Memorial Day Feast
By Kelly Bogard On your mark…get set…GRILL! Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the grilling season. For diehard grillers like me, this means cooking outside almost every weekend, come...
View ArticleTexas Jambalaya
By Kelly Bogard This week, Texas Farm Bureau has been celebrating Food Check-Out Week. Food Check-Out Week is all about promoting Texas agriculture, sharing facts about food and opening the lines of...
View ArticleFiesta Corn Dip
By Kelly Bogard I bet you have a few go-to recipes for a party, right? Well I do, too. And with the Fourth of July holiday being in the middle of the week, I wanted to make sure that the recipes I...
View ArticleBack to Basics: Cornbread
By Kelly Bogard Happy New Year everyone! I hope that the first few days of 2014 have been good for you. Things are finally starting to slow down around my house, and we are settling in for winter....
View ArticleTamale Pie
By Kelly Bogard Sometimes a cold and dreary day can spark genius. It happened while having lunch with several Texas Farm Bureau co-workers and talking about what types of food we like in the winter. Of...
View ArticleFive differences between field, sweet corn
By Jessica Domel From the moment you wake up in the morning to the time you lie down at night, corn is in your life. It could be in your bedding, carpet, fuel, soda, beef, Crayons, plastic and more....
View ArticleCorn Fritters
By Kelly Bogard Drive through the country and you’ll see combines rolling through seas of gold. That can only mean one thing. It’s corn harvest time in Central Texas. It’s a busy season for farmers....
View ArticleChicken Tortilla Soup
By Kelly Bogard I don’t know about y’all, but I’m not a huge fan of cold weather. A Texas girl since birth, I just don’t handle it well. I don’t like coats or socks. But this time of year, they’re a...
View ArticleCaramel Corn Crunch
By Kelly Bogard “Take me out to the ballgame…” Baseball runs a close second to my love of college football. And the food for both are some of my favorites. “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks…” Are...
View ArticleFiesta Chicken Salad
By Kelly Bogard Thanks to the crazy Texas weather over the past month, we’ve had quite a bit of rain. And the vegetation is really taking off in the central part of the state. Everything seems to be...
View ArticleSpicy Corn Casserole
By Kelly Bogard Corn is a pretty big deal here in Texas. And now that harvest is almost complete, it’s time to start thinking about what to do with this year’s crop. There are two types of corn grown...
View ArticleFarming ain’t easy
By Julie Tomascik You think farming is easy? It can seem that way from the outside looking in. Plant seeds. Watch them grow. And harvest the crop a few months later. That’s how it works in our gardens,...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Nuggets
By Kelly Bogard Let’s talk gifts. No, I don’t mean a new bike or even a video game for the kids. I’m talking about those homemade gifts you give and receive from friends and coworkers during the...
View ArticleChristmas wouldn’t be the same without Texas agriculture
By Jennifer Dorsett Ah, Christmas. A time to celebrate. A time of togetherness. A time to stop and be thankful for all the good in our lives. This year, I’m especially thankful for Texas farmers and...
View ArticleGrilled Street Corn
By Kelly Bogard Even though the first official day of summer is still about a month away, many of us mark the end of school and Memorial Day as the start of summer and the start of grilling season....
View ArticleA taste of Texas
By Haley Herzog Pride in our state, determination and southern hospitality—it’s what everyone loves about Texas. And our unique culture is rooted in agriculture. But what makes Texas agriculture so...
View Article5 differences between field corn, sweet corn
By Jessica Domel From the moment you wake up in the morning to the time you lie down at night, corn is in your life. It could be in your bedding, carpet, fuel, soda, beef, crayons, plastic and more....
View ArticleTransformation Tuesday: Corn
By Jennifer Dorsett When we think of corn, we tend to think of plump, yellow kernels slathered in butter. Or some of us might picture those fields with rows and rows of tall plants that are grown along...
View ArticleHomemade creamed corn
Homemade creamed corn is nothing like the stuff from a can. It’s better. So, give this recipe a try. Your family and your taste buds will thank you.
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