This weekend I’ve been helping the Austin Junior League with their annual Christmas Affair by signing cookbooks. As always, they are promoting and selling two of their best books- Necessities and Temptations and Austin Entertains. If you like Junior League books, you should definitely buy Austin Entertains. The recipes are easy, yet elegant and the [...]
Published on November 19, 2006

I gave this recipe to a friend and she made them for her party where they received good reviews. They’re a little different. Chocolate Chai Tea Truffles Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 10 mins Total …
Published on November 17, 2006

I didn’t feel like baking yesterday, but wanted something homemade. Remembering the Saltines we’d bought last weekend, I decided to make Cracker Candy – an easy recipe composed of brown sugar, butter, crackers and chocolate. Luckily, I had everything on hand, including a nice bar of chocolate called Toffee Interlude by Ghirdelli. The end result [...]
Published on June 16, 2006
This recipe came from one of a Texas cookbooks called Longhorn Legacy. Easy Caramel Corn 6 cups popped popcorn (microwave) 4 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Spray a roasting pan with cooking [...]
Published on December 26, 2005