Jul 15
Recently I found the mother lode of wild grapes growing near my home in Katy, TX. Since the wild Mustang Grapes (Vitis mustangensis) are not suitable for eating fresh (too acidic), I knew that I was going to be canning homemade grape jam. In the post Homemade Garden Grape Jam, Welch’s Take Note!, I detailed …
Jul 14
Living in Houston, TX does not invoke images of the wild and untamed world but every now and then one does find a surprise. Most often it is seeing wild life (feral pigs, deer, snakes, rabbits and alligators) while biking through the reservoir. A few days ago while riding my mountain bike along a less …
Jul 08
Until I came to the US, I hadn’t really come across shredded chicken to my knowledge, but it seems to be in a lot of Tex-Mex food such as tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, fajitas, taquitos, etc, as well as many other dishes such as soups, sandwiches, stews, etc. However, recently when planning Coronation Chicken vol-au-vents, I …
Jul 08
Although I am far from an expert in making homemade sausage quickly and without mistakes, there are a few techniques that I have learned that make the process easier. One of those lessons learned is when to make the individual links from the sausage coil. You can stuff a casing with a sausage mixture by …
Jul 07
I had a hankering for crepes recently and decided to make a large batch of batter for making sweet and savoury crepes. Crepes are very thin pancakes made from wheat flour, similar to their ‘cousin’, the galette, which is made from buckwheat, and both come from Brittany in France. Most countries have similar types of …
