- 1. Experience ingenuity and the frontier spirit at Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site
- (Around Town)
- Goodnight, TX - Visitors and Texans wanting to smell the aroma of food cooked from a real chuckwagon or witness thrilling reenactments of historic military encampments can do so on Saturday, May 9 as the ...
- Created on 05 May 2026
- 2. The Grove Farmhouse: Country Chic and Country Flavor
- (Taste of the Valley)
- ... equally tasty, the freshness of everything making it feel like a wholesome homecooked meal that I would want seconds of. As my boyfriend and I were sampling from each other’s plates, I told him that we ...
- Created on 03 February 2026
- 3. Sante Fe Steakhouse: Memorable Fine Dining
- (Taste of the Valley)
- ... beef tenderloin tips baked in puff pastry, perfectly cooked and easy to cut into. Just the right amount of food to keep you from getting too hungry as your entrée is prepared. Between the appetizer and ...
- Created on 26 January 2026
- 4. It’s science: Why a pumpkin is actually a fruit
- (Around Town)
- ... typically don’t eat them as desserts, he said. They often eat cucumbers and tomatoes in salads or cooked meals, so they may think of them as vegetables, even though they’re fruits. “The pumpkin is a ...
- Created on 27 October 2025
- 5. Kick-Off to the holiday season in Kingsville
- (Entertainment)
- The 33rd Annual Ranch Hand Breakfast will be held on November 23. The event features an authentic, hearty cowboy breakfast cooked and served outdoors on the historic King Ranch. Team roping and old-time ...
- Created on 20 November 2024
- 6. Now on to the Christmas festivities
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... cook off that he enters. So naturally, he cooked the turkey … and I had never had smoked turkey before. Since I had already cooked two turkeys for a special early celebration, I was more than glad to turn ...
- Created on 30 November 2023
- 7. Valley parks celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
- (In The Parks)
- ... dance. At Bit-O-Heaven RV & MH Park in Donna residents could do both the meal and the dance that evening. Actually, the supper of corned beef brisket, cooked by a couple residents, and cabbage, potatoes ...
- Created on 23 March 2023
- 8. Winter Texan Times: Looking back 35 years
- (Around Town)
- ... something you cooked in. We were before Coin Wedding Machines, Jet Planes, Helicopters and Insterstate Highways. In those days “Made in Japan” meant junk and the term “Making out” referred to how you ...
- Created on 08 February 2023
- 9. November 30, 2022 - On the Road with Jo - Enjoy the Holidays
- (Column: On The Road)
- How was your turkey? Believe it or not, I cooked two turkeys on two different occasions. It had been a long time since I cooked a turkey so for me, it was almost like I was a new cook in the kitchen. That ...
- Created on 29 November 2022
- 10. Let’s head on out to King Ranch
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... The intelligence and agility of the cutting horse is absolutely amazing. You may want to watch the preparation of the traditional pan de campo – camp bread – that is cooked in a cast iron Dutch oven ...
- Created on 18 October 2022
- 11. Stuart Place: Like Cheers, but it’s Golf
- (Golf: Winter Texans Favorites)
- ... a hot dog is just a hot dog, Stuart Place would beg to differ. Barkau said the hot dog is a quarter-pounder and his wife chops up the onions and it's cooked on a George Foreman Grill. Barkau said one ...
- Created on 14 December 2021
- 12. Mercedes to host Winter Texan Reception
- (Entertainment)
- ... Bean Contest at the event. Cooking will consist of teams cooking hot – maybe spicy, maybe not – beans. The beans are cooked off site and will be judged at the event. Prizes will be awarded, and all beans ...
- Created on 22 November 2021
- 13. Seven Oaks has a haunting good time
- (In The Parks)
- ... food, cooked by their kitchen crew, and then guests/residents brought in a scary dish to share as well. “Love the creativity that everyone put into it. We also had karaoke at the end of the night. ...
- Created on 02 November 2021
- 14. On the Road with Jo - Memories and new experiences
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... cowboy breakfast including that famous bread - pan de campo cooked in a Dutch oven over hot coals. Be sure to watch the Texas cutting horse demonstration where King Ranch cowboys demonstrate how their ...
- Created on 19 October 2021
- 15. Have a Great Summer
- (Column: On The Road)
- ... cooked, and delivered meals for those who were shut in. Most parks had sewing groups who continued to make throws and shawls for those in nursing homes. Nothing could stop you from doing the best you ...
- Created on 30 March 2021
- 16. World’s Best Cactus Hotel Is In the Valley
- (Around Town)
- ... but are typically cooked as a vegetable. The nopales flavors are a cross between green beans and okra and have many health benefits. The breakfast of champions is “Nopalitos Con Huevos”, cactus pads with ...
- Created on 23 June 2020
- 17. A three hour tour, history and dolphins
- (Around Town)
- ... for about 13 million pounds and an estimated value of $72 million. Some of those wild-caught shrimp were the basis for the buffet lunch cooked up by Ricky Martinez Jr. on the way out, plus cobs of corn, ...
- Created on 27 February 2020
