Recipes of great Texas foods.
The meal you can’t afford to miss
By Nathan Smith Over the holidays, I spent some quality time going over old family photos and talking with my 80-year-old grandpa about the “good ol’ days.” As a kid, I remember spending summers and Labor Day weekends at my grandparents’ cabin at Lake Brownwood. My cousins, extended family and I would gather several times each [...]
Chicken Fried Deer Steaks
By Kelly Bogard Set your sights on this tasty Chicken Fried Deer Steaks recipe! For Chicken Fried Deer Steaks, you will need... 1 lb. deer steaks, tenderized (tenderloin or backstrap) 1-1/2 cups whole milk 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 egg vegetable oil seasoning to taste Venison is very similar to beef in regard to [...]
Reata’s Jalapeno Cilantro Soup
By Kelly Bogard A few weeks ago, I shared a recipe for Potato Soup Mix in a Jar that I gave to my co-workers for Christmas. After returning from the holidays, I was met with rave reviews from all who had tried it. So, when I was asked to cook up another soup to keep [...]
Good Ol’ Texas Chili
By Amanda Hill We Texans love our chili. Everyone's recipe is a little different—whether you make it with extra jalapenos, beans, no beans, thick, thin, venison or lean beef. It's the perfect dinner option for a cold winter night. At Texas Farm Bureau, we have an annual chili lunch, hosted by the Commodity and Regulatory Activities [...]
Study: Eat lean beef to lower cholesterol
By Amanda Hill Healthy eating and improving health habits top the list of New Year's resolutions for many Texans each year. If eating a heart healthy diet tops your list for 2012, a new study by Pennsylvania State University may give you some pretty tasty motivation. The recent study, published in the American Journal of Clinical [...]