A Texas-sized toast to taste
By Jessica Domel
Break out the mixing bowl and preheat the oven… It’s time to celebrate! The maker of one of my favorite baking ingredients is celebrating a milestone this month—its 125th anniversary.
Adams Extract and Spice, the company that now makes Adams Best Vanilla Extract, was first started in 1888 in Michigan.
Why am I mentioning this? In 1905, John Anderson Adams, a pharmacist at the time, moved his family to Beeville, Texas. While in Beeville, Adams wanted to help his wife find a solution that wouldn’t bake or freeze out of foods the way traditional vanilla flavoring did at that time.
read moreBerry Cheesecake Parfaits
By Kelly Bogard
Some of you may remember that last fall I attended the Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in McLennan County. I had an amazing time learning some easy tips for making food more nutritious without breaking my pocketbook. So this year when they invited me back, I jumped at the chance.
They were even nice enough to give me a recipe to preview for you all today.
read moreA Texan’s New Year’s Meal
By Amanda Hill
There are a lot of foods out there that are supposed to bring you good luck in the New Year—black-eyed peas, collard greens, pork and even grapes. The problem is, I don’t really like black-eyed peas or collard greens. They’re just not my thing.
So what’s a Texan to do? Aren’t there any foods to bring me good luck in 2013?
The Texas Farm Bureau staff helped me put together a list of foods that have been bringing Texans good luck for years. These will either yield fortune and prosperity in the New Year—or leave you with a stomach ache. I’ll take the risk.
read moreGiving thanks
By Jessica Domel
If you’ve been on Facebook at all lately, you’ve most likely seen dozens of posts from people who are part of an ongoing project during the month of November where they post each day about things for which they are thankful. I haven’t joined in yet, but I think the project has merit.
There are so many things to be thankful for each and every day. Currently, I’m thankful that Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. I’m craving a piece of my aunt’s delicious pecan pie.
read moreBig Red Ice Cream
By Kelly Bogard
Did you know that Sunday is National Ice Cream Day? Ever since I heard, the same little ditty has been playing in my head. You know the one I’m talking about. “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” I don’t know any other way to get it out of my head than to make ice cream.
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