Diana
LaBorde called from the Nederland Chamber of Commerce and invited me to be a
celebrity Boots and Bulls waiter. Finally, a chance to brush off my old
Bennigan’s skills!
This
packed event at Sevenne Hall drew out some fancy folk willing to socialize and
bid on tempting silent auction items and eat barbecue. What we won’t do to
support our chambers. . . . Serving was bunches of fun.
I
noticed some guests wearing Cajun Army t-shirts. These are Louisiana people who
have come to “muck out homes” after Harvey. They were heartily welcomed. Sandra
Keuhn was checking to see if there were more Rao’s sugar cookies. They had been
served to tables in upturned cowboy hats. There were no more cookies in the
back, but I told her no one would deny a woman wearing the Cajun Army shirt. We
went from table to table asking for an extra cookie or two. What happened was,
tables gave her whole hats full of cookies to share with the rest of the Army.
I
asked Revonda Kirby, also with the Army, how I could get her a copy of this
column. She said the group expected to be in our area for about six months to
help Southeast Texans.
“We
help others. That’s what we do,” she said.
Farmers, your almanac is
ready
Your
grandfather’s copy of “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” may not have had mention of
yoga huts, but those culinary, weather, planting and general interest tidbits
fill the pages of the 2018 edition, and the makers have sent me a few to share
with readers.
Are
you familiar with walking stick kale that grows up to 10 feet high? Did you
know mushrooms, not sugar, may be added to reduce the bitterness of cacao beans
in chocolate? Small-scale out buildings are being used for yoga and other
spaces in some urban backyards. Slow cooker chicken tacos sound good on your
fall table. The recipe is on page 256.
Almanac.com/media has more details.
Readers, about those few copies I’ve been given the opportunity to distribute,
e-mail me at darraghcastillo@icloud.com
and I’ll put your name in a hat and draw out the winners until the copies run
out. Don’t worry. The stores will have more.
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