Pamela Brown’s Italian Meatballs with Sauce
By Kelly Bogard
I do not know Pamela Brown, but a member of the Texas Farm Bureau staff does. Cindy Wennin, our senior graphic designer, is a good friend of mine. And a good friend of hers is Pamela Brown. Pamela was nice enough to share her recipe with Cindy and the story behind it for this week’s Texas Table Top recipe.
These meatballs are the real deal. No short cuts or lack of elbow grease on these guys. Several years ago, Pamela married into an Italian family, and her husband’s grandmother taught her to make authentic Italian meatballs—all without speaking a word of English. I just love family recipes, so I knew I had to try this one.
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By Kelly Bogard
In the famous words of Hank Snow and more recently Brian Burns, “I’ve been everywhere man. I’ve been everywhere.” Now that summer is officially over, I’ve had a few minutes to look back on the places we have been and the people we got to see. Since Butters is a little older now, we took more family trips on the weekends and even spent a week at the beach for the second year in a row.
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By Kelly Bogard
Welcome, Autumn! Oh, how I’ve missed your cool breezes and falling leaves. I must say, fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I have love for all of the seasons, but this time of year is just so refreshing. The tastes, the smells, the colors…amazing! Another bonus of this beautiful season is that it gives me an opportunity to cook without melting. My ol’ kitchen can certainly put off some heat.
read morePecan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
By Kelly Bogard
Little known fact… Today is National Pecan Cookie Day! That is a pretty big day in my house for several reasons. Number one, I make cookies. Number two, I make cookies with the Texas state nut. Number three, I make cookies with Texas pecans, chocolate chips and sea salt. Now do you see why it is such a happy day at my house?
These cookies are so good they take two days to make. Don’t worry, you won’t actually be baking for two days. You just make the dough 24 hours in advance so it has time to become the most wonderfully crispy and chewy cookie you have ever had. I can already smell them baking, so let’s get started.
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By Kelly Bogard
Finally, the wait is over! It’s football season in the great state of Texas. Most everyone I know is involved with football in one way or another. Let’s face it, it’s a Texas way of life. Whether it’s Pee Wee, high school, college or professional, we all have our favorite teams.
My house bleeds maroon. I grew up in Waco, home of the Baylor Bears, and I graduated from Stephen F. Austin in the deep piney woods of East Texas. But from a very young age, I can recall waking up to the Aggie War Hymn playing over my dad’s home stereo in preparation of the game of the day. Now, Butters’ memories may be a little different. She’ll probably remember putting on her favorite maroon dress and helping her mommy make game day treats.
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