Real Texas Jalapeno Burgers on Corn Tortillas

February 11, 2010

Here’s another one of David’s favorite recipes!  He ate 2 of the Real Texas Jalapeno Burgers on Corn Tortillas!
It’s easier to broil the burgers than to grill them because since you are adding ingredients that will make the burger juicier, they tend to fall through the grill grate.  The egg and the bread crumbs hold [...]

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The Werst Log

February 9, 2010

You’ve heard of a Yule log, you’ve heard of other kinds of logs, now I’ve come up with a Werst Log.
Let me explain….
Here at Sherwood Ranch, we have rather large pecan trees.  In fact, they are probably the largest pecan trees you have ever seen.  There are around 35 or so of them and most [...]

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Real Texas Honey Roasted Pork Loin Roast

February 7, 2010

Yes, it’s another Pork Loin Roast!  I just can’t stop, maybe I’ll publish a cookbook for 101 different ways to make a Pork Loin Roast!
Each new recipe, David always says that it’s his favorite.  David, which one is your favorite?
Smothering the slices with the onion mixture really makes this dish DELICIOUS!
Ingredients
3 pounds Pork Tenderloin
1 tablespoon Thai [...]

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UIL realignment blues

February 1, 2010

UIL realignment
Every two years, the Texas University Interscholastic League, UIL, comes out with district pairings that must give coaches and school administrators gray hair.  This year the new districts were announced Monday morning, February 1, 2010.
I pay fairly close attention to the West Texas districts as those are the districts I am most familiar with.  For instance, [...]

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Real Texas Nachos

January 31, 2010

We love Nachos!  It’s taken several months and several batches of Nachos to finally discover the Perfect Real Texas Nachos.
I prefer to use corn tortilla chips that I cut and fry.  We have asked several people what kind of cheese they like to use for their Nachos.  David even Tweeted and asked his Facebook friends [...]

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Cuttin’ ice

January 29, 2010

To Real Texans, the term cutting ice has a couple of different meanings.
In weather like we currently have, which is ‘real code’, cuttin’ ice means we physically go out to the water trough and break the ice over the top of the trough so animals can get a drink.  They have to have water and [...]

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Bob Bullock’s Real Texas Beans

January 27, 2010

Out here in Real Texas, it ought not to be necessary to have a recipe for cooking a pot of pinto beans.  But there are always exceptions to the rules.  Bob Bullock came to that conclusion after the many times he had been served mushy pintos that don’t even deserve to be recycled on a [...]

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You Lie!

January 25, 2010

After a republican congressman embarrassed himself  by publicly calling the President of the United States a Liar at a joint meeting of Congress, the term “You Lie” has entered common language used by many others.  Mostly in a joking way.
Or, maybe he wasn’t all that embarrassed.  He just said what many others were thinking and blurted out [...]

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Real Texas dialect

January 22, 2010

The American Dialect Society has named “Google” the word of the decade.  There are lots of words that have made the Society’s list and most of us can recognize at least some of them.  However,  there were a few that even a sophisticate such as myself had not heard of.
Tweet was the word of the year in 2009.  I know that [...]

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Real Texas Eggplant Parmesan

January 19, 2010

This dish is probably a true family favorite.  It takes a long time to prepare, but you can make the homemade pasta sauce and fry the eggplant ahead of time so all you have to do is put the dish together and bake.
My mother-in-law grew her own little eggplants.  She would bring me 2 little [...]

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