San Antonio and the Perfect Margarita Recipe🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
/The Christmas holidays are never complete without a trip to San Antonio and the historic Riverwalk, Texas’ own version of Venice, Italy.
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Often been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review. You can find many other great recipes in Different Drummer’s own Appetite for Murder: a Mystery Lover’s Cookbook, too.
Ava Bakes Biscotti with Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁 🥁
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My pretty and perky granddaughter Ava helped me bake these for her 5th birthday way back in June of 2012.. We had a great time. This recipe is well suited for young ones because so much of it is like working with play dough. It’s nice and messy, too.
Read MoreA Texas Thanksgiving: North and South Stuffing Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Austin is the kind of laid-back city where even Hollywood stars and music legends can abandon their dark glasses and be themselves. Its sophisticated skyline is reflected in the tranquil waters of Lady Bird Lake, but you can eat even the most haute cuisine in your boots and blue jeans here.
Read MoreMy Sister Ann: Eggplant Parmesan 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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I would like to write a tribute to my only sister, Ann, on her birthday. She is such a good and caring person and we have only grown closer as we get older, in spite of living over a 1000 miles away from each other.
Read MoreOktoberfest: Spaetzle and Zwiebelkuchen Recipes 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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In the summer of 1983 our family was lucky enough to live in Tubingen, Germany, a medieval town nestled on the banks of the Neckar River while my husband taught at its university. Here are a few recipes from that area to help you celebrate your own Oktoberfest wherever you may be.
Read MoreTexas Antique “Weekend”: Bud's Buttermilk Pie Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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It's that time again. Head for Texas or just take a vicarious trip to the little town of Round Top, for a Country Antiques Show that will knock your socks off.
Read MoreIndiana Beach: Shafer Lake Cobb Salad Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Oh, how times have changed. Especially weddings. It has been exactly 56 years today since that simmering August of 1968, when I married the love of my life. We honeymooned at his family cottage in rural Indiana for the grand sum of $50 – and that was spent on groceries!
Read MoreCabrini: Italian Jam Tart (Crostata) Recipe 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁
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A beautiful tale of an extraordinary woman, enhanced with astounding recreations of Italy and New York near the turn of the century. But why did they dismiss the most important focus of American’s first female saint?
Read MoreThe Serpent's Tooth Sunday Suppers: Mustang Grape Dry Red Wine Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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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.
Read MoreHungry in the Heartland: Cindy's Smothered Pheasant Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Today’s post honors my brother-in law, Dr. George Ihrke, who turns 83 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…
Read MoreThe Serpent’s Tooth Suppers: Aunt June’s Refrigerator Pickles Recipe
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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.
Read MoreMidwest Memories: Banana Coconut Pie to Die for Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Some people have driven 22 hours to get there – the wonderful Crystal Café nestled in the rolling hills of Iola, Wisconsin. Just about everything there is delicious, but their specialty of homemade pies to die for. Just thinking about their pies brings back Midwest Memories from that fabulous summer of 2018.
Read MoreThe Serpent's Tooth Sunday Suppers: Homemade Tamale Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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It’s Cinco de Mayo and what better side dish than Homemade Tamales from Different Drummer’s novel, The Serpent’s Tooth: A Texas Mystery , which ends with a glorious outdoor feast.
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Chicago: Italian Beef and Eggplant Parmesan Recipes 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Every city has at least one food that can’t be duplicated anywhere else. In Chicago, it’s the Italian beef sandwich. I’ve never run across it anywhere else. Of course, no trip back home is complete without one.
Read MoreThe Serpent’s Tooth Sunday Suppers: Warm Red-Skinned German Potato Salad Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Get yourself out of the summer doldrums with Different Drummer’s own mystery novel, The Serpent’s Tooth, which ends with a glorious outdoor feast. Today feature is a wonderful version of potato salad that will wake up your senses.
Read MoreThe Serpent's Tooth Suppers: Corn on the Cob and Grilled Sausage Recipes 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Celebrate barbecue season with these delicious grilling choices: Corn on the Cob and Sausage. The recipes are from Different Drummer’s own The Serpent’s Tooth: A Texas Mystery, which ends with a glorious outdoor feast.
Read MoreSummer 2014 - Unexpected and Delicious Vacation Dinners: Creamy Cajun Pasta Alfredo Recipe
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Oh, what wonders and delights the summer of 2014 has offered. In what I could have titled “Eating My way through Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and then Back to the Texas Hill Country,” I was in for great expectations fulfilled as well as piquant culinary surprises.
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The Serpent’s Tooth: Deep Fried Biscuits with Honey Butter Recipe
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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.
Read MoreThe Serpent’s Tooth: Warm Red-Skinned Potato Salad Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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My new novel, The Serpent’s Tooth: A Texas Mystery is now out in paperback. Get your new year off to a great start with this terrific Warm Red-Skinned Potato Salad Recipe, one of 10 delicious ones in the book.
Read MoreThe Serpent’s Tooth Sunday Suppers: Delicious Dutch Apple Pie Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Today’s Mother’s Day Pie recipe is from Different Drummer’s novel, The Serpent’s Tooth, which ends with a glorious outdoor feast.
