I love all of the fun summer ushers in! Weddings, 4th of July, pool parties and lots of impromptu, casual entertaining. I love that my family and friends are always willing to oblige me! While I may not always make the entrée, I truly love throwing together a quick cocktail, a simple snack and a salad to serve alongside barbecue brisket or chicken from one of my favorite local … [Read more...]
Farm To Table Meat Market: Circle H Meat Market & Mercantile
Circle H Meat Market & Mercantile is a pretty descriptive name for a business, but this one could also double as the “Just Plain Fun Store.” Because it is. The life-sized black Angus on the top of the building at 633 E.S. 11th St. lets you know right away that the main product inside is beef. And the fresh beef, which can be cut to your specifications right before your … [Read more...]
Fresh Egg Frittata
I tend to get excited the first time I venture out to the farmer’s market in the spring. All of the bright-colored veggies and beautiful herbs are just begging to come home with me, and I love nothing more than scooping them up and day dreaming about the glorious recipes ahead. Then, real life sets in. I work late, and I need something that doesn’t require a ton of time or pots … [Read more...]
Farm to Table in the Big Country: Chickens & Eggs
Don’t even think about cracking an egg or chicken joke around Chris and Brittany White. They’ve heard them all. And please don’t think about giving them any chicken-themed accessories. They have them all. Brittany and Chris started B&C Farm in Ovalo in 2018. They produce two products: pasture-raised chicken and eggs. The production is both physical labor and a … [Read more...]
Grain Theory
A BIG DREAM IN A SMALL TOWN Nearly three years ago, the co-owners of Abilene’s newest brewpub got together to start something new and unique in Abilene. David Kasselman, Matthew Cogburn, and Jeramie Sivley met at a local home brew club and realized very quickly that their dreams for creating their own brewery aligned. “It was after a home brew meeting where we discovered … [Read more...]