Dublin Dr Pepper Floats with Cinnamon Cookies

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Did you know that there is a tiny bottling facility in Dublin, Texas, that has consistently made Dr Pepper with cane sugar and never dabbled with high fructose corn syrup as virtually every other bottler of every other soft drink has done? It is also the oldest DP bottler in the world. It …click to continue Dublin Dr Pepper Floats with Cinnamon Cookies

Celebration Farmers Market, Dallas

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I have lived in the vicinity of Celebration Restaurant in Dallas for years. I remember studying for the bar exam 13 years ago and running over there to get pot roast to go. We were living in a back-house apartment with our things crammed high up every wall, living out of boxes in …click to continue Celebration Farmers Market, Dallas

Dallas Farmer’s Market

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I like farmer’s markets. I really love small farmer’s markets. I like the intersection between farmer’s markets and artisanal food producers. I like artisanal food producers. I love local and I love fresh.

When things are hopping at the Dallas Farmer’s Market shed #1, also known as the “local shed,” is stunning. The Dallas …click to continue Dallas Farmer’s Market

Snickerdoodles…a classic, perfect, cookie

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I love snickerdoodles, I really do.  They possess that perfect “cookie-ness”.  They are not too anything.  They are just perfect.  Out of all dessert recipes I have ever researched none has had such consistency between recipes.  Amounts of flour differ a quarter of a cup here.  Some people use all shortening.  Some people use …click to continue Snickerdoodles…a classic, perfect, cookie

Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a recipe I found while digging through the trash. Seriously. My neighbor Linda uses my recycle bin about twice a year. I will go out to find a treasure trove of old magazines in my giant recycle bin. It is like Christmas.  I found this recipe in Southern Living’s April 2009 issue. It is what …click to continue Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies