Food for thought
By Jessica Domel
I’ve decided, after much consideration, that food has the ability to bring families, friends and foes together, brighten someone’s day and sustain our lives. That’s a pretty big responsibility for anyone or anything.
The healing power of food stuck in my mind as I was thinking about a friend of mine who is going through a pretty difficult time. I was dwelling on my lengthy list of things to do when I saw a note on Facebook about her troubles.
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By Kelly Bogard
As many of you know, we live in Waco not too far from a small community that, in the past couple of weeks, has been in the news quite a bit. The town of West, Texas is near and dear to our hearts.
In fact, I have written about the great people of West before. One of my favorite things about this town of less than 3,000 is their hospitality and food.
read moreCultivating the future
By Jessica Domel
As many of you know, last week was Texas Food Connection Week–a week in which we encourage farmers and ranchers to really connect with consumers to talk with them about where their food, fibers and fuel come from. As I traveled to one of the local Texas Food Connection Week events, I was thinking about my two nieces, who are five and three, and wondering whether or not they know where their food comes from.Our family owns a farm that my father runs, but I never really sat down with the girls and asked if they knew that all that corn in the fields was used to feed cattle and so on.
read moreTexas traditions
By Jessica Domel
The inspiration for this week’s blog post hit me the other day as the Texas Farm Bureau Public Relations staff gathered together in our cafeteria for a pre-holiday celebration. We were all sitting around the table discussing holiday foods and traditions when one of my co-workers mentioned “Texas trash.” I have to say, it brought a smile to my face. I hadn’t heard anyone refer to “trash” since my maternal grandmother passed away when I was in high school.
read moreFruit Cake Cookies
By Kelly Bogard
Traditions are big in our family. Like brunch and presents on Christmas day at my parents’ house and Fruit Cake Cookies. We’ve had these cookies every year for as long as I can remember. Now that “Butters” is getting a bit older, she is starting to enjoy these traditions, as well as a few new ones that we have started in our little family.
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