You can eat a mud hen?  I’m so glad you didn’t know either.  At first, I was worried mud hens were a Texas dessert that had eluded my childhood, given that a dessert with a funny name is most likely Texan (see Scotcheroos, Hello Dolly bars, Better Than Sex Cake, dump cake, divinity, petit fours, [Click to Continue Reading...]

I want to share a quick variation of my French macarons. My parents are visiting for a long weekend, so we’re out gallivanting around doing things that Texans love to do when they come to California:  wine tasting, harvesting food from the garden, marveling at the sight of water in rivers, enjoying the fact that [Click to Continue Reading...]

I bet this Texas girl would have never had the chance to taste a French macaron unless she moved to California.  Trends seem to take their time creeping down South, sometimes never making it at all.  There’s nothing wrong with that, but after taking one bite of a macaron, I don’t think I could have [Click to Continue Reading...]

Does this recipe really need an introduction?  Southerners are born and raised on this stuff.  There’s a distinct rule when it comes to banana pudding: the first version you eat will be your favorite.  So, if your momma tops it with meringue, you will always prefer that to whipped cream.  If your grandma makes it [Click to Continue Reading...]

When I’m craving peach pie but don’t feel like indulging in a buttery pie crust, I make this.  It has all the same flavors of a peach pie, but in a meringue cup that doesn’t make you feel guilty.  I make these with white peaches because they are my favorite, but yellow peaches are also delicious. Faux [Click to Continue Reading...]