Cooking Over Coals
I first met Chef Lou Lambert in Marfa, Texas, at his sister Liz’s iconic hotel, El Cosmico, where he was giving a demonstration on cooking
February 2017
My Life in Food
The smell of onion, garlic and spices fills my noisy and chaotic school cafeteria during lunchtime. Today in my lunch, I have basmati rice and
Recharging with Homemade Electrolyte Drinks
In my youth, I handed over early mornings to the predawn dread of jumping into the pool for swim practice. After the dread, though, I
A Real Field Trip
As educators know, teaching is easiest and most effective when learning feels like play. Some lessons, like grammar, may be harder to turn into games,
An Unexpected Oasis
Tucked among far South Austin’s well-manicured lawns, an oasis of fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and ornamentals flourishes in a 40- by 60-foot backyard that serves
Talking with Hank Shaw
Hank Shaw is a self-professed omnivore who says he’s solved his own Pollan-esian dilemma. As a wild-foods advocate, he forages, gardens, fishes and hunts—prepares and
What We’re Drinking with Outdoor
Venison with Cumberland Sauce (page 55). When pairing game meat with wine, look for a red with rustic, rough-around-the-edges nuances and a full-bodied flavor profile.
Revisiting an Old Friend
In 1841, the Republic of Texas sent the 320-man Texan Santa Fe Expedition to annex New Mexico. While traveling across the Texas Panhandle, however, the
Seed Savers
In his early 20s, Jeremiath “Jere” Gettle was known to tirelessly set off alone in his trusty Saturn into the depths of Mexico and beyond,
Let’s Get Dressed
The topic of getting dressed takes me back to my days at Harper’s Bazaar, when wearing a bad outfit to work was the surest way
Painter of Cakes
Danaë Smale is a palette knife- and paintbrush-wielding abstract painter who happens to use buttercream as her medium and sponge cake as her canvas. “My
Svante’s Ranch Direct
In 1838, the land that would soon be officially recognized as Central Texas was ripe, fertile and largely untouched, and the first Swedish immigrant to
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