Dia de los Muertos. San Andres, Mexico. Four Families.
November 1st 2013 San Andres, Mexico On November 1st, all over Mexico, families gather together in cemmentaries to clean their love one’s tombs and decorate them with flowers and candles. They stay … Continue reading
Ahhh, Paella.
If you have ever cooked Paella or have a wonderful friend (in my case) that cares enough about food to prepare one, you know Paella is not all about the … Continue reading
Five ladies, a stack of meatballs and a blue spoon.
It is fun to watch women working together. There is always laughing, singing and , of course, a little gossiping as well. In this group of five, Doña Teofila is … Continue reading
Meet Maew
I met Maew while covering an assignment for Edible Austin. (Check out her and her husband’s story at Edible Austin’s last issue. “When Harry met Maew” it is a wonderful … Continue reading
Ready to work and Happy to Give.
Earth is always ready to work and happy to give, and it does it beautifully. If you would like a print of this last image go to www.redbirdshouse.com We … Continue reading
Blooming….
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Joyful Living.
On Easter Sunday I took my camera out and went for a stroll. The local park in town was rejoicing. As families and friends shared their food, a simple picnic … Continue reading
Bees looked happy in Floresville, TX
Two weeks ago I took a field trip to Floresville, TX. It was a spring day and the countryside looked like a Matisse painting. We had had two weeks … Continue reading
A new Look!
I visited Elizabeth a month ago at the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio http://www.ciachef.edu/texas, when she was giving her delicious Brazilian Fish Stew a new look. I got … Continue reading
Same old Kitchen
I have cherished memories of my parent’s kitchen. It was not a modern, state-of-the-art kitchen. On the contrary, it was an old, poorly maintained kitchen. The kind where the drawers … Continue reading
What’s A Tea Towel Anyway?
Like their counterparts, the dining room cloth napkin, tea towels are a workhorse. And while their uses around the house are varied, so is their history — a lesson we learned … Continue reading
Food for the Soul
I want to start the year by sharing two beautiful documentaries that I hope will inspire you. Even though resolutions are always a possitive way to start a New Year, more times … Continue reading
Faith
Silence… a squeak, whispers, someone’s cough. Silence again… the sound of turning pages, steps, silence… In a world of busy and loud, it seemed as if life had stopped, however, … Continue reading
It is never divided it only multiplies.
I never quite understood the amount of love we are capable of producing until I had my own children. I remember thinking there was no way I could love my … Continue reading
A Place for Inspiration
Inspiration: In spirit with whatever moves your life. This is what I think : Simple unexpected things bring the most inspiration. They might not be what we expect them to … Continue reading
A little messy, but that’s ok.
At Mongolian Hot Pot in Houston the idea is to self cook meat and vegetables in a very hot and delicious spicy broth shared and placed in the center of … Continue reading
Labor of Love.
The thing about small towns is that everything is worth talking about, so when Walnut Street in New Braunfels, TX became a never-ending road construction and changed from excitement to … Continue reading
The Baker’s Wife?
A bow, an ear? A cow, or the baker’s wife? Mexican bread has funny names, each piece with a little childish sense of humor, from who knows who and … Continue reading