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April 23, 2008

Sweet Success

By Andrea Vanscoy Photography by Jenna Noel One day, Tom left his mainstream job of 17 years to spend several months reading library books on

Chocolate Dark and Light

By Louise Ducote When I first moved to South Austin, my mother came to help me scrub the cabinets and hang hooks and to make

A Chef Is Born

By Johnny ElsPhotography by Marla Camp  My adventures seem to always start in the kitchen. I started being interested in cooking and baking by watching

Praise the Lard

By Melinda Hemmelgarn    Live long enough, and eventually you’ll witness repeating food and fashion trends. Personally, I didn’t think I’d see that ’70s look—bell-bottoms,

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Part One: Bitter Harvest

By Skip Connett Photography by Skip Connett  If Joe Reider were ever desperate for work, his want ad would read: Seasoned Amish farmer seeks to

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The Gospel of Living Soil

By Dorsey Barger    Photography by Dorsey Barger When I first saw the non-flag-making Betsy Ross on PBS’s Central Texas Gardener, I was transfixed by

Roasted Vegetables

By Lucinda Hutson Photography by Lucinda Hutson Roasted veggies are a party on a platter, delighting the senses in a medley of color, texture and

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The Greening of Garza

By Sharon Doerre    Photography by Jenna Noel Every semester Martha Cason starts her Garza Gardens course with the same blunt question: “How many of

A Trip Through Kolache History

By Katie Cantrell    Photography by Katie Cantrell The following is a legend every Central Texan ought to know. Long ago, in a corner of

The Supersizing of Local

By Robin Chotzinoff    Photography by Jenna Noel Scott Meyer and Scott Carlisle are friends who share similar jobs—Meyer as Associate Director of the University