By Amanda Hill Remember in school when you learned about carnivores, omnivores and herbivores? Those terms always made me think of dinosaurs, rather than dietary preferences. But in the past few months, I’ve been wondering if I’m a different kind of dinosaur—a “locavore.” I’ve heard several people describe locavores as people who eat local food. [...]
Today's Texas Table Top recipe is a guest post from our friend Katie at TheHillCountryCook.com. Katie is a teacher by day and an incredible cook and food blogger in her "free time." Thanks, Katie, for this delicious dessert idea! By Katie, The Hill Country Cook I'm very, very excited because this is my first guest [...]
By Amanda Hill Y'all, one of our Texas Farm Bureau members in Colorado County is doing something so cool, and I had to share it with our Texas Table Top readers. Chef Ryan Kulhanek creates amazing pieces of art from food. While at The Culinary Academy of Austin, Chef Ryan stumbled upon a talent–and a love–for fruit [...]
By Nathan Smith How would we get through the Texas summer without ice cream? Answer. We wouldn’t. That’s my solution for beating the scorching Texas heat anyway. June brings sweltering temperatures to the Lone Star State—but it’s also time to celebrate National Dairy Month and the four-legged creatures that make it all happen. Few things [...]
By Kelly Bogard I heard through the grapevine that it's swimsuit season, and many are headed to the beach and the pool as the mercury starts to rise. Just saying the word "swimsuit" makes me cringe, and I know others feel the same way. Although many are close to being ready, that doesn’t mean that [...]
