Tanji dropped by KPRC in Houston to talk all things Watermelon this week. Watermelon is THE fruit of the summer and you’ve still get plenty of time to get your fill. Tanji shared some super easy watermelon recipes including fun skewers with cubed watermelon, cubed feta, and basil drizzled with balsamic vinegar. They’re so easy […]
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6 Things You Should Be Pickling NOW
It’s pickle season, folks! Time hit the farmer’s market and break out those canning jars.
The First Tastes of Tomato Season!
Vine ripe ‘tomato’ finds — thanks to a few of our favorite restaurants! Inspired recipes from my friends at Backstreet Cafe and Bakery Lorraine made for enjoying outdoors this summer!
Summertime Treats
Goodtaste has some interesting ways you can use watermelons this summer…fun recipes!
Stone Werks’ Seasonal Salad Marvels
Now here’s a popular restaurant that I’ve been coming to since Day 1: Stone Werks. Three locations around the Alamo City (Lincoln Heights, The Vineyard, and The Rim) together share an impressive history…over twenty years of serving San Antonio! They’re also a longtime Sysco customer.
Kate’s Frosting Cupcakes Make Waves!
Kate’s Frosting Cupcakes on Main opened in 2007 after a long San Antonio summer of creating and testing original cupcake recipes. It’s one of my favorite areas in San Antonio…Mom & Pop shops line the streets and are frequented often by curious, smiling faces. Try two of Kate’s latest additions to her ‘confection collection’…certified scrumptious for summer!
How to Choose and Cut a Fresh Watermelon for Summer
Summertime in Texas means watermelon season! These plump, plus-size fruits are in stock BIG TIME at H-E-B. Chef Belinda with Cooking Connections offers up some great tips on how to choose, and carve the juiciest, ripest melon of the bunch.
Chill with Aldaco’s watermelon soup
You know you are in for a spectacular evening the minute you see the view from Aldaco’s Stone Oak! And the food is like no other, either. My friend, Blanca Aldaco, is an innovator in the kitchen…and she has done it again with this chilled Watermelon Soup with Shrimp. What a way to keep cool this summer.
Just say yes!
This has to be the best way to enjoy watermelon—on ice with a little tequila! This margarita is the most recent creation by the Margarita Maven Blanca Aldaco at Aldaco’s Stone Oak. It is delightfully refreshing and perfect for any Fiesta! Blanca shows you how easy it is to make.