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Absinthe-eggnog

Winter Cocktails

By David AlanPhotography by Jenna Noel In The Physiology of Taste, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin writes, “To invite people to dine with us is to make

Dried-Juniper-Berries

Tis the Wild Seasonings

By Amy CrowellPhotography by Dustin Meyer Winter is a good time to fill your pantry with wild spices. The smell of juniper-flavored meat slow roasting

Noble Pig

Noble Pig Chefs John Bates and Brandon Martinez present Wild Boar Sausage with Shishito / Tomatillo Chutney and Romaine Sandwich: Broken Arrow Ranch boar sausage,

Red Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Story and Photography By Lucinda Hutson The ominous cushion of dirty haze that hovered above us during the scorching summer is but a memory; the

Gingerbread

Sugared

By MM PackPhotography by Knoxy Ain’t no more cane on the BrazosIt’s all been ground down to molasses.—traditional Texas prison work song recorded by Lead

Pecans-on-tree

San Saba Pecans-Treasure Along the Banks

By Terry Thompson-AndersonPhotography by Sandy Wilson Along the pastoral banks of Texas’s rivers, early explorers found many kinds of treasure. Some found silver while others

A Mess of Greens

By Elizabeth Engelhardt Toward the end of a project I was working on about my home region—the mountains of Appalachia—I stumbled across repeated references to

pier

The Total Catch

By Kelly Yandell Photography of pier (below) by Kelly YandellPhotography of fish, courtesy of  P.J. Stoops, Louisiana Foods I am a fishing kid. Or rather, I

Red-Rabbit-donuts

Red Rabbit Bakery

By Andrea AbelPhotography by Andy Sams It started with a movie—a political documentary, to be exact: Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story. Cathy Ruiz watched

In.gredients

Christian Lane remembers that his grandmother hated to throw anything away. “She was always reusing margarine tubs for everything,” he says. “She had this Depression-era

Smart Recipe Storage

By Kristi Willis Discovering new recipes is a delight, but finding them again later can be a challenge. Here are some clever storage solutions to