Cooking with Barry & Meta

It's back to the basics with this old fashioned recipes that combines cooked rice with milk, sugar and flavorings on the stovetop.

Sweet treats seem to be on my mind as we wait out the COVID 19 stay-at-home orders.

I am committed to paring down both our pantry and freezer reserves.

Even though I’m home during COVID-19, there are times I still want a quick meal with a minimum of fuss, and easy clean up.

With a few spears of asparagus from our garden, my thoughts turned to risotto.

No artificial flavors! This pudding is homemade using Hildebrand whole milk, farm eggs and Texas pecans for a topping.

Fall-off-the-Bone Pork Steaks -- essentially a 5-ingredient meal prepared in the slow cooker Fall-off-the-bone tender, mouth-watering fla.

Grain bowls are a healthy meal alternative, a way to offer variety and to even use up leftovers.

My dad was a wheat farmer and thought a meal was not complete without some type of bread; I seem to be returning to his way of thinking d.

We've made grain bowls , rice bowls , party platters and Mexican Haystacks - all attempts to add a little fun to our meals during COVID-10.

It’s a pasta dish of a different sort! Yes, Israeli (pearl) couscous is actually pasta formed into small pearl shapes.

While I normally prefer baked cookies, these sounded good and easy, too.

I grew up eating fresh garden green beans cooked with bacon and onions.

T his delicious salad was on Susan Dyess’ abundant Texas-style buffet last February.

Inspired by a recipe on Food Network’s The Kitchen, I combined ingredients we had on hand to create a refreshing summer salad.

Our Saturday routine in New Braunfels, TX includes a stop at Naegelin’s Bakery on our way to the old town Farmer’s Market.

Another pantry and fridge fix that turned out to be a quick and easy evening meal .