This monthly mingle event is hosted by What’s For Lunch Honey and entitled Earth Food.

There has been alot of talk going on lately about eating food that is grown close to home or at home in your own garden. This is good for the environment in so many ways…less packaging, less transport…supporting local small farmers. It is good for our bodies in many ways, higher nutrition, better, fresher foods…
What are we doing for the environment at my house? We are restoring an old farmhouse and we are using earth friendly methods and materials as we …read more

So before I hand over this incredible recipe, tell me, if you were replacing your computer would you go with a laptop or a full size and why?
  I am telling you, blogging at the library is getting old and I dislike not being able to post pictures  because I like to look at pictures on blogs, myself. Plus, I am getting jealous of all Aisa’a yummy pictures sitting there on her posts tempting me to break my diet.    Ijust am trying to decide,I am leaning toward a laptop but I have 6 kids remaining at home that are …read more