by Sheila Graham Smith | Jan 24, 2019 | Gardening Tips, Recipes
When I haven’t been able to go home since I can’t ever move back to Lebanon, I’ve dug in at each location on my life’s journey and planted an herb garden, recreating the tastes and smells of home.As in the picture above, I’m sitting in front of the garden I dug up behind my apartment in college. Herbs gift me with a sense of permanence because most herbs are perennial, returning every year with self-seeding or self- rooting. I can count on my herbs’ consistent presence. An herb harvest is plentiful, yielding its bounty season after season. Herbs are easy to process whether used fresh or dried for later. And herbs grow like weeds because that’s basically what they are!
by Sheila Graham Smith | Jan 11, 2019 | Recipes
I love simple old recipes that I make so often that their edges are worn down and they taste sure of themselves! There are several such recipes handed down in my family that I make without looking at the frayed recipe card. Don’t you just love the grandma handwritten recipes on index cards or in spiral notebooks?!?!
by Sheila Graham Smith | Jan 4, 2019 | Gardening Tips, Recipes
Farm to Table is the new buzz phrase in food lingo and is quickly becoming a worn out slogan. What does it mean for us who don’t live on a farm anyway?! Basically, it means eating seasonal and locally grown produce. Local means: in your area, in your backyard, on your patio, or even on your balcony. In the middle of a Texas winter, I’ve got growing in my raised beds, swiss chard, arugula, spinach, broccoli, parsley, celery, and an assortment of lettuce.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 7, 2018 | Recipes
Some of you don’t have to wait as long as we do in Texas for that first cool snap to indulge in a mug of hot chocolate, the quintessential Christmas beverage. And why does it taste so much better from your favorite coffee shop than from your own home? Here’s the secret; I’m going to transform you into a hot chocolate barista armed with a no-fuss guaranteed to impress mug after yummy mug recipe.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Nov 16, 2018 | Recipes
Bread unites people, intimately around a table or on a large scale as a country. It is a staple of the human diet across all cultures. Sharing of bread emotes feelings of hospitality, belonging, and satiated contentment.
