Many don’t realize that curry is neither a specific spice blend nor a dish in its own right. In the 17th century, when the British occupied India, they fell in love with the local food. In an ...
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At Angel House Soup Kitchen in the Austin Baptist Chapel just east of downtown, Senior Pastor and Director Frank Deutsch often uses locally sourced ground venison as a key ingredient in a hearty ...
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by MM Pack
For much of the world’s population, especially in Asia, rice is the most widely eaten staple food. Forty percent of humans—mostly in populous, less developed ...
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by Claudia Alarcon • Photography by Alison Narro
If the title of this article got your attention, we probably have a few things in common: Our dogs are part of our families; we’ll do just ...
Many people don’t know that Austin’s beloved Barton Springs was once home to a three-story, spring-and-dam-powered gristmill that processed locally grown grain. Although William (“Uncle ...
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by Steve Wilson
Austin sports an impressive 6,000 restaurants, 1,000 food trailers and seemingly countless raves from adoring foodies. But on the flipside of this culinary scene, the numbers ...
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by Devyani Borade
We’re gathered around the dinner table—three generations of women standing over steaming bowls of chicken curry and fluffy rice, vegetables and dals and tiny pots ...
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by Lisa Joy Solomonillustration by Hillary Weber-Gale
In her beautiful and brave memoir, “I Dreamed of Africa,” Kuki Gallmann—born and raised near Venice, Italy—recounts the ...
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By Kristi Willis
Creating personal cookbooks is an age-old tradition that used to require not only publishing prowess but hour upon hour of labor spent compiling and formatting recipes. But thanks ...
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By Kristi Willis
Eureka! You’ve unearthed something at the farm stand that you haven’t seen before—maybe it’s sweet potato greens, kohlrabi, opo squash or an exotic melon. ...
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