Recipes & Stories

Discover Sibby’s favorite recipes, stories, and Hill Country finds—where food, culture, and life intersect.

Does everyone have yeast, flour, salt, olive oil and honey in the house? Ok, if not, get that in your next shopping run. These are easy pantry essentials that will
I'm always looking for ways to cook fish that are enticing and yummy. This is a good one and any fish will do.
More comfort food to share. There are lots of "or's" in this recipe, so use what you have on hand to customize. This one is great without the meat, just
I found this recipe in the Dallas Morning News many years ago and I'm not sure of the origin beyond that but I've tinkered with it a bit over the
Here's another one of my favorite breads to use sour dough starter.

Vanilla Bean Shortbread Makes about 18 cookies 1 cup butter at room temperature 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 vanilla bean,

Lavender Plants

Lavender Lemonade

Sometimes I add a splash of Monin Lavender Syrup to my drinks to give them a deeper lavender hue–just for fun!    ~Lavender Lemonade~ makes one half gallon    

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Shrimp Cakes

Shrimp Cakes

  I'm not much of a crab person, but I love these little shrimp cakes. I usually mix up the "crumb" part with some panko, pretzels, crackers or any bits

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Cream of Jalapeño Soup

Cream of Jalapeño Soup

  This rich and creamy soup makes a great starter or main course, served with a salad. The jalapeños can be seeded or not to achieve your desired level of

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Cobblers

Favorite Oatmeal Cookies

This is my Go-To favorite Oatmeal Cookie recipe from way back when bakery days. Simple, always comes out right, a bit chewy and a bit crispy. Add raisins and nuts

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muffins

Powdered Sugar Glaze

  This is a really nice glaze for flat cookies or cakes. It does dry semi hard but perhaps not hard enough for packaging. However, it is so much tastier

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sugar cookie

Royal Meringue

  This is the frosting you want to use for detailed cookie decorating. It dries hard for packaging. It's not much on flavor but you can add different extracts. Keep

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