Recipes & Stories

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

  Celebrate the bounty of summer with this easy and delicious soup

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    

  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

  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

  There's nothing more comforting than hot, home made rolls from the oven. But do you have time to make them? This recipe does have the typical bowl rise and

I make Chicken Noodle Soup all the time but I snapped this up from a NYT post and was intrigued with the idea that using ground chicken instead of

Candy Bar Bars

  Since our big Easter Celebration and Hunt didn’t happen this year, I had lots of leftover Easter Candy.  We also make these at Halloween and Christmas with all of

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Carrot Pineapple Cake

Carrot Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This was crazy delicious!  Adapted from Cuisine Magazine, it’s moist, like a carrot cake, gooey like a traditional pineapple upside down cake and it develops a wonderful crunchy-caramel-y edge in

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Strawberry Gelato

Fresh Strawberry Gelato makes about 1 quart   3/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 cup milk 3/4 cup cream 2 1/4 cups sliced and stemmed strawberries 2 tablespoons pomegranate

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Lemon Souffle

  Lemon Soufflés makes 5 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 cups lemon curd, divided use 2 tablespoons flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 4 egg whites, room temp 1/8 teaspoon cream of

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Valentine Sugar Cookies

    Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies!  After my years at the bakery, it just doesn’t feel like a sweet heart day unless I bake some of these wonderful cookies. They

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