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January 14, 2009

Farm to Market

By Spike Gillespie Photography by Jenna Noel  On a recent Sunday, Autumn Deuel and her mother, Barbara Henderson, stopped by Farm to Market Grocery. Shopping

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Road Trip to Marble Falls

By Helen Cordes Photography by Sandy Wilson As a former farm girl, I love driving Texas’s “Ranch to Market” and “Farm to Market” roads (part

A Simple Thanksgiving Supper

By Jesse Griffiths Photography by Jenna Noel Thanksgiving could be spent busily preparing and serving an elaborate array of dishes, or you could go the

Return of the Natives

By Beth GoulartPhotography by Doug Gaidry III Franklin Houser wasn’t much of a wine drinker during his four decades as a trial attorney in San

Secrets of Salt

By Amy ReynoldsPhotography by Jody Horton Salt is the most universal condiment found on the planet. And not just the iodine-laden, burned-at-1,000-degrees-Fahrenheit shaker salt we

The Business of All

By Susan Shields Photography by Jenna Noel At a time when reducing waste is on everyone’s mind, there may be no greater example of the

Lover of Cheese

By Marilyn McCray Photography by Bill Albrecht Cathy Strange considers food to be one of the few universal languages, much like music. And if food

Joys of Pickling

By C. Jeanette TysonIllustrations by Matt Lynaugh Aunt Frances said to pull one from the bottom, so I did—dove through the murky syrup, hooked one

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Random Acts

By Bill Albrecht Ingredients:1 large beautiful Texas Hill Country backdrop11 foodies excited about spending the day with other foodies from across the country for a culinary

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A Parting Conversation

By Heidi Yorkshire Photography by Christine Alicino July 3, 2008, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of writer M.F.K. Fisher, whose vivid, impeccably detailed

Bag the Bags, Wack the Waste

By Helen Cordes    The case for eating locally grown foods requires no further evidence than the taste test: What mouth wouldn’t melt when presented

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The Future of Food

By Kelsey Maki   Photography by Jenna Noel Eleven-year-old Sarah Schmidt opens one eye and stares at the ceiling. She can hear her sister Caitlin