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

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Back to Basics: Pan Gravy

By Kelly Bogard Gravy. Warm and flavorful. It makes potatoes, rice and biscuits shine. Good at any meal for so many reasons. Quick and easy. And it makes everything taste better! Remember when your mom or grandma kept a can of fat sitting on the back of the stove? I do. My mom used bacon grease in all [...]

Creamy Cucumber Salad

By Kelly Bogard Tangy, yet sweet, aromas fill the air. Colorful fruits and veggies cover the farm stands. And bustling customers chat with one another and with farmers. It’s a social event. One that’s celebrated every year during National Farmers Market Week. You’ve heard me tout my love for farmers markets before. There’s just something [...]

Back to Basics: Salsa

By Kelly Bogard There's always a reason to celebrate. Birthdays. Promotions. Holidays. Food is always involved. You could say food is the life of our party. Most of the time, anyway. It's the center of get-togethers and celebrations at our house. I always have a few snacks on hand when family and friends come over. And [...]

Oven Beef Kabobs

By Kelly Bogard Your heart is important. Not only in the emotional sense. But also in the physical sense. We can’t live without a heart to pump the blood to our body. And February is Heart Health month. So, what's good for your heart? Lean protein. Not only does it have health benefits. It tastes good [...]

Back to Basics: Shortbread Cutout Cookies

By Kelly Bogard House cleaned from Thanksgiving feast…check. Christmas decorations up…check. Plate of warm cookies for those who helped…still working on it. There's nothing better than walking into the kitchen to the smell of fresh-baked cookies. It's one of the many things I look forward to this time of year. Whether it is Cinnamon Jumbles or Rosemary [...]