Raccoon was once considered for the main course for Thanksgiving Dinner at the White House. The First Lady intervened and made the trash panda a pet instead. Talk about playing with your food! Our story begins with the death of Horace Vose in 1913. For more than four decades, this “Poultry King” fro...

In 1883, an anonymous recipe for Chicken and Ham Pie turned up in the First Presbyterian Church Cookbook in Houston. Deanna suggested I look into it, and the more I explored, the more curious I became. Chicken and Ham Pie was quite popular in England at the time, and with Houston’s 16,000 residents,...

Fredericksburg Elementary School math teacher Sarah Howard was surprised by student Carla Gallegos, a fifth grader at FES, with the Mission Moment honor during the November Fredericksburg Independent School District board of trustees meeting. “She believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself,” Gal...

In just under four months, Bresee’s independent reporting has already made a difference. • Bresee has covered the Harper Battery Energy Storage System...

The Pecan Creek School Community Club will host a Thanksgiving potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the community center, 3410 Pecan Creek Roa...

I’d never heard of spoon bread until I found the recipe in the sixth (1948) edition of the Fredericksburg PTA Cookbook. It was submitted by Mrs. Henry...