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Edible Austin

Eat Your Yard

By Helen Cordes   Imagine this: it’s long about suppertime and you’re hungry, so you step out into the front yard and gather ingredients for a

San Marcos Green

From its refreshing green color to its inventive food (the wild salmon burger on a house-baked Challah bun is a known addictive substance) to its

Hill Country Gold

“I  keep a bottle of olive oil on my table the way other people keep ketchup,” says Jack Peters of Bella Vista Ranch. In fact,

Hey, Dogs…Stay!

The question is this: would anyone visit the Decker Creek B&B without a dog?  “Yes, amazingly,” says Pat Rathbun, who runs the Manor rental cottage

Kitchen Space

Until last November, Soraiya Nagree worked in splendid isolation, creating pastries at a small certified kitchen for her Luxe Sweets bakery and catering company. But

Thom’s Market

“It’s a grocery store,” Bill Thom says, from his accustomed spot behind the antique wooden counter. “It’s not a gift shop. And it’s not a

Capital Area Food Bank Diary

>By Michael Guerra     Not a week goes by when someone at the Capital Area Food Bank doesn’t get asked whether or not we accept

A Harvest of Sharing

By Karen Banks    The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) works daily with alarming statistics. Consider the following: In Texas, one in five adults—and one in

Holiday Cocktails

Photography by Jenna Noel There’s something glittering about a winter cocktail party—and if you don’t need a little glitter this time of year, when do

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Making Mole

Photography by Jody Horton “Mole has always been in my family. My mother, my grandmother, my great-grandmother all made mole,” explains Luis Gutierrez. “But no

A Local Winter Brew

At first glance, Real Ale’s Coffee Porter, a seasonal release made with a hint of Katz’s Shade Grown Coffee, seems like a deal made in