Destructo, Grill Master...

I entered one of my favorite things to cook in the HEB Grill Master Challenge: Grilled herb salmon with spinach and mushrooms.

I'll make you a deal- if you log in and vote for my recipe and I win, I'll have a huge party (with you invited, of course) with the winnings and to show off the amazing grill they're giving away. And then it'll be salmon for everyone!

Deal?

Fresh Broccoli

In early September we planted a small garden in our back yard that consisted of broccoli and cabbage (and some sunflowers that died almost immediately). According to the card that came with each kind of plant, the broccoli would be ready in October and the cabbage would be ready in November. It wasn't.



On Thursday evening, some of the broccoli was finally ready to cut. So Kayci and I went out in the garden and cut three bunches of broccoli to cook.







We put it in a stir-fry with some other kinds of vegetables, and it made a great dinner. It's the first time I've ever had broccoli that fresh, and I think you could really taste the difference.







Now, if only the cabbage would get ready in time for New Years dinner. Oh, wait...

Saturday morning in Brenham

This morning we got up and got moving early. There's a new bakery that just opened downtown that we've been wanting to try, so we decided to go for breakfast.

Walking into the old building, the first thing that you notice is that it smells awesome. The decorations are very well done in a vintage style that really fits the old building.




We ordered sausage and cheese kolaches and muffins. To out surprise, the sausage inside was pan sausage instead of the link-type sausage you find in most doughnut shops. It also had real cheddar cheese inside, and they had pepper jack available. It's a little pricey compared to a doughnut shop or grocery store, but I think it's worth it in quality.




We're definitely going to make the new bakery a part of our routine. The cookies and cakes looked amazing. And they serve Blue Bell ice cream, too (which I think might be a law in Brenham).

The next time you're in Brenham, be sure to head downtown (a block off the square, near the Longhorn steak house) and try the Brenham Olde Town bakery. It's got the Pharaon seal of approval!