This recipe is so easy, you’ll never buy boxed again. — The holidays are approaching and its time to think about the menu. Here in the south, cornbread dressing is prefered. Boxed cornbread mixes are usually sweet and make the dressing sweet, too. That is definitely undesirable. Luckily, making cornbread is so quick and easy to do that you don’t need…

You will make these quick treats often. — As a teenager, I discovered the delight of crêpes quite accidentally. Occasionally, I would thumb through Mom’s gigantic yellow-covered cookbook that was her recipe Bible. Sometimes I’d choose a spot and open the book at random. One day it opened to “Traditional French Crêpes.” Skimming through the recipe, I realized…

I’m sick of women, children, minorities and LGBTQ+ being sacrificed by right-wing politics. — I have lived in Texas nearly my entire life. I was born here. My father entered military service here when I was 8-years-old. After I graduated from college at 21, I came home. I taught in Texas public schools for 23 years. I love the city life, the wide open…

You may never buy them again! — I have been on a sourdough journey since early in the COVID-19 pandemic. I created a starter (I named mine Herman) and have been pampering it for over two years now. For the sourdough expert, that is nothing. I’ve heard people still hand down their four-times great grandmother’s 100 year…

She doesn’t let danger deter her from fighting for a girl’s right to an education — Nelson Mandala once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” For many girls in Afghanistan, Malala’s name stands for their right to an education. She stands for their ability to change the world, but her life almost ended in tragedy. On October 9…

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, US Civil War Surgeon and suffragist — Isn’t it amazing that only one woman has ever been awarded the Medal of Honor? This woman was quite a character and a true non-conformist, especially for her time. She advocated for women’s rights and served her country as a doctor, war-time surgeon and women’s advocate. She created quite a…

Your wife might disagree. — The other day, a man I know laughed about some videos that he watches regularly on YouTube. He enjoys seeing the reactions of people from other countries and cultures to American food and products. On this day, he laughed about their reactions to some American jokes. In one video, a…

My secret weapon guarantees consistent success. — Sourdough bread is hard to make, or so I thought after I made several failed loaves. I began my starter at the beginning of the pandemic so that I would have bread to feed my family. …

Bake it in a woodfired pizza oven or your home oven. — Happy National Pizza Day! When we first moved into our house, our neighborhood was active. Children ran from door to door collecting their friends for Nerf battles and water gun fights. Parents sat outside and watched their children, sharing an adult version of child’s play. One of my neighbors, Sue…