Texas and Tex-Mex cuisine Big as Texas.  A state that is as large as all of New England, New york, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois combined, Texas has served under six flags and reflects a culture that includes cowboys, rodeos, and ten-gallon hats.  It is a region that bred a cuisine described as the only food [...]

Committing yourself to the goal of losing weight is really a transformation of your lifestyle. Changing your diet and introducing exercise into your life are a daily challenge. There are several things that can derail you from the progress of achieving your goals. Stress and illness are two of the most common culprits that rob [...]

It’s never easy to start a new diet, especially if you’ve never done it before, but most adults find that since they control their own kitchen, it’s easy to toss the enticing foods of yesteryear (butter and sugar get replaced by margarine and artificial sweetener).  Therefore, it should come as no surprise that your biggest [...]

Fillings make pies and tarts distinctive and flavorful. Three types of fillings are; cream, fruit, and custard. 1. Cream Filling-A cream filling is really nothing more than a flavored pastry cream. Pastry cream is a type of starch-thickened egg custard. A cream filling if fully cooked on the stovetop, so a prebaked crumb crust is [...]