Here’s how my morning started: Me: Hey, how’d you sleep? Mrs. NH: Oh, crud. You forgot to season the brisket. Me: Crap. You handle the girls’ breakfast and I’ll do it now. You see, we take our brisket pretty seriously in the NH household. It’s a rare, expensive delicacy in the Czech Republic. It’s even…
Category: Texas
Lard-Fried Chicken
Hey, Larda**! Chow down, wide load! Anybody who has seen “Stand By Me” will remember the above line. Interestingly, as three white blocks of rendered pork lard were liquefying in my frying pan, the chant “Larda**, Larda**, Larda**!” did enter my mind. However, instead of it being a taunt, it was all about self-satisfaction. I had never…
Chicken and Dumplings or Chicken ‘n Dumplins
Growing up in Nebraska I always loved chicken and dumplings. My dumpling world was limited to the ones Mom made, however. If I recall correctly, these were dumplings made with Bisquick. They were delicious and a personal favorite but they are considerably different than the ones you’ll find on order in Texas. Mom’s were pillowy…
Gone Fishin’
It was a pretty awesome Texas day on Thursday. Highs were in the 80’s with some fast-moving clouds overhead. So, Little NH and I headed to Wal-Mart to pick up her very first fishing pole. She passed on the Disney Princess pole and went for the Dora the Explorer model instead. Not a move I…
Texas Time
“Are you bored yet?” That’s the question I get from, well, pretty much everyone who isn’t around me here in Houston. The answer is, “No, not yet.” Not at all. Between the doctor’s appointments, sojourns to the grocery store, post office and whatnot, I’ve actually been keeping up with what’s going on in the office. …
Shiner Brewery Tour – Shiner, TX
On the road between Houston and Austin and have an hour or two to spare? Set the cruise to 74 on some back roads and hit the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas. Any old GPS (or map) will get you there and it will be worth your visit. I’ve visited a few breweries in my…
Merry Christmas from Texas!
We made it, we made it, we made it! Flying through Amsterdam was a breeze and the flight to Houston was complete with generous wine service, movies in the headrest of the seat in front and all in our party had a really great flight. We arrived to see Gigi, aunts, uncles and cousins and…
Still in Prague (or) What are You Doing New Years?
Yep, we’re still here. Went to the airport and came back home again this morning. I loaded the bags into two (two!) taxis, rolling them through about an inch of snow. The cars fishtailed their way to the airport, but we made it. We got checked in (they didn’t even charge us for the extra…
Summer Barbeque in the Oven
The temperature hovered around 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Prague this weekend and our apartment is on the top floor, with lots of windows and absolutely no A/C. So, you could say that cranking an oven up to 300° for five hours and 400° for another hour and a half would not be in most families’…
Cranky Frank’s BBQ – Fredericksburg, TX
I love to cook. Part of the reason for that is the fact that I love to eat. What’s more, I really like to eat good stuff. So, Mrs. NH and I have put our cooking skills to use over the past 5 or so years in order to recreate the flavors from the US…
Baby Ruth Stuffed Jalapeños
Sometimes simple is the most surprising. You know, like stuffing a jalapeño with 1/2 a mini Baby Ruth and throwing it on the grill. Who on earth ever thought of that? I’m not quite sure who came up with the dish but I had a couple as an appetizer at my folks’ house in Fredericksburg,…
Fuel City Tacos – Dallas, TX
Texas always holds its fair share of surprises and this trip was no different. When a post-concert request for tacos turned into a detour to the “other side of town,” the surprise was well worth the trip. When I requested tacos in the first place, I was expecting something like Taco Cabana. What I got,…
The Dog Ate My Homework
Hi, there. Good to see you again. I’ve been out on a bit of a winter break, I guess. I have tons of reasons why I haven’t blogged in ages. In classic blogger fashion, I’ll offer myself as the center of the universe and tell you why I haven’t blogged in such a long while:…
Adios, Texas!
The end of my first trip to Texas in three years is nigh and I am sipping one of my last American beers in the Houston airport. Thanks to Google, I’m on free wi-fi and get to catch up on some mind numbing web surfing and prepare for the 12 hour flight ahead. This has…
Deep in the Heart of Texas or Texas Deep in the Heart
We’ve been bouncing from town to town, house to house, party to party, concert to concert and Tex-Mex to BBQ since I arrived in the great state of Texas. We’ve spent lots of time with old friends and even more time with family that we haven’t seen in years. I’ll admit, I’ve found myself wondering…
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