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Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Herbed Chèvre from Elm Creek Manor

Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Herbed Chèvre from Elm Creek Manor

Master chef Marcia Scarbrough of Elm Creek Manor near Muenster in North Texas has been serving guests out of her culinary inn’s kitchen for more than 15 years.

8 Overnight Adventures to Do with Kids this Summer

8 Overnight Adventures to Do with Kids this Summer

Most Texas schools have been out for a few weeks, which means kids are likely already bored and parents are looking for something—anything—to keep them entertained and off electronic devices.

‘Field of Light’ Shines Bright at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

‘Field of Light’ Shines Bright at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

This September, London-born large-scale light artist Bruce Munro illuminates the Central Texas landscape. Field of Light, an installation of 28,000 solar-powered glowing orbs, converts a 16-acre field at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center into a pulsing multicolored wonderland.

Cookbook Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Highlights the Contributions of Black Cooks in American Food History

Cookbook Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Highlights the Contributions of Black Cooks in American Food History

When speaking at events, Toni Tipton-Martin engages her audiences with historical images depicting African American women cooks, many of them demeaning “mammy” stereotypes.

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Trumpeter Robert Ortiz Has Been Playing the ‘Call to Post’ at Gillespie County Fairgrounds for 18 Years

Trumpeter Robert Ortiz Has Been Playing the ‘Call to Post’ at Gillespie County Fairgrounds for 18 Years

How many race-track trumpeters do you know? Meet Robert Ortiz, who for 18 years has been the track trumpeter for the horse races at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds. Ortiz plays the “Call to Post” before each race during the summer, the signal for jockeys dressed in a rainbow of silks to parade their mounts past the crowd. There are two more race weekends this season: Aug. 10-11 and Aug. 24-25.

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