The Chickpea Chickadee

Fiesta  is in full swing here in San Antonio, TX. There are lots of great events, food and partying. I must be in the Fiesta spirit beca...

  I love a fabulous bowl of tortilla soup and there are plenty of place...

My husband and I learned how to make sushi at home a couple of years ago. We debated about if we should take a class, but after finding o...

I adore ALL things Lavender. Lavender bath salts, lotion, chocolate, tea, etc.. After planting several Lavender plants in our flower bed thi...

One of my favorite stores is the Savory Spice Shop in Austin, TX. This store has every type of spice you can possibly imagine. The invitin...

 I have recently challenged myself to move beyond my culinary comfort zone. For some reason Coq Au Vin seemed very intimidating to me. In Fr...

I promise this will not turn into a decorating/remodeling blog, however, I wanted to share with you some before and after pictures of our ne...