Anything goes on a charcuterie board, the perfect snack tray for holiday parties, including when ringing in the new year. Choose local specialities to mix in with favorite flavors and artistically arrange different colors and textures. Charcuterie, pronounced shar-koo-tuh-ree, is Read more…
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It’s easy to be creative when shopping for stocking stuffers in the Highland Lakes — just stop by one of the local feed or hardware stores. First, browse the gadgets — flashlights, back scratchers, telescoping magnets, tiny tools, keychains, and Read more…
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One of the most popular Southwest-inspired dishes that chef Matthew Wayland serves at The Overlook Restaurant in the Canyon of the Eagles Resort in Burnet is the chicken-fried wild boar with jalapeño gravy. “If I take it off, people always Read more…
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Wrap up a piece of the Highland Lakes for a truly special holiday gift or stocking stuffer. Editors at 101HighlandLakes.com searched for gifts that capture the culture and character of Highland Lakes communities. Send us your ideas, too! STATE PARK Read more…
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Editor's Note: This is a fictional story based on a Clifton family recipe. Kerri slipped into the kitchen, her eyes on her phone. She pulled open the refrigerator door — after pulling her eyes away from the handheld screen — and Read more…
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Here are some tips from a professional photographer on taking photos at a Christmas lights display. TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC FLASH Using the flash might make your subject bright, but it also makes the background black. LIGHT YOUR SUBJECTS Try Read more…
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An evergreen wreath at Christmas represents eternal life and has been a Christian tradition since the 16th century, when Germans trimmed their holiday trees into perfect triangles to symbolize the Holy Trinity. In a culture where nothing was wasted, the Read more…
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Making the perfect bow, whether for a wreath or a present, is all in the wrist, said Nichole Greene, the head bow maker at Backbone Valley Nursery in Marble Falls. Greene was about 10 years old when a neighbor taught Read more…
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As Christmas Day passes, you might start packing away your decorations and nativity scenes. But not so fast. “Christmas isn’t over on the twenty-fifth,” said the Rev. Harold Vanicek of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Marble Falls. “It’s just beginning.” Read more…
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“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care …” It’s a line from Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Stockings hung by the chimney (or elsewhere) are a Christmas staple. But from where did this tradition Read more…
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