It’s not just another Farmer’s Market

January 5, 2017

Have you ever been to a Farmer’s Market?  Not only can you purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, but also other products including baked goods, fresh eggs, herbs, spices, dog treats, and much more.  But it’s not just what you can purchase that makes a Farmer’s Market…you can appreciate what the farmers have done and that is […]

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Real Texas Tacos

January 2, 2017

365 days of tacos #fedmanwalking is the hashtag of a new series of articles to be written for the San Antonio Express-News.  Who could not like a hashtag like that?  The writer, Mike Sutter, must be well-fed.  He’s an accomplished food critic/writer who came this way via Austin.  The fedmanwalking.com is also his website. With […]

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Merry Christmas 2016

December 22, 2016

A Real Texas Christmas A Real Texas Christmas means a lot to us all The muchachos and ninos all speak with a drawl. There’s a mixture of Tex-Mex in all that we say And at this time of year we might holler ole. In Real Texas we’re special each and every one In the way […]

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Real Texas Fried Turkey

November 23, 2016

You don’t have to wait until Thanksgiving or for that matter, any holiday to have Turkey.  You also don’t have to prepare your Turkey the traditional way.  Here in Real Texas we fry our Turkey!  It’s an event all in itself, but so well worth it and once you’ve had Fried Turkey, it’s really hard […]

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Texas: In her own Words

October 27, 2016

…..As told to Tweed Scott Kinky Friedman wrote the introduction.  Willie Nelson is in the book.  So is his old friend Darrell Royal.  It’s a book about Texas and Texans  written and compiled by a former radio man from Austin.   I’m one of the Texans featured in the book along with those other guys, […]

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Real Texas Hamburgers

August 29, 2016

Best Hamburger in Texas Texas Monthly magazine recently published a guide to finding THE best hamburger in Texas.  They settled in on a hamburger served by a restaurant named Folc in San Antonio.  The number 2 burger is made in Austin.  Here is a list of the top five as picked by TM:   Brisket […]

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Real Texas Walkers

May 16, 2016

Like Socrates, Roy Bedichek the naturalist, examined life. On our walks, Ramona and I try to do the same and examine what we see and observe.

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Real Texas Politicians

April 22, 2016

What’s the fuss about? Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be in politics anymore.  At least not like it used to. Texas Ag boss Sid Miller tried to make it pay, but only just a little.  He billed his trip to an Oklahoma doctor to the taxpayers of Texas.  He went to the wretched O-place to […]

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Do you Sprinkle Sawdust on your Pasta Dishes?

March 9, 2016

Did you know your Parmesan Product might contain sawdust? As a cook, I like to use fresh ingredients.  The prep time takes a little longer than using processed ingredients, but I have always used my cooking and chopping as therapy and the end result is delicious. I have been really getting into Italian cooking and […]

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Recovering body, empty mind

January 11, 2016

One step forward Anyone who has been in recovery after surgery and not able to walk all that great has limited choices.  If you are not on drugs, then reading or writing is certainly an option.  If you are on some amount of drugs, then TV is one mindless way to pass time until you are […]

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