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Handiwork: Mozzarella

Story and Photography by Lisa Fain I’ve been making queso blanco for quite a while. It’s a cheese that requires nothing more than a dash

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Handiwork: Date Loaf Candy

Story and Photography by Lisa Fain I come from a candy-making family. You’d know Christmastime was fast approaching when Great-Grandma Gibson and my great-aunt Pearl

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Handiwork: Bratwurst

By Lisa Fain Photography by Lisa Fain “What do you think of the texture? Does it remind you of a turkey burger?” my friend Matt asked

Weeknight Fare

By Marla Camp Photography by Marla Camp Eve Chenu and Tobin McGill are busy professionals. She is a personal trainer and certified Aston Patterning practitioner

First Date

By Marla Camp Photography by Jenna Noel Three weeks after Andrew Dorsey met Jane Cronk, he invited her to dinner—at his parents’ house, sans parents.

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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

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Local Thanksgiving Feast

By Jesse Griffiths    Photography by Jody Horton Thanksgiving, our annual celebration of food and gratitude, has evolved in a curious manner over time, meandering from

Gluten-Free

By Adrienne Martini    Photography by Leslie Washburne Shortly after my daughter’s third birthday, she stopped growing. As if that weren’t alarming enough, she would

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

Herbal Vinegar Techniques

(Adapted from The Herb Garden Cookbook, University of Texas Press) For best flavor, pick herbs in early morning before the heat has wilted them.  Gently

Praise the Lard

By Melinda Hemmelgarn    Live long enough, and eventually you’ll witness repeating food and fashion trends. Personally, I didn’t think I’d see that ’70s look—bell-bottoms,

Feel Free to Smoke

By Bridget Weiss June in Austin is a beautiful, though precarious, time of year—early enough to captivate us with al fresco music festivals and spring-fed