Cowboy Barbecue Cookbook Just Launched

April 25, 2018

Cookbook Author, Adrian Davila and Co-Author, Ann Volkwein, just released their new cookbook…Cowboy Barbecue Fire & Smoke. David and I went to Davila’s BBQ in Seguin, Texas, to attend a book launch of a friend, Adrian Davila. We knew we’d be eating BBQ, which by the way was delicious, drinking a little beer and listening […]

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Good Books – Good writers

April 18, 2018

Real Texas Books and Festivals San Antonio recently held their 6th annual book Festival and I attended for the fifth time.  Of the six, this was one of the best. They just seem to be getting better.  (Except Ramona is upset that the HEB Cooking Tent with demos from Cookbook Authors is no longer there!) […]

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Christmas 2017

December 22, 2017

A Real Texas Christmas A Real Texas Christmas means a lot to us all The muchachos and ninos all speak with a drawl. There’s a mixture of Tex-Mex in all that we say And at this time of year we might holler olé. In Real Texas we’re special each and every one In the way […]

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Thanksgiving 2017

November 19, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving from Real Texas   A Real Texas Thanksgiving A Texas Thanksgiving means a lot to us all The muchachos and ninos all speak with a drawl. There’s a mixture of Tex-Mex in all that we say And at this time of year we might holler ole.   In Texas we’re special each and […]

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With a little help from his friends

August 31, 2017

Victory in Victoria, Texas Chef James T. Canter and the San Antonio Chef’s Cooperative were working hard for the people of Victoria.  Ramona saw his Facebook posts.  It was on her mind….. The news reports coming out of Southeast Texas and the coastal areas are as endless as the rain which keeps on falling.  And […]

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West Texans and rain

August 27, 2017

Rain falls on the just… And Matthew says it also falls on the unjust. It’s a rainy day in much of Texas. But in West Texas, not so much.  There must be a majority of the unjust living there.  Except the scripture means that the same laws of nature or society apply to everybody.  Even […]

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Save the Swine…South Texas Heritage Pork

March 10, 2017

Save the Swine: Pop-Up Event Benefit South Texas Heritage Pork… Back in 2013 I published an interview with Kelley Escobeda, Co-owner of South Texas Heritage Pork. She raises pigs.  The nicest, cleanest, most well behaved pigs you ever saw. We discussed lots of issues about pork, cooking with lard, and natural products.  We cleared up […]

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Early one Sunday Morning

March 6, 2017

March 6, 1836 It was an early Sunday morning when the massive final attack came in San Antonio.  Both sides were weary and so very bone tired it was hard to muster the strength for one more skirmish.  But this time it seemed different.  The bugles were playing deguello, the song of no quarter.  The […]

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NAO Latin Gastro Bar

March 2, 2017

Today I experienced some of the most amazing food! David and I met with Fernando Salazar, Managing Director of The Culinary Institute of America.  We met at the NAO Latin Gastro Bar, a gourmet resturant run by CIA students.  This restaurant is located at the Pearl, 312 Pearl Parkway, San Antonio, Texas, 78215. Fernando Salazar […]

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Witte Museum presents: Salud! Culinary Nights

February 17, 2017

David and I attended our first Salud! Culinary Nights at the Witte Museum Tuesday, February 8th. The Witte Museum hosts these culinary themed nights several times a year.  This is a program where Top Chefs explain the process of their unique dishes and folks attending the event can ask questions. Last month, the museum hosted […]

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