Texas Antique “Weekend”: Bud's Buttermilk Pie Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Texas Antique “Weekend”: Bud's Buttermilk Pie Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

The little town of Round Top, Texas, halfway between Houston and Austin, hosts a Country Antiques Show. Its roadside grasslands are piled high in French enamel, stained glass, old time buggies, grandfather clocks, wooden grain buckets and benches, or Chinese wedding baskets painted a festive red, to name but a few of the treasures for sale.

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Hungry in the Heartland: Cindy's Smothered Pheasant Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Hungry in the Heartland: Cindy's Smothered Pheasant Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Today’s post honors my brother-in law, Dr. George Ihrke, who turns 81 years young today. Veterinarian extraordinaire, dog and horse whisperer, and nominee for the National Field Trial Hall of Fame, he is a true Renaissance man. Today’s feature shows his nerves of steel as we arrive at the Prairie Chicken Grounds with their four horses and six dogs just as a Midwest storm darkens the sky…

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The Serpent’s Tooth Suppers: Aunt June’s Refrigerator Pickles Recipe

The Serpent’s Tooth Suppers: Aunt June’s Refrigerator Pickles Recipe

It’s BBQ season now, and we can all smell the mouth-watering aromas floating in the air around us. This tremendous recipes is from Different Drummer’s novel, The Serpent’s Tooth: A Texas Mystery, which ends with a glorious outdoor feast. Today’s recipe is from the wife of Chris Cavescroft, a character in The Serpent’s Tooth. 

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The Serpent's Tooth Sunday Suppers: Mustang Grape Dry Red Wine Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

The Serpent's Tooth Sunday Suppers: Mustang Grape Dry Red Wine Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

It’s BBQ season now, and we can all smell the mouth-watering aromas floating in the air. But we need something cool and refreshing to wash everything down. Our recipe for Mustang Grape Wine should do the trick. It’s from my novel, The Serpent’s Tooth, which ends with a glorious outdoor feast. Today’s recipe is from a prominent character in The Serpent’s Tooth.

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The Serpent’s Tooth: Deep Fried Biscuits with Honey Butter Recipe

The Serpent’s Tooth: Deep Fried Biscuits with Honey Butter Recipe

You can never go wrong with these delightful Deep Fried Biscuits, no matter what day of the week or time of the year. This recipe is from Different Drummer’s Own The Serpent’s Tooth, which ends with a glorious outdoor feast. Today’s recipe is from another character in The Serpent’s Tooth.

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