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What’s Cooking – November 2007

November 2007
Halftime Pumpkin Soup

Whether tailgating at the stadium or watching the game on the big screen at home, avid football fans enjoy good food to celebrate winning or to forget losing. These recipes will have fans cheering for the team and for you.

Carol Taylor comes from a family of Aggie fans and serves this winning queso dip on game day, even if …

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What’s Cooking – September 2007

September 2007
Cookies

It’s back to school and back to lunchboxes, study snacks, and dinners to fix between carpools and soccer practice. These recipes all received high grades from busy moms of active and always-hungry kids.

Kari O’Connor, a mom and a preschool teacher, is experienced in favorite treats for kids, but she also tackles gourmet dishes such as a truffle soufflé! She …

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What’s Cooking – August 2007

August 2007
Drink

August brings up the question of how we ever survived without air-conditioning—at least for those of us who remember those “good ol’ days!” Escaping to a river or beach to cool off was a great answer that still applies. Popsicles, ice cream, and snow cones remain good answers, as well.

Former West U Mayor Bob Kelly and his wife, Linda, …

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What’s Cooking – July 2007

July 2007
Fajitas

Break out the bug repellant and fire up the grill. Nothing says July in Houston like cookouts and mosquitoes!

One of our Buzz readers shares two favorite recipes for a cookout. Betsy Murphree, who grew up in Louisiana, can make some ragin’ Cajun food but enjoys Tex-Mex cooking too. For great chicken fajitas, try her twenty-five-year-old marinade recipe for boneless …

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What’s Cooking – May 2007

May 2007
Nothing says “comfort food” like Mom’s apple pie.

Family and friends for dinner, holiday food traditions, children’s slumber parties, and just being hungry have us all reaching for those “tried and true” comfort food recipes. True comfort food cooking comes from those treasured recipes that are easy and always produce delicious results. Even more special are those favorite recipes from our moms.

The following recipe came from my …

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