Husband took brother to the coast to celebrate his 9th birthday. They returned home tired, smelly and chock-full of inside jokes and tales of ‘the one that got away’. My heart swells with joy of the memories that Brother will have of these fishing trips with his father. Even though these get-aways produce a heapin’ pile of stinky laundry. We…
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Change is afoot! (Food Allergy Testing…)
I’m not someone who freaks out at the notion of change. After a little grumbling I usually arrive at wherever the unexpected diversion takes me with a annoying genuine enthusiasm. We’ve had some changes around The Schell Cafe. Nothing of any significance, really. Just enough to shake up the routine I was happily clipping along in. First, I went screenless for Lent….
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Did Somebody Say Braised Short Ribs?!!?
Sometimes just for fun and for no good reason, I’ll send Husband an email with a photo like this attached. I’ll tell him I’ve got pounds and pounds of beef short ribs browned and by dinner he’ll be feasting on these tender, juicy morsels. Sometimes I continue on in the email about how I wish he could smell the ribs…
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Almost Six…
I have a Valentine baby. And in two short days she will be six. I can’t talk about it… In the mother of all moves, I somehow lost misplaced my heart shaped baking pan. And because a heart shaped cake for a Valentine’s Day Birthday is non-negotiable, I had to purchase a replacement lickity split. I know, I know, I…
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Win Artisan Ravioli from Marx Foods
So my friends over at Marx Foods are having a give-away. And by friends I mean people I would seriously like to eat dinner with every.single.night. I don’t know them personally and I have no association with Marx Foods other than if I win the lottery I’m spending it all at one time in one place. Some of…
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Pate a Choux, Napoleons, Baked Alaska! Oh my!
You can’t begin to imagine the sweet frenzy I enjoyed last night. I was invited by my friend Lulu to a private cooking demonstration hosted by chef extraordinaire Katie Chafizadeh and Texas Culinary Academy Chef Evan Morgan. For hours we oohed, ahhed, tasted and learned while Evan and Katie delighted us with their teachings. In a few short hours Chef…
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