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Hatch Chile and Tequila Time!
Hatch Chile and Sweet Corn Salsa. Photo by Lucinda Hutson. It’s Hatch chile season…and always time for tequila! I made this festive salsa to take to a “Hatch Chile and Tequila Potluck” last night....
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A Mermaid’s Garden
This hand-painted Mexican mermaid becomes a shrine at the back of my fishpond grotto. Sometimes I feel like a land-locked mermaid far away from the sea. To ease this nostalgia, I created a cozy...
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¡Viva Tequila! Blanco, Reposado, Añejo, or Extra-Añejo?
Blanco, Reposado, Añejo or Extra-Añejo? Choose one! Photo Robert Denton. Tequila, Mexico’s beloved national spirit, is made from the magical maguey plant, a large Agave with formidable pencas...
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Southern Gardening Symposium Speaker 2014
Southern Gardening Symposium Flyer I’m thrilled to join other garden writers, lecturers, authors, horticulturists, plant collectors, photographers and friends at this 26th Annual Southern Garden...
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Day of the Dead: Altars, Feasts and a Celebration of Life!
November 1st commemorates a beloved holiday in much of Mexico– Día de Los Muertos—Day of the Dead. Not macabre or morbid, in truth, Day of the Dead is a fiesta…a celebration of life! In Mexico,...
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Herb Garden Fiesta Punch
Everyone loves this refreshing fiesta punch and party pleaser! It’s versatile and easy to make and lends itself to many presentations. Serve from a glass pitcher or punch bowl with sprigs of fresh...
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Happy Easter to All!
Make your Easter celebration one that your guests won’t forget! Here you’ll find a fiesta pineapple punch, Mexican confetti-filled eggs, spicy ethnic-inspired deviled eggs and Hoppin’ Jalapeño...
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Spring Spritzers
I love to create festive cocktails! In this post you’ll read about spring spritzers… and find a recipe for a lively concoction that I made for Desi Arnaz one summer while I was fishing in the Sea of...
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¡VIVA TEQUILA! Book Signing at Métier Cook’s Supply in Austin Sunday, April 26th
Come join us for a tequila celebration at Métier, Austin’s exciting new cooking supply store, where I’ll be signing copies of my book, ¡VIVA TEQUILA! Sip extraordinary T1 (Tequila Uno) along with a...
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Featured Presenter at Burlington Wine & Food Festival June 17th-20th in Vermont
I am thrilled to visit Vermont…to escape Texas floods, mosquitos, heat and humidity! I’ll sign copies of my book at each event, ¡VIVA TEQUILA! Cocktails, Cooking, and Other Agave Adventures and...
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