Wine tastings are about as exciting to me now as the ice cream truck was to me as a child. Some of my favorite wine tasting events are held at Houston’s Italian Cultural & Community Center (ICCC) in the museum district. The ICCC promotes Italian culture and tourism, including language classes and Italian eno-gastronomic events. […]
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Game Changing Garlic Peeling Trick
Are you ready for this? I’m going to share an easy way to peel those mthrfrking garlic cloves without losing your mind. We’ve been through some stupid (and some gimmicky) garlic peeling products through the years and still draw straws for who’s going to peel the garlic. But when my husband found a garlic peeling […]
Mom’s Turkey Stuffing
My mother and I don’t always agree on cooking techniques, but her turkey stuffing rocks the house! It’s the one thing I looked forward to the most during the holidays, and the one recipe that I took over when I started hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas at my house. With my mother’s permission, I’m sharing the […]
King’s Biergarten Does Kolaches
Have you ever seen the sunrise over King’s Biergarten in Pearland, Texas? If not, then you haven’t tried their kolaches, and you’re seriously missing out. King’s Biergarten doesn’t have kolaches on their menu (yet) but they serve them at pop ups from time to time, possibly ramping up to their Bierhaus grand opening coming to Houston Heights in […]
Raising the Game
A guest blog post by Tracy Autumn is on the horizon…that beautiful time of year when temperatures begin to drop, jackets make a highly anticipated reappearance, trees commence their annual transformation to rich, golden colors, and there’s a delightful crispness in the air that can only mean one thing. Wait…what??? I live in Houston. None […]
Oatmeal for Haters
I hate oatmeal. But it’s one of the best things you can eat for your gut health, so alas, I surrender to that slop on a daily basis. I really put up a fight when I started eating it. I’ve tried every flavor and every brand. I finally got into a routine of just mixing my […]
Galveston Food & Wine Festival (Part 2: The Grand Tasting)
Continued from Galveston Food & Wine Festival (Part 1: Pre-Events) As much as we frequent other food & wine festivals, attending Galveston Food & Wine Festival this yeas was a first. I was born on the Island (BOI as they say), so I’ll drive down to Galveston for any event. Before the festival were several pre-events […]
Galveston Food & Wine Festival (Part 1: Pre-Events)
As much as we frequent other food & wine festivals, attending Galveston Food & Wine Festival this yeas was a first. I was born on the Island (BOI as they say), so I’ll drive down to Galveston for any event. Leading up to the festival were several pre-events in Houston and Galveston leading up to the […]
Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair (Part 2: The Grand Tasting & Bistro Brunch)
Continued from Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair (Part 1: Sip & Stroll) This year in addition to attending Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair’s Sip & Stroll, we also attended The Grand Tasting on Friday night at Sugar Land Marriott Town Square and Bistro Brunch in the Town Square by the Marriott on Sunday. We had VIP […]
Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair (Part 1: Sip & Stroll)
If there’s ever a time to throw a diet out of the window, April in Houston is it! Every year my husband and I go to Sugar Land Wine and Food Affair’s Sip & Stroll held on a mid-April Saturday at an outdoor venue in Sugar Land, Texas. This intimate wine and food festival draws local restaurants and […]