Birthdays are a big deal at The Schell Cafe. Of course there are presents, a party, and the usual hoopla that accompanies birthdays with a houseful of littles. Today I want to celebrate a different kind of birthday. Two weeks ago the whole family traveled up to Dallas for the famed Texas vs. Oklahoma football game. The weekend tradition is…
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Heavenly Hash
So the past seven days are really a blur. The details of our week are vague; however I am pretty sure I have not made a meal since last Sunday. A funny concept since I spent the entire week entertaining. Note to self: cooking and entertaining are not mutually exclusive!Suffice it to say, between hosting Easter parties, our church Wednesday…
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Sunday Supper
After church the boys took off fishing while the girls and I stayed closer to home and played outside, worked on art projects and whiled-away the hours. I even got in a sacred hour of needlepoint. My goal is to finish the children’s Christmas stockings while they are still young enough to believe in Santa! I must confess the day…
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Mussels for Muscles
It’s spring in Austin and today was one of those chamber-of-commerce type days that defines why we live in our town. The morning air was crisp and without a cloud in the sky the sun warmed us to what we affectionately call California weather. A 75 – 55 degree split. We headed out with the girls to Town Lake for…
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Just Like Martha Used To Make…. (Trout Steaks with Wine & Rosemary)
I’ve read my new prized possession Classical Southern Cooking cover-to-cover. I confess, I’ve read it three times. Damon Lee Fowler’s anthology of southern cooking is as much of a lesson in early American history as it is a cookbook. Fowler brings to life the earliest recipes from the South which are steeped with the flavors of their rich European and…
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Comfort Food
When paired together the words comfort and food conjure up all kinds of possibilities in my culinary imagination. Generally, I think of homey favorites like garlic cheese grits or a warm chicken spaghetti casserole with crunchy garlic toast. Really stick-to-your-ribs kinds of dishes that come from my mother, mother-in-law or lately Paula Deen. We’ve all got our favorite comfort foods….
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