King Ranch Chicken
By Kelly Bogard Feeding an active family is a challenge. While kids stay busy with school, sports and other activities, parents juggle schedules and keep their families healthy and strong by preparing good meals. Sometimes you have to be creative with the menu and think ahead. This week is one of those [...]
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
By Kelly Bogard Happy National Chocolate Chip Day! Yep, there is an entire day dedicated to these tiny, tear-drop morsels of fun. You might have noticed I'm a huge chocolate chip fan. I've put them in cupcakes and pumpkin cookies. I even use white ones paired with lime. Kids love chocolate chips, [...]
Skillet Potato Medley
By Kelly Bogard The versatile potato. Boil, fry, mash, bake. You get the point. And there's as many different kinds of potatoes as ways to cook them. Bet you didn't know potatoes are grown in Texas. Large commercial acreage is grown in four areas: parts of the High Plains, some [...]
Seven Layer Dip
By Kelly Bogard Hooray for sunshine! Don’t get me wrong. We LOVE the rain here in Central Texas. But it can sure wreak havoc on the weekend plans. This weekend, in particular, there will be several celebrations for Cinco De Mayo. Snack foods are always at the center of any [...]
Chipotle: Marketing machine or responsible food supplier?
By Julie Tomascik No more GMOs? That’s the route Chipotle announced it’s taking. Because the burrito giant wants to sell food with “integrity.” I admire that. But I don’t admire the fear-driven marketing scheme that misleads consumers like you and me. The marketing plan they use 365 days a year. [...]
Spanish Rice
By Kelly Bogard Rice. Grown with pride by Texas farmers. It's an important economic driver in Southeast Texas. My favorite is a long-grain basmati rice, also known as Texmati. It has an amazing buttery flavor perfect for this week’s south of the border treat. Just in time for next week’s Cinco [...]
Pot Roast
By Kelly Bogard There are no alarm clocks on a farm. And sun up and sun down aren’t always the indication of the start and end of a work day for farmers and ranchers. But a warm meal is always a welcome sight, no matter the time of day. And [...]
Strawberry Spinach Salad
By Kelly Bogard Bluebonnets. Baby calves. Telltale signs of spring in the Lone Star State. But the sticky sweetness and slight tartness of Texas strawberries lets my taste buds know spring has truly sprung. Bite, slice or dip. Strawberries are just plain delicious. And a crate full arrived at our office last [...]
Pink Fluff
By Kelly Bogard It's funny how something as simple as food can bring back so many memories. Turkey makes most people think of Thanksgiving. Peach Cobbler means summer is here. Others, like this week’s recipe, may not have as wide of a following. But it definitely brings back memories of Easter [...]
Skillet Chicken Quesadillas
By Kelly Bogard Being a food blogger is a pretty cool gig. I get to work and do something I love—cooking! Fun, tasty recipes dominate my kitchen. But I’m frequently asked questions. “How do you make it? “How does it taste?” Do you really think I’d share a recipe that [...]
