Zuppa Toscana

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Recipes

Zuppa Toscana (Like Olive Garden’s) Serves 8.1.25 lb. Italian Sausage2 large Russet Baking Potatoes sliced lengthwise in quarters, and then in 1/3 inch slices1 large Onion, chopped1/2 C. real bacon bits2 cloves garlic minced2 C. Kale or Swiss chard chopped fine1...

Mexican Dressing

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Recipes

Mexican Dressing TYPE: Main Course INGREDIENTS: 1 lb of ground beef 1 4 oz can of chopped chilies 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 1 can Cream of Chicken soup 1 16 oz bag of Dorito Corn Chips Brown the ground beef in a skillet Crush the Doritos into crumbs – not too...

West Texas Wind

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Fiction

This is a small portion of a much longer piece that I have been working on for years . . .           Chicago has nothing on west Texas for wind.  In west Texas the wind never stops; each day it is only a matter of how hard it is...

Ben’s Last Rodeo

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Fiction

Ben’s Last Rodeo – from a much longer work. . . Ben sat in the dark on the top rail on one of the holding pens. The pen held calves that would be used in the calf-roping contest that would begin shortly. The calves huddled in one dark corner, jumping at...

Steady Jack

by | Feb 10, 2017 | Fiction

Steady Jack – from a much longer work. . . A few months earlier Jack had been living in Dallas. One night he had trouble sleeping and was awake, staring at the ceiling, long before the alarm went off. Carrol lay sleeping in the center of the king-sized bed. She...