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News flash: It’s hot, dry and expensive

By Amanda Hill Whether you live in Central Texas, Dallas, Lubbock or Houston, Texans could play the same weather forecast on repeat–"It's hot, it's dry and there's no end in sight." The real trouble is, the extreme heat has deeper consequences than just making almost 25 million people very sweaty. The current Texas drought is [...]

Live Food Creations

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 [...]

July 12, 2011|Categories: Texas Products|Tags: , , |1 Comment

Extreme couponing & other savings tips

By Amanda Hill Ok, I’ll admit it.  I’m a fan of the extreme couponing show that’s been on TV recently. These women (and men) spend countless hours clipping coupons, scouring newspapers and websites for the best deals and mapping store routes to strategize their next shopping trip. That takes some serious dedication to saving money. [...]

The Food Borne Identity

By Nathan Smith It’s midnight. You open the refrigerator door, surveying the late-night snack options. Hidden behind the plastic containers of leftovers, you retrieve the three-day-old Szechuan shrimp take-out. Hours later you realize that was a bad idea. There is nothing fun about being sick for 24 hours while you wait on your body to [...]

May 10, 2011|Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: , , |5 Comments