Banana Bread Foster

Banana Bread Foster

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup buttermilk 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed To flambé, optional  (per 4 slices):  2 tablespoons butter 2 […]

Quick Brisket Bites

Quick Brisket Bites

Rub: 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 cup chili powder 1/4 cup smoked salt or kosher salt 1 brisket (flat or point cut), about 3 pounds, cut into  1 1/2-inch chunks Sauce: 1/2 cup rub 1/2 cup brown sugar  1/4 cup tomato paste 1/4 cup cider vinegar Salt and pepper Whisk together rub ingredients. Remove […]

Art contest focuses on mental health

Art contest focuses on mental health

By Elizabeth Myong/KERA News In 2020, Stefanie Kisamore won first place in the adult original artwork category of the Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest. Her piece “Help Me Help You” depicts the struggle she faced searching for her twin brother, who had been affected by mental illness and went missing.  “I would hope viewers […]

Free concert explores musical visionary

Free concert explores musical visionary

By Emily Guthrie In celebrating Women’s History Month, CLARA’S INFLUENCE: a Hallam Family Concert examines the artistry of Clara Schumann with a free, online concert on Saturday, March 27. A prodigious pianist and a gifted composer, Clara Schumann was a musical visionary. Through her music and her writings, alongside works by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, […]

Fair encourages creative energy to flow

Fair encourages creative energy to flow

By Karissa Condoianis The State Fair of Texas is excited to announce that the 2021 Creative Arts Handbook and registration for the 2021 Creative Arts contests are now available online. While many of us are still spending more time at home than usual, entering a Creative Arts competition is the perfect way for you and […]

Brave effort tops National League

Brave effort tops National League

By David Mullen Here comes the 2021 Major League Baseball season, with thoughts of a 162-game season played in front of full stadiums later in the season and without goofy rules like a National League DH and the World Series being played at a neutral site in very neutral Arlington.  It was bad enough the […]

Crime Watch — March 19-25, 2021

Crime Watch — March 19-25, 2021

March 9 – 2:20 p.m. 2300 Block, N. Henderson Ave. (75206) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.  March 9 – 8:48 p.m. 8500 Block, Ferguson Rd. (75228) Aggravated Robbery of a Business: An unknown suspect threatened the complainant with a knife and stole property from the business.  March […]

S.O.S. — DDS is MIA

By Nancy Black I didn’t worry about them for the first few weeks of the pandemic shutdown. We were all kind of busy with other priorities. But then my teenager (them/they) pointed out it was time for new “trays.” Trays are the dental term for the plastic teeth guards custom-created to straighten teeth. My 16-year-old […]

Make Easter fun while supporting a great cause

Make Easter fun while supporting a great cause

By Dr. Beth Leermakers Give your pet a special Easter celebration — and help Spay Neuter Network (SNN) create compassionate communities free of homeless pets — by ordering an Easter Bone Hunt Box ($25). Proceeds support SNN’s three nonprofit clinics, which help people care for their pets by offering low-cost/no-cost spay/neuter and affordable wellness care […]