Why CasiNada? Well, because . . .
CASINADA . . . literally translated (Spanish) means "almost nothing." In 1993, when my
husband David and I purchased our land, I told a friend from South Texas we wanted to have a
name for our property. He asked how many acres we had. " 7.65," I said. He explained that in
South Texas, if you had just a few acres big enough to have a farm animal or two, they'd call that
"casi nada" or little bit of nothin'. And that's about what David and I had when we started.
We made the decision to build something new from something old when we were fortunate
enough to locate three old homes in Burleson and Lee County that were well past their prime. We
built a barn on CasiNada from the first of those demolitions and stored our salvage until the next
construction phase. Then we stumbled upon a boxcar full of unwanted stuff in Cotulla, Texas. We
sorted, hauled, and traded; and what evolved from all that recycled Texana is a unique crossbreed
of old and new. The dust had barely cleared before CasiNada became a place to express our other
talents and passions (He entertains, I cook) . . . CasiNada became synonymous with fun and good
food.
I began the cooking classes now known as CasiNada Cooks! in October 1999. The kitchen
accommodates 12 students, but have accommodated 16 for the "Tamalada" class, since much of
the work is done at the tables. Classes are fun and informative, and geared toward all levels of
expertise, with class participation whenever possible.
We're located in the scenic Texas Hill Country town of Wimberley between Austin and San Antonio.
CasiNada is just off the main road that runs through Wimberley, with only 2/10ths mile of Caliche
Road between the pavement and us!
We're always cooking . . . Terri Burney-Bisett
husband David and I purchased our land, I told a friend from South Texas we wanted to have a
name for our property. He asked how many acres we had. " 7.65," I said. He explained that in
South Texas, if you had just a few acres big enough to have a farm animal or two, they'd call that
"casi nada" or little bit of nothin'. And that's about what David and I had when we started.
We made the decision to build something new from something old when we were fortunate
enough to locate three old homes in Burleson and Lee County that were well past their prime. We
built a barn on CasiNada from the first of those demolitions and stored our salvage until the next
construction phase. Then we stumbled upon a boxcar full of unwanted stuff in Cotulla, Texas. We
sorted, hauled, and traded; and what evolved from all that recycled Texana is a unique crossbreed
of old and new. The dust had barely cleared before CasiNada became a place to express our other
talents and passions (He entertains, I cook) . . . CasiNada became synonymous with fun and good
food.
I began the cooking classes now known as CasiNada Cooks! in October 1999. The kitchen
accommodates 12 students, but have accommodated 16 for the "Tamalada" class, since much of
the work is done at the tables. Classes are fun and informative, and geared toward all levels of
expertise, with class participation whenever possible.
We're located in the scenic Texas Hill Country town of Wimberley between Austin and San Antonio.
CasiNada is just off the main road that runs through Wimberley, with only 2/10ths mile of Caliche
Road between the pavement and us!
We're always cooking . . . Terri Burney-Bisett
Wink, 11 wks
Wink, 9 mos
P.S. CasiNada produces electricity with 19 solar panels.
We're still tied to the grid for those cloudy days or when
we're not producing enough to power everything. Our
central air is an efficient geo-thermal system (no air
compressor) and we get our water from our 12,500 gallon
rainwater catchment system. Our cans, glass, paper, and
what plastic we can, all gets recycled . . . just doing our part.
We're still tied to the grid for those cloudy days or when
we're not producing enough to power everything. Our
central air is an efficient geo-thermal system (no air
compressor) and we get our water from our 12,500 gallon
rainwater catchment system. Our cans, glass, paper, and
what plastic we can, all gets recycled . . . just doing our part.