On Monday evening T and I went out to Oskar Blues to listen to one of our favorite local "Old Time" music groups, the "Hogtown Squealers". They delivered a spirited and driving rendition of "Thunder Road" which reminded me of the movie Thunder Road (1958) which reminded me of the... Read more →
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11/27/2013
The Best I Ever Had: Cowboy Beans Recipe Revised
I recently made some adjustment to the original recipe that, I think, resulted in better flavor - and decreased the cost of the meal. The primary adjustment is to remove the beer. I'm sure that some food chemist can tell me why less flavor in yields more flavor out but... Read more →
10/23/2013
The Best I Ever Had - Compared to What?
A reader asked what made the Alamo Springs Cafe hamburger better than all the rest. That comment will inform my future writing about food. It caused me to realize that I had not, in all cases, done more than to say "just take my word for it". This post will... Read more →
09/18/2013
Alamo Springs Cafe Hamburger: The Best I Ever Had
In the shade of an oak down by the River, Tanne and I camped at Blanco in the Texas Hill Country. That was April 2011 and our trip, originally dubbed the Blue Bonnet tour, had been renamed the Brisket Tour because of the extreme drought - no Blue Bonnets in... Read more →
08/22/2013
Charlene's Famous Seafood Chowder: The Best I Ever Had
On August 29, 2012, the day that we returned from Newfoundland to Baddeck, our new Canuck good friend and Cape Breton promoter, William Jr. "Banjoman" Johnson called us and we met for supper on, that, our last night in Nova Scotia. He asked if we had tried Charlene's Famous Seafood... Read more →
05/09/2013
The Best I Ever Had: Liver and Onions
One of the reasons that we chose Freeport Whale and Seabird Tours at Freeport NS for our whale watching excursion was that we had seen it written that one of the really good restaurants in Nova Scotia is located at the dock and that the ticket office for the whale watching tour is located in the restaurant, Lavena's Catch Cafe. Read more →
04/18/2013
The Best I Ever Had: BBQ
As our knowledge of Texas "Q" grew, we learned that we had stumbled blind into the holy of holies - a shrine for many Texas BBQ purists; City Market, 633 E. Davis St. Luling, Texas 78648. We learned that Texas Monthly magazine has a BBQ web site and a smart phone BBQ Finder App. We learned that Central Texas BBQ is (of course) BIG - The New York Times recently ran a feature announcing that Texas Monthly had named a full time BBQ Editor. We learned that, identity theft being the sincerest form of flattery, there is a BBQ joint in Houston named Luling City Market that sells Luling City Market BBQ sauce (so be careful when you Google - but you already knew that). Read more →
04/12/2013
The Best I Ever Had: Cowboy Beans
Also known as Ranch Style Beans or Texas Style Pinto Beans, among other things, they can be cooked in a large crock pot or in a dutch oven on the stove, in the oven, over the coals, or on the smoker. If you cook them in an earthenware pot over... Read more →
03/19/2013
The Best I Ever Had: Indian Tacos
Debo took us for a drive up Spearfish Canyon in a cool drizzle and we stopped in at Cheyenne Crossing for brunch. He recommended the Indian Tacos and it was good advice. Read more →
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Desert Wildflowers in Big Bend - April 2015
- Because of extra rain and snow received in the Northern Chihuahua Desert during the winter, the desert wildflower climax this spring is said by some to be a 100 year event. These photos were taken as we entered Big Bend NP from Marathon with the Chisos Mountains in the background; then on the Cattail Falls Trail below the Window, and finally along the River Road from Lajitas to Presidio. Photos by Tom Thom (Canon G11 and iPhone 4S)
2013/02 Big Bend Ranch
- Photos taken in February 2013 while hiking and camping for a few days in Big Bend Ranch State Park near Lajitas, Texas.
