In a recent poll I did on Instagram, I asked whether people preferred hot chocolate or apple cider. It was dead even. So in an effort to give the people what they want, I’m going to show you my recipes for both! First up is […]

I’ve been making these creamy garlic mashed potatoes for years, but it wasn’t until my daughter needed to take them to her school Thanksgiving Feast that I thought about writing down the recipe. Isn’t it funny how you can make something over and over again […]

I love pumpkin pie. In fact, everyone in my family loves pumpkin pie. We have to make several pumpkin pies every holiday season because my dad, brother, son, and I will eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. It’s just that good, y’all. […]

Hear ye, hear ye! The Texas Renaissance Festival is in town and if you’re looking for a medieval good time, now is your chance. Every weekend in in October through the Friday after Thanksgiving, you can drive into the woods and enter the stone gates […]

My husband’s favorite breakfast dish is Biscuits and Sausage Gravy. But since I’m not a morning person, he thought I would never make them for him. Well I showed him! This past week, I made southern biscuits and gravy for dinner! The made from scratch […]

Every year, we drive the 3+ hours it takes to get to our family reunion in the Texas Hill Country and every year, we stop at this little place on the side of the road to buy a pecan pie. It’s a small place that […]

My love of cornbread is a recent development. But here’s the reason why – every other cornbread recipe I’ve ever had has been dry and lacking in flavor. This sweet cornbread recipe is anything but that. Here’s an easy sweet cornbread recipe that’s perfect with […]

20 minutes North of Fredericksburg, Texas, you’ll find the 425 foot tall pink granite batholith known as Enchanted Rock. People drive from neighboring metropolitan cities like Houston, Austin, and Dallas in hopes to climb this over 30 degree slope up. The Enchanted Rock Summit Trail […]

I love the traditional green bean casserole as a Thanksgiving side dish. It’s just so creamy and delicious and those fried onions on top just make it so dang good. But this recipe is nothing like that out-of-a-can and dump recipe. This recipe uses fresh […]

Texas Hill Country towns are known for a lot of things, but mostly they’re known as the perfect places for weekend getaway destinations. There’s Fredericksburg, Gruene, Wimberly, New Braunfels, and Canyon Lake to name a few, but I bet you’ve never heard of Bankersmith, Texas. […]