“Keep it Simple”
Marcella Hazan was the queen of Italian cuisine. To this day, her traditional recipes are celebrated around the world. While other chefs were in search of the perfect, new ingredient, Hazan was keeping it simple.
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Potatoes Au Gratin
Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices (about 5 potatoes) 1 one-pound rutabaga, peeled, trimmed, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices. 4 thyme sprigs, including leaves for garnish.
A recipe makeover full of satisfaction
There aren’t too many folks who dislike potatoes. One could probably say the same about cheese, although I’ve met a few. But with anything cheesy that involves potatoes, many times it also involves heavy cream and that means excess fat and calories.
Smoke in the Mountains returns to Fort Davis
In 2011, the tri-county area, including a very large portion of Jeff Davis County, fell victim to the devastating Rock House Fire. The wildfire decimated homes and livestock, displaced families as well as wildlife, and had fire fighters from across the country working around the clock to contain it.
Rep. Gonzales proposes Border Patrol pay raise
Congressman Tony Gonzales -TX-23 recently introduced the Border Patrol Pay Parity Act. This legislation, in accordance with special pay authority, directs the Office of Personnel Management to increase the minimum rate of pay for certain U.S. Border Patrol Agents by at least 14%.
City council members sworn into office
The City of Alpine held their regularly scheduled city council meeting last Tuesday evening in the council chambers. Besides other items on the agenda, the canvassing of votes and the swearing in of the newly elected council members was the primary focus at the beginning of the meeting.
A couple of reasons may explain St. Augustine woes
GARDENER’S MAILBAG Note: I have two questions that came in one after the other one day this week. Each pertains to St.
What difference does it make that we believe?
By the time this devotional is printed in the newspaper, Easter 2023 will already be in the past. Some people may have given only fleeting attention to the resurrection of Christ.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
In what activities did you participate in high school? I participate in band, one act, and tennis! Who was your favorite teacher/coach, and why? My favorite mentors have always been the ones who stuck it will me for more than a year. Ms.
