Stay strong! Spring is mere weeks away. To make sure you make it through the end of winter both healthy and unscathed, we’ve rounded up a few immunity-boosting, healing elixirs and tonics to get you ready for the sun and outdoor fun ahead. Check out the recipes below!
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Love These Lavender Recipes
Let lavender liven up your next meal. You’ll love these new recipes, plus a few new wine pairings.
Prime Time Eats at Pecan Grill
Love you some Lubbock? If you’re just passing through and in need of a place to stay, I recommend the Overton Hotel near the Texas Tech campus. It’s home to a fantastic restaurant called the Pecan Grill…
Stop and Smell the Lavender!
Lavender is a fun herb to work with, and has a TON of uses, from aromatherapy to antiseptic! If you’ve never cooked with lavender before, go ahead and put it on your spring to-do list ASAP!
Tempting Tax Day Cocktails
Taxes all done? Who needs a drink! We handpicked three spring cocktails that don’t mess around; a welcome reprieve from crunching numbers no doubt! One vodka, gin and whiskey based concoction for your palate’s approval.
Fiesta like a VIP!
Fiesta fever has officially begun! I brought a tried and true local Tex Mex spot already in celebration mode on to SA Living, PLUS details on how you can win 2 VIP tickets to my favorite Fiesta event of them all…a $500 value!
Simple Seasonal Sangrias
It’s sweet, Spanish, and great for spring and summer. We’re talking sangria on We Are Austin! It’s the perfect time of year to enjoy a refreshing glass on the porch and we have some secrets to share for making the perfect batch…
Beggin’ for Biscuits!
Who’s craving hearty homestyle eats this summer? As for biscuits, we want the flakey, fluffy-like-a-cloud kind… warm, buttery and toasty out of the oven, homemade and ready to eat. They’re a great way to start or end your day…with some snacking in between!
Let’s Do Drinks on Cinco de Mayo!
Make this 5th of May one for the books! It’s a special day we commemorate Mexican heritage and pride in our community. Fingers crossed for sunny skies and some extra time to soak it all in with a kaleidoscope of crowd-pleasing cocktails…
The Cure for the Common Irish Coffee & Cocktail!
My all time favorite coffee (until now) hails from the Buena Vista in San Francisco – a classic in my book. These Irish variations, however, come MIGHTY close. Lucky for you, we have the recipes! Plus, a spirited shot or two from the one and only Baileys…Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Wine & Dine with the Many Layers to Lavender
While bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes dot the Hill Country now, it won’t be long before Lavender bushes start producing their fragrant buds. If you’ve never cooked with lavender, put it on your spring to-do list. Lavender’s soft, relaxing fragrance enhances a variety of foods…
Breezy, Lone Star Pies This Instant!
We’re in the dog days of summer…enough said! Who needs a reason for pie? Golden recipes from Goodtaste like former Houston Chronicle editor, Ann Cromwell, and a traditional Texas Pecan Pie from her TEXAS THE BEAUTIFUL cookbook! Our opinion? Some of the best pies for right now, including…
Honey lavender peach crisp
How Hill Country can you get? With this dish, you will feel like you are in the heart of the rolling hills. Peaches, lavender and a crispy crust…delicious! Talented Chef Ross Burtwell from Cabernet Grill in Fredericksburg uses as many local ingredients as possible…
Chocolate & Red Wine Time
Dark chocolate and red wine…find yourself floating up to heaven just thinking about the combination?! Keep flying and I’ll fill you in on the results of a wine and chocolate pairing I recently did at my house. There were 11 of us – 2 sommeliers, 8 admitted chocoholics and one who ‘just isn’t into desserts’. […]
