Ah, the French ragout. Be still my heart.
A ragout is simply a stew, with or without meat, and this one is perfect for summer new potatoes, and wonderful with a green salad with a...
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Addictive: West Texas Steak Rub
This comes from my many trips to the Big Bend region of Texas. I've been making this steak rub for well over twenty years now, and it's a favorite staple in my spice cupboard....
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Chili Rubbed Salmon with Crispy Skin
Quick, yummy, and good for you! It checks all the boxes for me :-) . I really love this homemade chili rub -- it's full of flavor, but with just a hint of sweetness....
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Visiting New Orleans? Nine Great Souvenir Ideas
Happy 300th birthday, New Orleans! What a great time to visit, take in a little Jazz, and eat some of the best food in the country. Here are souvenirs that will make you think about...
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Calendar Wallpaper for April 2018
For April's wallpaper calendar, here's a beautiful flowering crabapple tree from Ghost Ranch in New Mexico....
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A Kolache Kind of Morning
It's a Texas thing, bordering on obsession in some parts of the state. Good kolaches are amazing: yeasty and tender, a resilient bread that's light, buttery, and oh-so-slighty sweet....
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Rodeo Houston 2018: Photo Gallery
33,000 volunteers, 2.4 million visitors, and over 26 million dollars in scholarship money to Texas students in 2018 alone.
What are we talking about? It's the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, of course!...
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Darkest Hour: Visiting the Churchill War Rooms
A visit to the Churchill War Rooms in London: photographs and history of this famous underground complex where Winston Churchill directed the war....
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