Mint Cream Pie
July 24, 2024This pie brings back great memories for me! My mom made it quite often – she always had fresh mint on hand. I literally thought the recipe had become lost, but I found it at the very back of her card file. When I made it for my family, it… Read more
Blueberry Margarita
July 18, 2024I love this cocktail for many reasons – always good to get blueberries in your diet, it makes two servings, AND it is fresh and simple. The color is beautiful – a rich hue that just says “chillin out in summer”! Quite frankly – you can use a muddler (I… Read more
Fresh Tomato Sweet Corn Salad
July 8, 2024What tastes better in summer than a home grown tomato? If you are lucky enough to have a garden or friends that share – H G tomatoes are the bomb! If not, this fresh, delightful salad combines the two stars of this season that you can easily find at the… Read more
Fresh Texas Honey Lemonade
June 26, 2024What’s the buzz all about, Charlie Bee? You may have met Charlie Agar and his wife Kaye behind a table laden with local honey at the farmer’s market in New Braunfels. Charlie is the proverbially smiling, friendly face, supported by his sweet wife, behind the Charlie Bee brand of honey. … Read more
Chill Dill Cucumber Soup
June 12, 2024Cool, refreshing, and literally lunch in a bowl – this chilled soup will make your warm summer days happy! Cucumbers combined with dill and tarragon give depth of flavor. The yogurt is full of protein. And throw in some Texas olive oil – YUM! Fresh dill is amazing in this… Read more
Herb Butter Drop Biscuits
June 4, 2024Biscuits: Yum. Biscuits with a herb butter: Amazing! A food processor and simply dropping the biscuits make prep super easy. And melding the herbs into butter is a fragrant gift. For brunch you can add an egg dish. For lunch – a salad. And for dinner – well that Soul… Read more
Lemon Curd
April 29, 2024Lemon curd is a time-honored filling for a layer cake. A layer cake creates the WOW in the dessert arena. They are really not much trouble, and an occasion becomes even more special with this spectacular filling. Another of Margaret Lea Houston’s recipes, and a southern favorite. You can look… Read more
Rich and Dense White Cake (Sam Houston’s Family Recipe)
April 29, 2024Elegant, rich, and definitely fit for a special occasion: This recipe was passed down through the Sam and Margaret Houston family. It has been published many times – the first thought to be in the 1941 Blue Bird Circle Cookbook. The Texas Imperial Sugar Company also featured it in several of… Read more
Shiny Chocolate Icing
April 24, 2024A tasty recipe from the tough and legendary Margaret Lea Houston Texas women are strong. That’s no secret. Don’t think so? Well, have you met one? As Texicureans, we love to blend our curiosity of history and food together to give you a good story. We went to Burleson County… Read more