Holiday Hot Chocolate
By Amanda Hill Earlier this week I wrote about some of our family holiday traditions. One of my mom's and my favorite traditions is making all kinds of treats—all sorts of cookies, candies and other tasty confections—for family and friends. To go along with those treats, I found a great [...]
Potato Soup Mix in a Jar
By Kelly Bogard Coming up with gift ideas for this time of year can be tricky. I want to share my appreciation with so many people—my co-workers, neighbors, my daughter's teachers—but I always struggle to find something thoughtful, festive and affordable. This year, though, I'll be giving Potato Soup Mix [...]
Is that a hormone in my milk?
By Nathan Smith Milk…does it really do a body good? You might have seen the giant billboards or semi-trucks advertising the “no added hormones” line stamped across a picture of cows in a green meadow or maybe a huge pitcher of milk. No added hormones? What exactly are hormones doing [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The science of food
By Amanda Hill Science is an amazing thing. Think about some of the advancements we’ve made in the past 100 years: new medicines have advanced the average lifespan from 49.2 years at the turn of the century to 77.5 years in 2003; cars don’t just take us from point A [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Apple Pie Bites
By Amanda Hill On Tuesday, I shared tips for healthy Thanksgiving recipes that are full of flavor. In the post, I linked to recipes from a few of my favorite Texas foodies that provide tasty alternatives to traditional holiday dishes. Sometimes it's better to bring something completely new than to modify a [...]
Easy swaps for a healthy Thanksgiving
By Amanda Hill Thanksgiving represents just how blessed we are here in the United States. Think about it. We all—regardless of religious, political or fiscal beliefs—stop everything for one day to gather with family and friends to enjoy a meal together, laugh and watch football. (This is Texas, y’all.) It’s [...]
