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Going bananas for this bread

Going bananas for this bread

Going bananas for this bread

News Staff
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Body If you are in search of a good, classic banana bread recipe, look no further. I’ve gone to this recipe time and time again especially when I have bananas going bad in my fruit basket.
Cows in the moo-d for cake

Cows in the moo-d for cake

Cows in the moo-d for cake

News Staff
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Body Remember those Carnation advertisements featuring contented cows?If not, here’s the gist: Carnation milk, evaporated though it was, supposedly came from the world’s most contented cows.As a child I found those ads credible.
Spring gardening is in the air

Spring gardening is in the air

Spring gardening is in the air

News Staff
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Body Gardeners can feel it. Spring is in the air. Daylight is lengthening, temperatures are warmer, and spring bulbs are popping up. But when is the actual first day of spring?
Lens one or lens two?

Lens one or lens two?

Lens one or lens two?

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Body Shed a Little LightThe big picture window I am looking out of at this moment reveals clear blue skies and leafless trees perfectly still.Twenty-four hours from now, this view will be flipped. Strong winds, blowing dust, and a fire danger are forecast.
MAKEYOUR OWN AT HOME These thin, crisp layers, separated only by a brush of butter and olive oil mixture and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese will stack up to meet your wildest expectations. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

MAKEYOUR OWN AT HOME These thin, crisp layers, separated only by a brush of butter and olive oil mixture and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese will stack up to meet your wildest expectations. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Golden potato stacks

Angelina L
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMI’ve written about my love of little muffin-tin meals. And when I was blessed to have an opportunity to babysit my grandsons recently, I just had to try out some of my favorites. The first day, I made mini mac and cheese pies.
The 501

The 501

The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Body COMMENTARYRemember the Age of Enlightenment? It was way back there, starting in the 1600s and ending the following century when it gave way to Romanticism, presumably because everybody had gotten bored with being enlightened.Now we live in the Information Age.
Pruning peach trees

Pruning peach trees

Pruning peach trees

News Staff
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Body CUISINE & CULTUREELLEN PEFFLEYFruit trees are pruned with the goal of promoting fruit production of highest quality.
8th Annual Briscoe Co. Chili Cookoff set for Feb. 28 in Quitaque

8th Annual Briscoe Co. Chili Cookoff set for Feb. 28 in Quitaque

8th Annual Briscoe Co. Chili Cookoff set for Feb. 28 in Quitaque

Staff Reports
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Body The Briscoe County Chili Cook Off is just around the corner. Organizers are inviting competitors far and wide to get their chili recipes ready and come on down to the Quitaque Country Club in downtown Quitaque Saturday, Feb. 28.
Love in the time of conflict

Love in the time of conflict

Love in the time of conflict

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Body “For anything to be good, truly good, there must be love in it. I’m not even sure I know fully what that means, but the older I get, the more I believe it.