By Friday, you’ll be as stuffed as the bird you ate Thursday and in a quandary about what to do with all the meat. Turkey sandwiches are only mediocre after such a feast. I’m sure you all have left-over traditions. Please share! Our day after tradition always, always includes Turkey Pate. We make as much [...]
Filed under: Appetizers, Cafe Favorites, Thanksgiving at The Cafe, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: leftover turkey, Turkey Pate | 1 Comment »
One of best recipes I’ve collected from my mother-in-law is for Gene Stallings Twice Baked Potatoes. I remember the first Thanksgiving I had these at the Schell’s home. Unbelievable. My mother in law got the recipe out of the newspaper years ago and they have become a tradition at the holidays. I spread the love [...]
Filed under: Cafe Favorites, Thanksgiving at The Cafe, The Schell Cafe Cookbook, Veggies & Sides | Tagged: Gene Stallings, mashed potatoes | 3 Comments »
Don’t tell my mother, but I have the original Cranberry Salsa recipe. The one clipped from a newspaper long enough ago for the paper to be yellowed. True confession. For the past couple of years she has called frantically asking if I have the recipe copied down because she can’t find hers. I manage [...]
Filed under: Cafe Favorites, Gluten & Dairy Free, Sauces, Salsas & Dressings, Thanksgiving at The Cafe, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: cranberry sauce, jalapenos | 1 Comment »
Last week my mother-in-law sent me home with pecans from her front yard. You would not believe the amount of pecans the old tree produced this year. She has pecans in buckets, cardboard boxes and grocery sacks. I’m talking a ton of nuts people. Of course I knew immediately what to do with the first [...]
Filed under: Appetizers, Cafe Favorites, Gluten Free, Thanksgiving at The Cafe, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: easy appetizer, pecans, Texas pecans, Thanksgiving | Leave a Comment »
A friend called around 2pm today and asked if I was home because she had something to drop by the house. A little while later she shows up with a complete dinner for our family. See, Baby is having an MRI and CT-scan early in the morning. Because Baby is only six months old she’ll [...]
Filed under: One Pot Wonders: Crock Pot, Soup, Chili, Stew, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: Littlest, meatball & zucchini soup, The village and beyond | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been missing in action the last couple of days. See, I woke up on Monday morning and got it! You know that sentimental, holiday glow feeling. It hit me head on and quite unexpectedly. It’s hot outside here in Texas, we are knee deep in school plays, house renovation plans and daily logistics of [...]
Filed under: Christmas at The Cafe, Overheard at the Cafe, Thanksgiving at The Cafe | Tagged: Christmas feeling, favorite recipes, Josh Groban, Kathy Mattea, Mrs. Kravitz | 1 Comment »
Thank God it’s Friday! Seriously. It’s been one of those weeks. Husband has been gone, too many activities, birthday parties, school programs, blah…blah…blah. So tonight we are going to kick back, chill out, and reconnect as a family. I probably just jinxed myself. Today is still piled high with playdates, kids out of school, workout, [...]
Filed under: Dinner, One Pot Wonders: Crock Pot, Soup, Chili, Stew | Tagged: brisket, Ina Garten | Leave a Comment »
When I was growing up my mother had a red plate and in fancy writing it said ‘You Are Special Today’. My brother, sister and I were always eager (and let’s face it down right competitive) to do something special to earn the red plate at dinner time. I’ve thought about getting the red plate [...]
Filed under: Overheard at the Cafe | Tagged: The Red Plate, Training Up the Littles, You are Special | 1 Comment »
I’m already behind and it’s only Monday morning. It’s partially because of the time change (argh) and also because I blew off my Sunday afternoon grocery store rounds. Sunday afternoons are all about the Three P’s: planning, procuring and preparing. I sort through recipes, get input from the family and then make a meal plan [...]
Filed under: Cafe Favorites, Dinner, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | 1 Comment »
As promised, here is the Cauliflower Soup recipe from my dear friend and neighbor. I call her Mrs. Kravitz because we used to live across the street from each other. Those were the good old days when we left the doors open wide for the kids to run back and forth between houses. Most days [...]
Filed under: One Pot Wonders: Crock Pot, Soup, Chili, Stew, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: cauliflower soup, Mrs. Kravitz | Leave a Comment »
|
