Deanna asked me to consider some recipes for ketchups she marked in the First Texas Cook Book (1883). It appears making ketchup was quite popular, but surprisingly not all were made with tomatoes or even with red ones — some with cucumbers (Yuk!), others with hot or green peppers. It appears that Ho...

The head-scratching that audiences will undoubtedly do at every turn in Ari Aster’s fourth drama, “Eddington” is not only meant to challenge their expectations and perceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to set the stage for one of the decade’s most befuddling major films. The film centers...

Soccer moms rejoice. Your new vehicle is almost here. Land Rover is reimaging and rebranding its classic SUV. The new 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 Trophy is constructed of thin aluminum, features leather trim, and is heavy on the plastic. It looks like a soccer mom SUV. Let me start by stating that ...

Chicken à la King began its rise in the late 1800s. It was made with diced poultry and served with a creamy sauce. Its inclusion by Mary Love for the ...

Deadline for donating school supplies to the Hill Country Community Needs Council “Supplies for Success” campaign is Monday, July 21. “Over the next f...

Cinematic Considerations James Gunn’s “Superman” is almost everything one might want out of a comic book movie. The iconography, nostalgia and altruis...