Recipes & Stories

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

I found this recipe in a new cookbook I bought called “Holy Sweet”, by Peabody Johanson. She has a wonderful blog, sweetrecipeas.com, which she calls, ‘evil recipes from a nice

Here’s my favorite Hummus recipe–make sure and make it with the Homemade Pita Bread since the two go together like peanut butter and jelly. Sure, there are a plenty of

Thoughts on Pound Cake… Pound cake, for me, is one of the best classic examples of old school Southern baking.  Although its earliest written history goes back to European roots,

The broken wrist cake. Some things don’t turn out as you planned.   Example, this Strawberry Smash Mason Jar Cake.  Let’s go back to Valentine’s week awhile back.  Remember my

These muffins are easy squeezy to make–they’re great for a holiday morning treat–perfect for gift giving (who on my list wants these?!) The yogurt and bananas keep them moist and

Limoncello Shrimp Bruschetta

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 12 large shrimp, cleaned with tails left on 1 lemon, zest finely grated and juiced 1/2 cup limoncello liqueur Salt

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Juniper Provence Spice Nuts

2 cup toasted nuts, preferably, halves 1 tablespoon walnut or vegetable oil 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons Juniper Provence Spice Mix Preheat oven to 300°  Line a

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