I know the postings have been super light this month so I’m working on getting back into a habit of regular posts.  It’s not that I haven’t been cooking, just a tremendous amount of it is from my Meal Delivery Service Menu and most of those things I’ve already blogged! In, other news I have [...]

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In the last three weeks, I’ve moved.  My husband started a new job.  I lived without cable, internet, or home phone service for 16 days.  I’ve registered my baby for kindergarten, watched and participated in two kids learning to swim, fretted and nested over the impending birth of our best friends’ new baby, celebrated my [...]

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When I moved to the great state of Texas, I came from deep in the midwest, with southern roots and southern parents, but absolutely no idea what life had in store for me.  My parents always wanted me to go to school in the south, they would wind up here , dang it, and so [...]

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By popular demand, DinnerandConversation has branched out to offer both personal chef services and catering services.  Check out my new catering menu at the top of the page.  If you find yourself picking up takeout weekly or simply tired of your own meals on rotation, my personal chef services may be perfect for you.  Maybe [...]

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I’ve been working on the best recipe for fresh pitas for just over a month since posting the Cannellini Beans, Artichoke and Fresh Rosemary Dip.  I’ve tried bread flour, white flour, whole wheat flours.  I’ve tried direct in the oven, on a hot pizza stone, and on a hot metal sheet pan.  I’ve created completely [...]

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It feels surprising that I have yet to cover one of the most basic homemade meals of all times, chicken soup.  Aside from being good for the soul, chicken soup is also thought to have actual healing properties when made from scratch.  In the depths of winter, it’s almost like running a humidifier in your [...]

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Wait, Who’s Bob?  Who the heck cares?  This was the response I got when John and Kari first gave me this recipe.  There may have been an expletive involved, but then again, I like to embrace all the English language has to offer me so perhaps that’s just my memory.  John D’s mother, Sylvia, is [...]

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I’m back in Dallas and thrilled to be home.  Packing, driving halfway across the country, arriving, seeing my husband, family and friends has kept me busy.  Plus when you’ve been out of town for five weeks, the refrigerator is completely bare.  That said, I’ve made it to the store, restocked with fresh perishables, savored a [...]

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I tend towards a from-scratch style of cooking.  One because I enjoy the process so much and two because I know each and every ingredient going into my meals.  Since I’m visiting with family, I’m going to be highlighting a lot of other people’s best dishes this month, in addition to my own creations.  This [...]

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I’ve been off the grid for a couple of days while I made my way out to the mountains.  20 hour car ride with 2 preschoolers means I’ve been eating pretty terribly.  I think a stop at Applebee’s was the highlight of my culinary experiences en route.  And that’s really not saying very much.  But [...]

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