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Loafing on Magazine Street

Editor's note: This article and recipe are from the December 2016-January 2017 issue of My Table magazine.  As a born…

A Cure for Vegetarianism

Back in the 1980s during my freshman year of college in Santa Barbara, I read Frances Moore Lappé’s 1971 book,…

Food Lover’s Quizine: Royal Jelly

In a beehive, worker bees watch the queen bee very closely for signs of failing health. Once the queen croaks,…

How to: Make the Perfect Pie Crust

Put down the pre-baked pie shells and pick up this fool-proof pie crust recipe, courtesy of Rebecca Masson of Fluff…

Spice Up Holiday Fowl with Mole Enchiladas

Step aside turkey sandwich – we've got the recipe for a spiced-up dish that needs those fowl leftovers. Whether you're roasting or…

Mug-Side Ginger Mansions

A few years ago I was a 20-something female addicted to Pinterest. I pinned workout routines and jewelry, DIY projects and under-300…

24 Days of Chocolate

What? You thought the holiday craziness was already underway? This Thursday, December 1, the countdown to Christmas really begins. So here's…

Chef Hugo Ortega’s Roasted Pork Shoulder Tacos

At this weekend's Tacolandia, attendees will be able to sample tacos made by chefs from all over Houston. But what…

How to: Make the Perfect Burger

Many of us will take off early today to jumpstart Labor Day weekend. Whether headed to the lake, the beach…

Healthy Cooks, Healthy Kids

Summer is a great time for kids to explore all kinds of interests – music, soccer, computers, animal care, gymnastics…

How to: Make Crepes

The My Table ladies were a bit disappointed when we got news that Melange Creperie would no longer be taking over the Eastie Boys' brick-and-mortar location on Montrose,…

Easy Foraging: Local Dewberries

A decade or so ago, when our kids were growing up in Southwest Houston, the Harris County Flood Control District…

Want to Keep Bees? 7 Things to Consider

Got honey? Albeit worthwhile and fulfilling, keeping bees in your backyard is not something you can (or should) jump into over a…

How to: Shuck Oysters

Whether you swear by their aphrodisiac qualities or not, oysters – especially the sweet, plump Gulf variety – are sexy little…

Nosy Questions for Jessica Dupuy

Austin-based food-and-wine writer Jessica Dupuy (photo above) has a new large-format cookbook out today called United Tastes of Texas (Oxmoor House,…

The Luckiest Dish

There are many ways people insure getting lucky in the new year, and -- this being a food blog -- …

How to: Make Pupusas

It's a meaty time of year. Turkey, beef tenderloin and ham have taken table center stage at all of our holiday soirées, and…

Christmas Sillybubbles

Now that the holidays are upon us with their promise of groaning tables and loosened belt buckles, we have been…