“No matter what, there’s always food.” ~Me Among Other Things, 2020 Was a Great Year for Eating How great a year was 2020 for food? Well, let me show you and you be the judge: XO
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Being Thankful
“Be present for all things and thankful for all things.” ~Maya Angelou I am thankful for much, including the following 30: •my parents (without them, there aren’t the following 29) •being a Texan, extra thankful that Cristobal Ramirez received a land grant in oh, about 1767 or so…that’s a lot of generations of Texans •a big family and getting to grow up with my cousins •my brother, Tony – all the fighting, adventures, dirty clothes, bad haircuts and our childhood spent barefoot, learning to fall, scraping our knees, and getting up without crying •football (almost tied with my parents as first on the list) •my brother, Evaristo – all the…
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Remembering One of the Best Days Ever!
First published on Facebook during the day on November 2, 2016, before Game 7 of the World Series was to start later that evening. Wow, nervous energy. What is it about sports? Sports have always been my life. My first love, my first interest – the reason I’ve done many things in my life. My dad’s influence was definitely a huge reason, but I took things a bit further than he ever would have, or maybe not. He was, after all, always excited for me when I told him that I was the only girl playing tailback on the elementary school team, or that I wrote a letter to the…
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Sundays Are For Barbacoa Tacos
Tacos de barbacoa. On Sundays, I am thankful for the local Mexican meat markets for selling barbacoa that is muy rico— and as I get older, I am especially thankful that barbacoa reminds me of strong family traditions that take my mind, my stomach and my heart back to great childhood memories. Growing up Tex Mex Growing up in South Texas—puro Tex Mex, mind you—one eats their fair share of barbacoa on Sunday mornings. And even when that one—talking about myself here—ends up leaving South Texas to move across the mighty Mississippi, one’s dad finds a way to keep that tradition alive. When I was a few months from turning…
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Life’s a Beach…
“Life’s a beach, so just enjoy it and get a little dirty.” ~eamII No matter what is going on in the world, I won’t let that stop me from exploring, enjoying and eating all that life has to offer. After all, life’s a beach. A wonderful and beautiful beach—sandy and dirty at times, and yet still worth living, and loving. The Texas Gulf Coast As a native Texan, I grew up going to the Texas coast to enjoy beach time with my family. Some of my favorite childhood memories are from days spent with my parents and siblings at the beach. My dad loved the Texas Gulf especially, and because…
