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About Kelly Bogard

Food Editor Texas Farm Bureau I believe that happiness starts in the home. For my big Texas family it is in the kitchen. Join me as I cook my way through life one recipe at a time.

Everything Cookies

By Kelly Bogard Have you ever been to a cookie exchange? You know, one of those parties where everyone brings three or four dozen cookies and swaps them with friends for the holidays? If you haven't been, try to make it to one. They are a lot of fun. Today, I'm sharing a recipe that [...]

December 9, 2011|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Slow Cooked Carnitas

By Kelly Bogard Is there a gadget or tool in your kitchen that you just can't live without? Would it turn your world upside down if it broke? For me, my go-to kitchen tool is my slow cooker, especially now that it's starting to get cooler and my days seem to be jumbling into one big holiday [...]

December 2, 2011|Categories: Main Dishes, Recipes, Slow Cooker Meals|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Chicken Cordon Bleu

By Kelly Bogard Your Thanksgiving guests are still at your house, and everyone's tired of turkey leftovers. What are you going to do? My mom is the hostess supreme, and I've never seen her crack under pressure when it comes to what to serve. Years ago, she taught me how to make Chicken Cordon Bleu. [...]

November 25, 2011|Categories: Chicken, Main Dishes, Recipes|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Party Potatoes

By Kelly Bogard The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming! Do you know what you are going to cook? Earlier this week I found out I'll be hosting 31 family members and friends on Thanksgiving. This means the following: there will be two turkeys, one ham, four pans of dressing, at least two green [...]

November 18, 2011|Categories: Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetables|Tags: , , |3 Comments

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

By Kelly Bogard Nothing says fall more than pumpkin-flavored treats. While I'm not a fan of scooping the insides for a jack-o'-lantern, I love sweet pumpkin treats that signal the cooler weather, changing leaves and comfy scarves of fall. Amanda makes an office favorite–Iced Pumpkin Cookies–that gets us all in the fall mood. She made [...]

November 4, 2011|Categories: Holiday Treats, Recipes|Tags: , |0 Comments