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A Taste of Waco
That was my theme for Em’s wedding gift. I’ve given it to her, so now I can tell you all about it.
I got her the Junior League of Waco cookbook, “Simply Serving: Recipes from the Heart of Texas”, which not only has great recipes but also has recipes from Siete Mares and the Northwood Inn and Ridgewood Country Club among other places. I included one of those little cookbooks with recipes from old, now defunct Waco eateries.
I also put in the basket a bag of Jesse’s tortilla chips and two Dublin Dr Peppers. And then there was the jar of Vitek’s barbecue sauce which will come in handy, because I included a card with the recipe for the Gut-pack.
Actually, I called around to several places, trying to get the recipes for some of Em and David’s favorite local dishes. I found that while Em knows a proper baguette and can pick a good brie, her taste is otherwise as pedestrian as the rest of us. Her favorite gumbo? Frozen. Her favorite pancakes? An add water mix.
I was able to get a couple other recipes and also bought a shaker of Em’s favorite Greek seasoning which she’ll put on anything that stands still long enough. That was my little taste of Waco for the lovebirds. Cute, huh?
Comments
By Wacoan in N. Carolina
June 23, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this
Very creative Wendy! Kuddos to you….
By Chef
June 23, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this
Great idea Wendy! I may get me one of those cookbooks for my birthday!
By KDF
June 23, 2008 9:09 PM | Link to this
Fred, Fred, Fred. You are strange. <><
By mark
June 23, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this
I want to tell somebody, a fellow blog responder, that he’s creeping me out, but I don’t know how. If I said, “KDF I agree”, would that help?
By Derek James
June 24, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Fred’s Recipe for Commenting on Blogs:
Ingredients 1 blog post by an intrepid Trib professional 1 wide open forum for posting anonymous comments
Wait for blogger to post story on Trib’s Web site. Read blog (optional). Add vitriolic, ridiculous, borderline libelous commentary. Garnish with the fact that comments almost never relate to actual post. Serve with a side of self-righteous indignation. Repeat, ad nauseam.
For a special presentation, add accusations of racism, elitism, or snobbery. Serve with plenty of misspelled words, poor grammar, and hate.
By Katy
June 24, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
Man, your gift is so much better than mine was! I’m lame. =(
By jenA
June 24, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this
nicely done!!!
By C.F.M.
June 24, 2008 4:24 PM | Link to this
HAHAHAHAHAHA James you do have a way with words,, hahahahhaaha….Sounds like what you do for Em was a very sweet, and hmmmmm tasty
By Fred
June 24, 2008 7:27 PM | Link to this
Bravo to Derek James! Derek is one of those names? You’re not quite sure if Derek is a girl or a boy? We’ll just call Derek a goy or a birl? Take your pick. Derek James is the newest member of the Freds-in-your-head Club. Derek just wrote a ninty word blog on Fred and Fred alone. Thank you Derek. Any attention is…….Fred’s attention. Bravo and thank you from the bottom of Fred’s evil heart.
By Jennifer
June 25, 2008 9:56 PM | Link to this
Wendy,
What was the title of the cookbook with the recipes from Waco restaurants that have gone out of business?
By Terry Goodman
June 25, 2008 11:01 PM | Link to this
Delicious Memories. There should be some available at the Main Library on 18th and Austin Avenue, Waco, Texas. The Fentress Foundation underwrote it and now it is out of print.
By Laura Thornton
January 4, 2009 5:41 PM | Link to this
Hi Wendy- Do you still have that recipe for the gut pak? I would LOVE to have it if you wouldn’t mind! I am a Baylor alum who still loves Viteks! Thanks