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Independence and chicken-fried steak
rs sat 01 March 2007
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken-fried steak." —Larry McMurtry It's been ...
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Cream gravy recipe, the cream of the gravy crop
rs sat 26 February 2007
OK, class. Before we begin today’s lesson in Texan cooking, we’re going to take a little pop quiz: 1. In Texas, what is the correct topping ...
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Gingerbread pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
rs sat 20 February 2007
Can someone explain to me what happened with the Anglican Communion? In 1534, Henry the Eighth split the Church of England from the Catholic...
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Glorious garlic and four other things
rs sat 16 February 2007
I'm very lazy. And so faced with the choice of writing about refried beans or writing about myself, (but wait, you may be saying, isn...
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Looking for Love Dip
rs sat 13 February 2007
It's true: while I may be, shall we say, in between boyfriends at the moment, there is no shortage of love in my life, thanks to a beaut...
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Get-well-quickly tomato soup
rs sat 09 February 2007
I left work early the other day, which is something I never do. But after several colleagues came up to me and said, “Why are you so flushed...
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Pressing matters: making corn tortillas
rs sat 06 February 2007
I forgot I had a tortilla press. When I was recently riffling through my cabinet on the hunt for an errant springform pan, I came across it ...
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Classic pimento cheese recipe
rs sat 02 February 2007
"I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.&qu...
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