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Handiwork: Pineapple Vinegar

Story and Photography by Lisa Fain In The Cuisines of Mexico, Diana Kennedy includes a recipe for making pineapple vinegar that calls for nothing more

There Is a Season

By Carol Ann SaylePhotography by Jen Reel As the truism goes, “there is a season to all things. . . .” Weather, plants, animals and

Green Corn Project: Garden Part

By Helen Cordes Do you yearn to grow your own veggies, but you’re stuck with less than stellar soil? Consider getting some friends together for

Ask the Permie Pro

By Dick Pierce Dear Gardening Folks, Thinking-about-its and Wannabes,It’s June in Central Texas and our long, hot summer is here. Gardens and gardeners are stressed

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Yes, We Can

By Mike Evans Photography by Max Elliott The Tuesday morning harvest is in and the temperature continues to rise, but in the shade of the

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Home Plate: Feeding Baby

By Kristi WillisPhotography by Andy Sams Wee Chloe happily accepts a heaping spoonful of cottage cheese nestled alongside homemade spinach puree, then smiles from ear

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Jack Allen’s Kitchen

by Marshall Wright Big smiles and big plates piled high with locally sourced flavors are the trademark of Jack Allen’s Kitchen. Opposite page: a peek

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Ice, Ice, Baby

By David AlanPhotography by Jenna Noel Ice, the most common ingredient in cocktails, is one that we barely give more than a passing thought to—even

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McPherson Cellars

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Marla Camp Is it something in the blood or in the soil that creates a master winemaker? For native Texan Kim

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East Side Show Room

Photography by Jody Horton East Side Show Room Chef Sonya Coté’s “The Showroom”—Pola’s Full Harvest Moonster (Houston) with beet vinaigrette (Springdale Farm, Austin); Pola’s Rawblucchon (Houston)

Blinded By The Bite

By Anna Lappé Photography by Carole Topalian Adapted from Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What

24 Hours of Barbecue

By Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt Photography by Carole Topalian From the book Republic of Barbecue: Stories Beyond the Brisket by Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt, © 2009. Courtesy