Texas Table Top—Celebrating the foods, places and people of the Lone Star State.

Yearly Archives: 2014

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Key Lime White Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Kelly Bogard I love getting new ideas for the Texas Table Top blog. Sometimes they come from friends or family, sometimes they come from people who have been one of the lucky tasters from previous weeks, and this one came direct to you this week from one of the Texas Farm Bureau Public Relations [...]

March 28, 2014|Categories: Desserts, Featured, Recipes, Specialty Crops|Tags: , |0 Comments

Grocery Price Watch: Food prices remain steady

By Julie Vrazel I don’t always enjoying making the weekly—sometimes more often—trip to the grocery store. A game plan is usually necessary. And once you’re at the store, you have to be aware of the other shoppers, hope the check-out line isn’t too long and pray the total bill is affordable. In a time when [...]

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

By Kelly Bogard My mom is an awesome cook. When we were growing up, she was able to figure out the favorite foods for each of her kids. Now, I realize she did this through experimentation. She taught us to always try new things when it came to food. She would tell us, “Taste it [...]

March 21, 2014|Categories: Featured, Recipes, Side Dishes, Specialty Crops, Vegetables|Tags: , |0 Comments

Texas agriculture isn’t black and white

By Julie Vrazel T-shirts aren’t one-size-fits-all, so why should Texas agriculture be that way? The Lone Star State is uniquely different from the other 49 states in countless ways. Our state is growing exponentially as families relocate here, and oftentimes, we experience all four seasons in one day. Just as the people and weather are [...]

BBQ Chicken Pizza Pie

By Kelly Bogard Happy pie day. Boy, are you in for a treat. Oh wait, I think I have something wrong here. It’s Pi, not pie. You know, 3.141592653. Every year since 1988, people have celebrated Pi with pie. We will celebrate with pie. There are all kinds of pies, though. Here in Texas, we [...]