Summer is already halfway underway. School supplies are already appearing in stores along with end-of-summer sales. Despite all of this, North Texas can remain warm as Indian Summer clear through October. We don’t usually get a real chill until December (sometimes January or February!) and even then it’s not typically cold enough to rule out…
Blueberry Muffins
It’s no big secret, I love to bake. So any excuse to bake yummy things is indulged upon in my house… especially when it’s National Blueberry Muffin Day and fresh blueberries are in season! Among it’s being 7-11 Day, Thursday the 11th was also National Blueberry Muffin Day. We’ve been trying to keep things a…
Meatless Monday
Meatless Monday is not a novel concept perpetuated by nouveau celebrities trying to stay relevant and appear “earth-conscious.” It was instituted (along with Wheatless Wednesday) by the FDA during the Great War as a means of coping with rationing at the time. Soon families became very adept at getting creative with their allotments… Which was…
Game, Set, Match
The Women’s World Cup has wrapped and Wimbledon is officially underway. We’ve been glued to our set with hours of competition to divert us. I was never much one for sports growing up, but marrying into a family of soccer players who own a local soccer club has had me broaden my horizons. Both soccer…
Kickin’ Chicken
Yesterday was another “National ___ Day.” It was National Fried Chicken Day and we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to get in on some fried chicken. This dish is the ultimate Salt-Fat-Acid-Heat quadrumvirate. The fried chicken that we know today holds its origins in both Scottish and West African cooking. The Scottish had a method…
Beach Blanket Bingo
Yesterday was (ironically) National Bikini Day. I say “ironically” because it followed a day here in the US when many lose all inhibitions and overindulge in all things on the holiday buffet table. I know I enjoyed some grilled tri-tip smothered in chimichurri and generous pieces of cake myself. Thankfully, the scale was kinder than…
Every Heart Beats True
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…” Here in America, yesterday was our independence day. July 4th, 1774, fifty-six brave men committed treason by signing a document…
Taco ‘Bout an Easy Sunday Dinner
Today was a long and busy one to say the least. Combine that with a poor night’s sleep (first time to try kombucha and, while it was delicious, it definitely kept me up) and, well, dinner just isn’t going to be as gourmet as I usually aim for it to be. It was still plenty…
Just Roll With It!
When we were in Boston a couple years ago, we ate ridiculous quantities of local seafood offerings at just about every meal. One of these meals included the ubiquitous lobster roll. I haven’t gotten it out of my mind since. It’s not that it was the most amazing lobster roll I’ve ever had in my…
Grill All the Things!
In Texas we enjoy a longer grilling season than some. We don’t get much really, truly cold weather here so it’s not unusual to grill any time of year. However, Summertime is especially preferable due to the fact that cooking over a hot stove and using the oven in the Summer can heat up your…
Tiffani's Table 