With the school year upon us, it’s time to stock up on easy recipes that you don’t have to think about too much.
This chicken pasta is from “Family Table: Farm Cooking From …
As Austin-area parents and students are getting back-to-school supplies in order, local school districts are preparing menus, placing orders and preparing staff for another school year of feeding thousands of elementary, middle and high school …
I recently republished a column I wrote in 2009 about why my mom and dad did not make our school lunches when we were kids. If you’re making that transition in your family, here are …
Editor’s note: I wrote this column in 2009, not long after I started writing about food for the Statesman. As you can read at the bottom of the story, Sinda’s daughters are now in high …
The Austin chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier has always offered scholarships for local culinary students, but this year, the organization of women in the food industry is offering stipends for culinary professionals who are …
If it’s early August, Austinites are getting excited about Hatch chiles.
The New Mexican chile peppers have been a hit in Central Texas ever since Central Market started bringing them here in the mid-1990s. Whole …
If we ever needed cold summer soups, it’s in August, when even the grass and trees are parched. The cold soup that probably comes to mind is gazapacho, the Spanish soup frequently made with tomatoes.
You …
Saltine crackers in a pie crust? Sounds just crazy enough to make sense.
A friend mentioned saltine cracker pie crust earlier this year, so I was delighted to find a recipe for such a pie in …
Of all the breakthroughs I’ve had in the Instant Pot this summer, the best might be bonding over the device with my mom.
She’s been getting creative with that 6-quarter multicooker …
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