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Sweet summer fruit salad

Sweet summer fruit salad

Sweet summer fruit salad

This Dish Brings
Thursday, June 5, 2025
CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMme back to the hot days of summer when my kids were little. My husband was oversees with the military so I probably didn’t cook as many large meals. And with the heat that summer, I’d tell the kids we’d be having what I called “cold plates” for dinner.
Drought tolerant tea gardens

Drought tolerant tea gardens

Drought tolerant tea gardens

News Staff
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Last week’s column highlighted the garden herbs peppermint, chamomile, lemon balm, and fennel. Teas made from herbs in today’s column are more unusual since they are drought tolerant plants often grown in xeric, low water-use, gardens.Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea).
Holy cow, these brownies are good

Holy cow, these brownies are good

Holy cow, these brownies are good

Arue
Thursday, May 29, 2025
CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMANGELINA LHoly Cow Brownies!This treat is loaded with healthy ingredients, (plus it is gluten-free and egg-free) and is doable at any time with basic pantry staples.
New arrivals at the library

New arrivals at the library

New arrivals at the library

News Staff
Thursday, May 22, 2025
What an exciting week it’s been for many of our young people as they’ve performed at state-level competitions, practiced going to state competitions shortly, received well-deserved awards, and became high school graduates!
Best vegan fajita for your family

Best vegan fajita for your family

Best vegan fajita for your family

Angelina L
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Beef fajitas, chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas, and now mushroom fajitas. That’s right, mushroom fajitas are the next big thing. And for those of us who eat less meat, mushroom fajitas are the best thing since sliced bread.
PREHISTORIC ANIMAL skeletons are often found in West Texas—including “Texas Technosaurus,” which was found in Big Bend National Park by paleontologists from Texas Tech University and named in honor of the university, according to a Museum of Texas Tech guide. Discoveries, such as that of a recent tooth of a giant ground sloth, continue to occur in the Lubbock area as well. | TxDOT

PREHISTORIC ANIMAL skeletons are often found in West Texas—including “Texas Technosaurus,” which was found in Big Bend National Park by paleontologists from Texas Tech University and named in honor of the university, according to a Museum of Texas Tech guide. Discoveries, such as that of a recent tooth of a giant ground sloth, continue to occur in the Lubbock area as well. | TxDOT

Did you know there was a Texas Technosaurus?

Shannon Mcintire
Thursday, May 22, 2025
LUBBOCK — Stunning discoveries sometimes lie just below the surface. A recent archeological excavation in the Lubbock area unearthed some colossal creatures. And the discoveries are just beginning.
A healthy guilt free dessert

A healthy guilt free dessert

A healthy guilt free dessert

News Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2025
The Heirloom Kitchen ANGELINA L ARUEAnytime I can find a way to make a favorite treat and still feel good about eating it, I’m all in. My family, like many of you I’m guessing, loves no-bake oatmeal cookies. In fact, they contain so much sugar, they are really more of a candy than a cookie.
Strawberry shortcake stack

Strawberry shortcake stack

Strawberry shortcake stack

Arue
Thursday, May 8, 2025
CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMANGELINA LNo dessert says it’s springtime quite like strawberry shortcake. Strawberries are coming in sweet right now, and this shortcake makes a stunning birthday cake, or weekend treat. The batter is as easy to make as biscuit dough.
New arrivals at the library

New arrivals at the library

New arrivals at the library

Pam Humble | Special To The Dispatch
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Welcome to May! Happy Mother’s Day! Congratulations Graduates! Go Bold Gold! If you aren’t busy, it’s your choice. Look around our community and be proud and amazed. It is a fun place to live and work. The fabulous rain was a blessing, and I hope there was little damage from the storm.

Growth in holiness

Knowledge Is
Thursday, May 8, 2025
FR. JACOB POWELL | HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCHalso a gift of the Holy Spirit but is different than ordinary knowledge. The gift of knowledge is not about intelligence or a particular subject like chemistry or finance.
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