Recipes from my past, Stories about food.
What the Heck is Hominy?Hominy is a considered a traditional food by southerners in the United States, Latin Americans, and native Americans from both the northern and southern continents. It’s made from whole corn kernels that have been shucked from the cob, and soaked in lye or a chemical lime solution to soften the tough […]
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Guavas are, to my nose, one of the most aromatic tropical scents anyone could ask for. Here in East Texas we are often fortunate enough to have fresh guavas imported to our grocery stores directly from Central America. Some have pink pulp, some have yellow pulp, and some even have white pulp. Their aroma is
I call this version of Banana Pudding “Fast-n-Fancy.” Fast because it only takes about 15 minutes to assemble. It’s Fancy due to the trifle bowl presentation of carefully arranged vanilla wafers and evenly sliced bananas, immersed in instant pudding. An added benefit, it’s easy because it’s ‘no cook’ made from sliced firm ripe bananas, store
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This recipe is a little out of season, since dewberries are a spring event, but I’m posting it in commemoration of the discovery of Dewberry vines at Overleaf and the inspiration they gave me. If you don’t have dewberries, frozen commercial blackberries will do just as well. From what I’ve read about cobblers, they seem
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