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Jane Catherine Collins

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    March 30, 2012

    The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 5 Bloody Marys

    For the next 20 weeks, we'll be rounding up the runners-up to our 2011 Best of Houston® winners. In many categories, picking each year's winner is no easy task. We'll be spotlighting 20 of those categories, in which the winner had hefty competition from other Houston bars and restaurants. Well, go ... More >>

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    April 1, 2010

    Recipe: Mom's Banana Bread

    ​This is Mom's banana bread, which she created when she was craving sweet things while on Weight Watchers. It has a nice, dark texture versus store-bought banana bread, and it keeps you fuller longer because of the extra fiber. The recipe, after the jump.

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    January 22, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Hi there, Minsa! Take your seat next to Sun Maid raisins and Land-O-Lakes butter in the "Totally Bangable Food Mascots" section.​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're waiting until there's a public health care option to organize our Inappropriately Fried Fo ... More >>

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    January 15, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    SQUIRT! Haha, caughtcha nappin'!​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where today we're contemplating the design of the turtle, and thinking perhaps creatures known for making good soup shouldn't be walking around with their own bowl strapped to their backs. We're als ... More >>

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    January 14, 2010

    Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup

    ​Previously, Jane Catherine Collins posted her chicken noodle soup in under 30 minutes. This is not a quick recipe, but it is easy, and a great way to warm up the house in this cold weather. It makes enough soup for four meal-size servings, and would pass at any potluck Grandma would be attend ... More >>

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    January 8, 2010

    This Week in Deliciousness

    God, there could be anything in there. You first. No, please, we insist. Let us know if it's filled with spiders, because that means we're having that stupid nightmare again.​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we've built a little fort out of our vast stockpil ... More >>

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    December 18, 2009

    This Week in Deliciousness

    Superbanana slumbers innocently, unaware that he will soon face his fearsome arch-nemesis: Krypto-Monkey.​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've decided to keep all these sausage and cheese Christmas gift baskets for ourselves. Jane Catherine Collins certainl ... More >>

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    December 11, 2009

    This Week in Deliciousness

    This Christmas, every little German child wants a Volkswagen stuffed with these.​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where our special brand of Christmas party punch can double as deck sealant and paint stripper. Greenway Barista started off the week with some deep-di ... More >>

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    December 4, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    So wait... someone who doesn't live in a dorm sells Frito Pie made with Doritos?​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where today's snowfall has got us breaking out the 55-gallon drum of chicken soup. We started the week off with Greenway Barista's daring proclamati ... More >>

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    November 27, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    Pumpkin pie, more than anything else, is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.​ Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we can never remember whether or not you're supposed to hyphenate the word "roundup." Perhaps we should call this installment "This Wee ... More >>

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    November 25, 2009

    The Shameless Chef: Three Layer Pumpkin Overload

    Have you noticed I'm getting more and more Tetris-y with my ingredient layouts?​Jane Catherine Collins recently posted how to make the "perfect" pumpkin pie. Well, that's fine, if you're into meticulously tracking down those rare jungle spices that you have to mix into your pie crust at the stroke ... More >>

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    November 25, 2009

    Smashing Roasted Pumpkins

    ​In her recent post "How to Make a Perfect: Pumpkin Pie," Jane Catherine Collins recommends that you make your pumpkin pie with canned pumpkin. After roasting a couple of whole pumpkins this fall, I have to agree with JCC. Funny thing is, the first time I roasted a whole pumpkin, it thought it ... More >>

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    November 20, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    Here's something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: you only have to fist a turkey once a year.​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we're now voting Republican, because they're the only ones fascist enough to pass this "Everyone Must Now Put Grape-Nuts in T ... More >>

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    November 19, 2009

    Happy Hour Scene: So Vino

    Photo by Jane Catherine Collins​Wednesday means only one thing -- wine happy hours. By the time midweek rolls around, we need wine, and we need happy. Unfortunately, happy hour is not so happy at So Vino (507 Westheimer). When we walked in, it was empty and stayed that way. Our guess is that t ... More >>

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    November 13, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    Barbecued ducks. Not pictured: adorable little orphaned baby chicks weeping softly.​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we've finally tracked the taco trucks down to the secret underground hive where they sleep inside a gigantic sopapilla honeycomb. This week s ... More >>

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    November 6, 2009

    This Week In Deliciousness

    They run a great coffee shop, but the ambiance suffers a little from all the squished mushrooms and empty turtle shells lying around.​ Welcome back to the weekly round-up here at Eating Our Words, where we have a lovely bouquet and notes of walnut and oak in our boldly earthy flavor. Efferves ... More >>

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    November 5, 2009

    Chicken Soup in Less than 30 Minutes

    Photo by Jane Catherine Collins​This is not a Rachel Ray recipe, so just wipe that thought out of your mind. We can't stand Rachel Ray and have banned her show from our house. We do all like a fast meal, though. So here's our version of a 30-minute dish: chicken soup:

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    November 4, 2009

    How to Make the Perfect: Chicken Stock

    Photo by Jane Catherine Collins​When I talk about making homemade chicken stock, people look at me like I have a third eye. Why would you do that when you can just buy it at the store? Because making stock tastes way better than the store-bought stuff. Very few recipes are easier than this ... More >>

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