The Tasting Spoon

Stone & Stein is a new pizza spot located across Nike on the first floor of the Outlet Shops downtown.  Their pizzas cook quickly in a propane gas stone pizza oven at 800-1000 degrees so don't expect to  be waiting around for your order. We received ours within 2 or 3 minutes. We ordered two different pizzas off their specialty menu. The Pizza Al La Vodka and Chorizo con Papas. You have the option to build your own pizza with an array of specialty and traditional sauces. Sauces include vodka sauce, roasted red pepper, buffalo, mushroom, green tomatillo, tomato sauce. Specialty toppings include carnitas, breaded chicken, chorizo sausage, smoked mozzarella, prosciutto, and they also carry plenty of traditional toppings. Pizza Al La Vodka Fresh mozzarella, famous tomato cream vodka sauce, seasoned fresh mushrooms, peas and proscuitto di parma According to the Stone & Stein menu, this pizza was voted #1 in America in 1992. It was full of flavor thanks to the fresh

Although you can't tell from this hot Laredo weather, we're just about two weeks into fall! A lot of us are craving those cool, crisp nights so here's a recipe you can try out when the weather chills out. This Butternut Squash Soup recipe is super simple, easy and tasty. Ingredients 1 Butternut Squash  Half a stick of butter Salt Pepper  Nutmeg to taste Heavy cream (add until desired consistency)  Directions Heat oven to 400. Slice butternut squash in half. Place face down on baking sheet. Bake until flesh is soft and remove from oven. Remove seeds and dispose. Scoop out flesh and place in blender. Dispose of outer skin. Add butter in blender. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Slowly pour in a small amount of cream and blend. Continue adding cream until desired consistency is reached. We topped ours off with a splash of cream, a sprinkle of nutmeg and roasted pumpkin seeds!