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You Can Thank This Texas Company for Red Velvet Cake

Adams Extract’s vibrant food coloring is known for giving the Valentine’s Day-favorite dessert its ruby-red color

By Heather Brand
January 27, 2022

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The Cheesecakes at Laura’s Bakery Are the Stuff of East Texas Legend

By Paul McDonnold
December 23, 2021
An overhead view of a blue and white plate of multi-colored and vegetable-heavy ratatouille

Recipes

Ratatouille

By June Naylor
December 23, 2021
A group of people in t-shirts and jeans sit in front of a large wooden sign reading "HUGS"

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Nonprofit Hugs Café in McKinney Offers More Than Sandwiches and Cookies

By Cynthia J. Drake
December 23, 2021

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Blue Heron Farm’s Star Goats Produce Great Cheese

By Hannah Smothers
December 23, 2021

An Ode to Cornbread, the Rustic yet Versatile Baked Treat Loved by Texans for Generations

By June Naylor
December 9, 2021
several tamales on a wood board with a side of salsa in a bowl

Where to Find Tamales in Texas This Holiday Season

By Laurel Miller
December 6, 2021
A woman sits looking out the window

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A New Book Explores the Lost African American Restaurants of Galveston

By Kimya Kavehkar
November 24, 2021

A Corpus Christi Distiller Has Made a Near-Perfect Chartreuse Dupe

By Ruvani de Silva
November 24, 2021

Fossati’s Delicatessen in Victoria Is the Oldest Deli in Texas

By Joe Nick Patoski
November 24, 2021
A man in a blue baseball cap stands in a field of green leaves

How Texas’ Refugee Population Has Enriched Our Culinary Community

By Kayla Stewart
October 28, 2021
A wood carving print of two bison about to engage in a display of force by ramming their heads together

The History of Indigenous Food Traditions in Texas

By Robyn Ross
October 28, 2021

El Paso’s Elotes El Vaquero Has Perfected the Beloved Mexican Snack

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
October 28, 2021
A pile of bright red and white candies

This East Texas Candy Company Has Been Making Peppermints for 75 Years

By Steven Lindsey
October 28, 2021
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