By Julie Vrazel At the beginning of this year, Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” speech touched Americans during the anticipated Super Bowl commercials and declared 2013 as the year of the farmer, something I think has been a long time coming. With this commercial, agriculture moved into the spotlight and it helped spark [...]
By Jessica Domel I've had the Twelve Days of Christmas stuck in my head for three days, except it’s not really the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas–mainly because I can never remember anything past the “Five Golden Rings.” You see, I have a sort of Texas “Twelve Days of Christmas” stuck in my head. [...]
By Kelly Bogard The holidays are officially here and crazy schedules have ensued. Between school programs, business trips, Christmas parties and family gatherings, I feel like I might just lose it. What saves me? My kitchen. When I walk into a kitchen, as most of the time it is not mine, it's like I'm transported [...]
By Jessica Domel I don't know about you, but this time of year, I spend a lot of time trying to re-create family recipes that may have been lost with the passing of relatives. Foods like Texas Trash, which is a Chex party mix variation, German noodles, Velveeta queso and purple Jell-o bring back strong [...]
By Julie Vrazel Every year on Thanksgiving—rain or shine, cold or warm—we feed our cattle before we can dig into our feast. It doesn't matter that it’s a holiday, our cattle come first. Growing up as part of a farming family meant I didn't have the same routine as my friends from town. And I’m [...]
