By Jessica Domel I love so many things about living in the Lone Star State. We have such great foods, the friendliest people and almost every type of geography you could ever want. I've been traveling this state for over a year now with the Texas Farm Bureau, and I've come to realize that I [...]
By Jessica Domel I love the beginning of a new year. Realistically I realize that there’s probably not that much difference between Dec. 31, 2013 and Jan. 1, 2014, but on a psychological level, it’s really nice to feel like there’s this huge blank canvas of a new year just waiting for us to make [...]
By Jessica Domel I've had the Twelve Days of Christmas stuck in my head for three days, except it’s not really the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas–mainly because I can never remember anything past the “Five Golden Rings.” You see, I have a sort of Texas “Twelve Days of Christmas” stuck in my head. [...]
By Jessica Domel I don't know about you, but this time of year, I spend a lot of time trying to re-create family recipes that may have been lost with the passing of relatives. Foods like Texas Trash, which is a Chex party mix variation, German noodles, Velveeta queso and purple Jell-o bring back strong [...]
By Jessica Domel With Christmas trees popping up all over town, carols playing on the radio and holiday gift guides making their way to my mailbox, it would be almost easy to forget that one of my favorite holidays of the year is rapidly approaching. Poor Thanksgiving has been stepped on a bit this year, [...]
