The Heirloom Kitchen

When we take the time to make sweets for our sweethearts, it is always a welcomed treat. And homemade baked goods are especially well received on Valentine’s Day. I grew up on warm snickerdoodle cookies. But in recent years, I’ve enjoyed snickerdoodle cupcakes just as much.

Gus Clemens on Wine

The land was sheep country, too far north for grapes. The local wine was mediocre, pawned off to roughhewn wool buyers or consumed by locals as vin de table. Nevertheless, to raise money for monasteries, Benedictine monks steadily improved their vineyards.

Happy Birthday

Saturday, February 4 Trevah Yarbro Matt Dorsett Jackie Reiter Jen Strawn Sunday, February 5 Becky Quintana Monday, February 6 Anita Morris Johnny P.

Gus Clemens on Wine

Which of these statements about the wine industry is correct? Demand decreases, the industry faces rocky times. The industry is doing fine, even if volume is down, value is steady. The industry has a rosy future as drinkers switch to higher-priced wine.

The Heirloom Kitchen

Football playoff games stir up a big appetite, and lots of excitement this time of year. The Super Bowl has practically become a national holiday. In recent years there is evidence that lots of football fans even take off work the Monday after the big game.

Devotional

Grassland Church of the Nazarene I love pockets! They are good for all kinds of things: storage (keys, change), keeping particulars together, providing a handy tissue, and bringing warmth in the cold (my hands go in mittens and then in my pockets).

Gus Clemens on Wine

Wine is the world’s most interesting alcoholic beverage. You expect wine columnists to make such an assertion, but we can back up the claim. There are three essential types of alcoholic beverages: beer, wine, spirits.

Do You Remember?

The other day I was looking at Facebook and took this test to see if I was a hillbilly. The more I read, the more I didn’t think this was a hillbilly test. It was just growing up in West Texas in the 1950s–1990s. Most of these were normal things that occurred in daily life during this time.

The Heirloom Kitchen

Most yeast bread recipes can be made into loaves, rolls, and even cinnamon rolls. I recently tried making cinnamon rolls with my aunt’s yeast bread/roll recipe and it worked so well. Her recipe is a treasure to me.

Post School Menu

Monday, January 23 Breakfast PK-K: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk Variety. Breakfast 1-5: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk Variety. Breakfast 6-12: Breakfast Pizza, Fruit, Juice, Milk Variety. Lunch PK: Corn Dog, Tater Tots, Fruit Cup, Milk Variety.