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Containers filled with exotic looking plants can add zing to your garden

Sometimes, it’s the accidents of history that have the most far-reaching influence. When the fabled French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, landed 200 colonists at Matagorda Bay in early 1685, he was actually seeking the Mississippi River. Three years earlier, La Salle had become the first European to descend the big river to…

Baking with ease

Farmers’ markets offer a bounty of vegetables

After six enjoyable years with Texas Co-op Power, I’ve decided to chart a new course for myself. I’m going to stay at home with my daughter and do some writing on my own. Next month will be my last column. It’s been my great pleasure to be invited into your kitchens each month as I…