Recipes & Stories

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

This cake is such a stunner for presentation, when you want to impress. It can all be done ahead of time. I love a cake with whipped cream and fruit
Now is the perfect time to start canning some Summer Peaches. I love the warm undertones the three kinds of ginger adds to this yummy jam.
These are great for entertaining, as they feed a crowd and are super simple. Use any sauce and any rub you like.
Every good Mexican restaurant in Texas has a good Ranchero Bean version on their menu. I usually order it just to try the different takes on it.
My favorite BBQ sauce and my go to for BBQ Chicken! So quick and easy!
Pork loin is the perfect meat to serve a crowd on a budget. It's quite lean so take care not to overcook. Pork loin will carry lots of flavor, as
Cocktails

Cranberry Margaritas

Cranberry Cocktails are not just for the holidays! I try to keep frozen cranberries in my freezer to use as long as they last. You can make cranberry margaritas with

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cookies

The Best Sugar Cookies

This is my favorite basic sugar cookie dough recipe. It's easy, it's forgiving, it can be frozen and thawed. It can be rerolled. It's your holiday friend.

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Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits

Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuits

There are certain times of the year that I wouldn’t dream of making biscuits in the morning, but entering company and holiday time, I will be dragging this recipe out.

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Pie Crust

Flaky Butter Crust

  This is an easy go to recipe for pastry crust. This recipe makes two rounds or one round and some nice topping cut outs. Stores well, wrapped tightly, in

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Pot Pies

Pot Pies

Not a holiday goes by that my sister doesn’t say, “you are making pot pies, aren’t you?” I’ve posted about Pot Pies before, but as we enter Thanksgiving and Holiday

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