Cooking Upstream

Texas has many claims to fame--it is the only state that was once an independent country, it is the only state whose flag can fly at the sam...

Those of you who have been reading this blog since the beginning know that I started teaching myself how to cook as a child by making my mom...

I'm a Texas girl. I grew up eating Mexican food on an at least weekly basis, and I firmly believe that it's my Dad's favorite. W...

So, something interesting is happening at work. The company I work for is putting together a series of online cooking classes, and I've ...

I was walking through the grocery store last week, and I saw something that made me smile--a bag of rainbow carrots. Most of us think of ca...

I love learning how to make a new dish or try a new technique. But, let's face it, I'm usually working such crazy hours that it can ...

Okay, so hate is probably too strong a word. Let's just say, I don't do Valentine's Day. Last year, I told the guy I was seeing...