Pico de gallo is a perfect blend of acid, heat, and herbal flavors. It is great as a dip with chips but it is so versatile that it could become a favorite topping for grilled fish, chicken, or beef as well as your tacos, burgers, and queso.
Gameday Chili
Gameday chili is perfect for college football Saturday, Super Bowl Sunday get-togethers, or just any cold winter day. Made with ground beef, tomatoes, spices, our own special chili base, and a couple of secret ingredients this chili is a sure crowd-pleaser. And yes, we do live in Texas and do put beans in this version of…
Breakfast Quesadillas with Bacon and Spinach
Living in San Antonio breakfast tacos are a regular breakfast menu item and often are just referred to as tacos. But quesadillas are much more of a lunch and dinner thing. So when we stumbled upon Village Smitty‘s breakfast quesadillas on a recent trip to Colorado we knew we had to try them. We loved…
Italian Sausage Gnocchi Soup
Living in Texas means a really short soup season so when there is even the slightest cold breeze soup has to be on the menu. Our Italian sausage gnocchi soup combines our love of soup and craving for Italian. Made with pillowy gnocchi this soup is hearty, flavorful, and worth a second bowl.
Best Places to Get Dessert in San Antonio
I live by the motto “Life is uncertain. Eat Dessert First.” The hardest decision isn’t if I am going to have dessert but which one will I get. I have eaten all the calories for you and came up with this list of where to get the best dessert in San Antonio which ranges from…
Texas Caviar
The traditional Texas Caviar (or sometimes called Cowboy Caviar) recipe was created by Helen Corbit in 1940 and is made from black-eyed peas, cilantro, garlic, red bell pepper, and red onion and topped with olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing. Our recipe is an update on this classic recipe and also includes black beans,…