One of my girlfriends wrote me a panicked email recently with full photos of her new cast iron skillet that she had received as a wedding gift. She had been cooking with it happily and running it through the dishwasher after each use, and all of the sudden it just wasn't working well anymore. Food…
I made you some alligator!
I don’t cook alligator meat regularly, mostly because I don’t live in alligator country. But on a recent trip to Arkansas I was gifted a cooler full of alligator meat that was hunted locally by a farmer friend of mine (ie., the one who appears on the very first page of…
Many of you have reached out over the years to ask me about wine, specifically what wines would pair well with the various dishes I cook up, especially the meat dishes.
I'll admit that I have sometimes chosen wines just because of their label (and I'm guessing some of you know what I'm talking about). Choosing…
Since I hosted my first Girl Hunter Weekend a year and half ago, I have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and demand for these trips. And I'm so grateful to have met so many wonderful people along the way and to share all kinds of adventures, laughter, and good food with them. I've made friends…
One of my favorite things about living in Austin is that it is a place of constant creativity. There are so many different kinds of artists that come in and out of this city every year and so many who find themselves attracted to this place, wanting to make it a home. When people ask…
I have a friend named Beth Beverly who is pretty much the coolest cat there ever was. First of all, look at that green jump suit. The fact that she can rock that says it all. We have been friends for quite a while, since she sent me this amazing brooch. She now has a…
Have you ever made homemade candles? I grew up making them from time to time, but it entailed dunking a wick into a pot of melted golden beeswax, letting it cool slightly, and dipping again. This went on and on until I had a nice fat candle. This version which I did last weekend is…
I had a kind of revelation this Christmas season.
I recently went to a caroling service at Redeemer in New York City. Tim Keller, an extraordinary mind and speaker, offered a perspective on Christmas that stuck with me in a way that no other view on Christmas has before.
The singing is wonderful at Christmastime. So are…
Because Christmas is fast approaching and Hanukah is in our midst, and because I've gotten a lot of requests for signed books that I haven't been able to fulfill lately with my nutty schedule, I'm giving away signed bookplates today that you can paste into a copy of Girl Hunter if you plan to give…