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Sipping on Texas French Café à la Creole
Gillespie Life, Taste
Sipping on Texas French Café à la Creole
Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
April 8, 2026
The first European flag to fly over Texas, albeit briefly, was France’s. René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, planted it in 1685. His venture ended badly — his body was likely fed to the fish of the muddy Trinity River. Later, in 1818, a group of Napoleon’s refugees attempted to establish Champ ...
Enjoying the citrus tang of Lemon Pie
Gillespie Life, Taste
Enjoying the citrus tang of Lemon Pie
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
March 25, 2026
The Comfort Historical Society’s “Book of Favorite Recipes” contains more than recipes. It preserves a way of life. One such contribution came from Paula Tonie Ingenhuett, a lifelong resident of Comfort and the daughter of a prominent businessman and banker. She spent much of her life maintaining he...
Broccoli was slowly adopted, nutritious veggie
Gillespie Life, Taste
Broccoli was slowly adopted, nutritious veggie
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
March 18, 2026
AMrs. Chester Faltin submitted her Broccoli Ring recipe to the 1982 edition of “A Book of Favorite Recipes” compiled by the members of the Comfort Historical Society. When looking into it, I discovered there were actually two Chester Faltins connected with Comfort. One had married Gerda Elizabeth La...
Dish up Schwethelm’s Cheese, Pineapple Salad
Gillespie Life, Taste
Dish up Schwethelm’s Cheese, Pineapple Salad
Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
March 11, 2026
Mrs. A.C. Schwethelm’s Cheese and Pineapple Salad appeared in “Cooking in Comfort, Vol. 1,” a cookbook compiled by members of the Comfort Historical S...
Jake Pickle picks a pear relish recipe
Gillespie Life, Taste
Jake Pickle picks a pear relish recipe
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
March 4, 2026
The name J.J. “Jake” Pickle still rings a bell across much of Texas. He served as a U.S. Congressman for more than three decades, but his beginnings w...
Indulge with Governor Allen Shivers’ Tipsy Pudding
Gillespie Life, Taste
Indulge with Governor Allen Shivers’ Tipsy Pudding
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
February 25, 2026
Doug Hubbard, who compiled “Favorite Recipes of Famous Texans” in 1988, was not an outsider to Fredericksburg. By the mid-1970s, he was serving as Exe...
Cornfield Peas dish is a ‘theatrical’ recipe
Gillespie Life, Taste
Cornfield Peas dish is a ‘theatrical’ recipe
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
February 18, 2026
Ayear ago, Deanna Fischer gave me a reprint of “The First Texas Cook Book,” originally published in 1883 by the Houston’s Ladies Association of the Fi...
Texas-style gnocchi made with grits
Gillespie Life, Taste
Texas-style gnocchi made with grits
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
February 4, 2026
One of the more intriguing recipes in Sarah Morgan’s “The Saga of Texas Cookery” (1973) is her own Texas-Style Gnocchi, pronounced nyo kee. Sarah clai...
Danish Sour Cream Cookies were born of necessity
Gillespie Life, Taste
Danish Sour Cream Cookies were born of necessity
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
January 28, 2026
This recipe for Danish Sour Cream Cookies comes from Sarah Morgan’s 1971 “The Saga of Texas Cooking.” Deanna Fischer (Case’s wife), flagged it for me ...
Recipe connects people to history
Gillespie Life, Taste
Recipe connects people to history
Russian Rock Cookies are hearty, chewy
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
January 21, 2026
The Russian Rock Cookie recipe submitted to Kerrville’s Wesley-Philathea Class Recipes by Mrs. Gus Schreiner caught my attention for reasons that had ...
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