Texas wine AVAs II

Texas wine facts: Texas is the fifth-largest winemaking state, behind California, Washington, New York, and Oregon. And Texas wine is No. 3 in economic impact, just behind California and New York. Both rankings according to the National Association of American Wineries.

The gift of chile peppers

Chile peppers give to us in so many ways, from fresh chiles to pickled varieties, to roasted chiles, dehydrated ones that get ground into powder, and dried ones reconstituted in liquid to make fabulous sauces. I was gifted a large variety of chiles from a delightful lady I met at a book festival.

Texas wine AVAs

Texas wine once was an amusing blip on the wine world’s radar. There was interesting activity around Lubbock, an ambitious project in Big Bend, dreamers in the Hill Country, and—of course—ardent over-achievers around College Station. But wine? In Texas? Come ‘on man, seriously?

New arrivals at the library

POST PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES It’s now fall in the library! Decorations and Halloween books are out. The window has changing leaves. Our autumn activities, including football, MLB playoffs, volleyball, and cross country, are in full swing.

Country Frittata

Remnants of your summer garden are the perfect ingredients for a simple dish like this country frittata. If you haven’t tried making a frittata, it is similar to an omelet but much easier. I start mine on the stovetop and finish it up in the oven.

Wine Geekiness

Gus Clemens On Wine It comes with the wine writer territory: people encounter me at the grocery store, in elevators, on the street, and ask me about wine. “As a wine geek…” they begin their question. Hmmm. Wine geek? The original meaning of geek was a “highly intelligent, but introverted person.

PHS Class of '78 comes together

Brad Shepherd, Bruce Waldrip, Evans Heaton. Second row – Randy Baker, Steve Shedd, Bud Jones, Shelby Barley, Pat Riedel, Cain Abraham, Mark Williams, Tommy Reed. Back Row - David Morrow, Butch Booth, Rodney Gray, Mike Holly, and Frank Flores.

Big Country Electric Cooperative’s Member Appreciation Open House

Big Country Electric Cooperative (BCEC) invites members to stop by their local BCEC office in Roby, Snyder or Stamford on Tuesday, September 26, for Member Appreciation Day Open House. Come and go from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., for delicious snacks and prizes for co-op members who stop by!

Chili-Cheese Potato Skins

The Heirlooom Kitchen Tailgate season is in full swing. Whether you head out to the games, or have a gathering in your own backyard, or around the television, good food is a must. I like portable food for these occasions.

The Religion of Wine

Gus Clemens On Wine Is wine a religion? Wait—I am not suggesting wine will replace my Catholicism— but we cannot ignore religious elements associated with wine. This is not about wine’s long, historic, intimate relationship with the world’s major religions.