tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312131934476636417.post7312639520676445767..comments2022-03-25T16:52:48.292-05:00Comments on The Seasonal Plate: Crisco, Pickles & Sage - Food & Family - Part ISommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17002138543988969071noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312131934476636417.post-41626045887671524522012-04-04T21:31:27.941-05:002012-04-04T21:31:27.941-05:00Excellent article, Sommer. I was so fortunate to ...Excellent article, Sommer. I was so fortunate to attend the Symposium, too, and am so excited to be a part of a community that values food traditions, including our own Austin Food Bloggers Association's community cookbook in the making. It was a pleasure to meet you in person yesterday, and I look forward to your future posts along this same vein. <br />I am not from Texas (but yes, got here as fast as I could) but I have been in the Central Texas are for 15 years, now, and living in Beaumont for a few years as a child. I have a vivid memory of eating chili over rice at Amelia Elementary in Beaumont, and was curious if this is a regional specialty, or perhaps just a clever way to stretch the chili at Amelia?<br />Maggie<br />ps.....that. boy. is. adorable.Notes from Maggie's Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988466982319140284noreply@blogger.com