Facebook > Email > More Pinterest Print Twitter Play

November 1998

  • Features

  • Columns

    • Politics

      Our Foreign Legion

      By

      Austria. The Bahamas. Botswana. Jamaica. Sweden. In each place the U.S. ambassador is a Texan sent there by Bill Clinton, whoÕs as partial to our stateÕs best and brightest (and richest) as LBJ was.

    • Music

      Folk Hero

      By

      He’s one of the most influential men in American music. So why haven’t you heard of Alan Lomax?

    • Film

      Whereabouts Known

      By

      Bruce McGill played D-Day, the biker with the handlebar mustache, in the classic comedy Animal House. Twenty years later, he’s still a character.

    • Behind the Lines

      Looking for Love

      By

      Urban Cowboy rides again.

    • Books

      Grumpy Old Man

      By

      Dan Jenkins has just published his eighth novel. It’s called Rude Behavior. Spend a few hours with him and you’ll know why.

    • Television

      Foxx, Whole

      By

      With feature-film roles, a chart-topping album, and a successful stand-up career, sitcom star Jamie Foxx is laughing all the way to the bank.

  • Reporter

    • Artist Interview

      More Precious Than Oil

      By

      To the astonishment of water owners and users across Texas, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the rule of capture, the basis of all Texas underground water law. This much-criticized doctrine allows landowners to pump as much underground water as they want, even if the pumping dries up their neighbors’ …

    • Reporter

      Snyderman

      By

      A Holocaust survivor saves a West Texas town (maybe).

    • Reporter

      Upstaged

      By

      A Texas playwright gets panned by Catholic conservatives.

    • Reporter

      D.C. Dud

      By

      A former Austin, Dallas, and Houston official is under fire in the nation’s capital.

    • Low Talk

      Moody Blues

      By

      “Aunt Jimmy” sues Galveston’s first family.

    • Hot Box

      CD and Book Reviews

      By

      Hot CDs Distancing themselves further still from their earlier banjo-punk novelties, Austin’s Bad Livers go with what they know on Industry and Thrift (Sugar Hill). There is too much attitude and eclecticism at work to call this traditional bluegrass, yet despite a couple of electric interludes, the musical leanings of composer-singer Danny Barnes and bassist …

    • Face

      Luann Williams

      By

      Luann Williams, the editor and publisher of Pop Culture Press, isn’t the type who waits for opportunity to knock. “In the mid-eighties I was working at a Memphis record store and loved music magazines,” says the thirtysomething Tennessee native. “I was looking at a couple, and I thought, ‘You know, there’s nothing like this published …

    • The Ex Files

      Hannah Storm

      By

      When I graduated from Notre Dame in 1983, I wanted to be a sportscaster. But at the time there were very few women doing that, so I had a difficult time finding a job. I answered some want ads in a broadcasting publication, and one of the advertisements was for a deejay. I made a …

    • Curtain Up

      Alley Catty

      By

      There’s nothing civil about the debate over The Civil War. Since the announcement in August that the musical re-creation of the War of Northern Aggression was Broadway bound next spring, critics have directed more than a few rebel yells at Houston’s Alley Theatre, where the production originated. As was the case with Jekyll & Hyde, …

    • Reporter

      Go Ask Alice

      By

      Fifty years ago LBJ won—some say stole—a U.S. Senate runoff. What happened to the South Texas ballot box that saved his career?

  • Web

    • Recipe

      Mrs. Jerabek’s Kolache Recipe

      By

      Published often in The West News of West, Texas, this recipe comes courtesy of Nita and Freddy Gerik, longtime residents of West who answer the Westfest information line in their home. According to them, Mrs. Jerabek’s recipe is very reliable. Dough 2 yeast cakes or 2 packages dry yeast 1/4 cup lukewarm water 1 teaspoon …

    • Recipe

      Green Salad With Texas Goat Cheese, Toasted Walnuts, and Grapes

      By

      Salad 1 3/4 cups walnut halves or pieces 12 cups baby field greens (salad mix or mesclun) 1 cup sherry vinaigrette (recipe below) 1 1/2 cups (about 8 ounces) Texas goat cheese 1 3/4 cups red seedless grapes, halved freshly ground black pepper to taste Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and toast the walnuts …

    • Recipe

      Mushroom-Crusted Venison

      By

      Sweet Potato Gratin 3 medium to large sweet potatoes 1 cup whipping cream allspice to taste salt and white pepper to taste 2 ounces grated Parmesan cheese Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and thinly slice potatoes and toss with cream. Place in a greased baking dish, sprinkling each layer with allspice, salt, and white …

    • Recipe

      Dorothy Bohac’s Kolache Recipe

      By

      This recipe comes from Dorothy Bohac, Ph.D., President of the Travis-Williamson Counties Czech Heritage Society. She says that “the quality of a kolache is in the texture of the dough. The texture is controlled by the ingredients, particularly the amount of flour used. A baked kolache should be soft to the touch and the dough …

    • Recipe

      The Morkovsky Sisters Kolache Recipe

      By

      Rose Morkovsky Hauger and Ann Morkovsky Adams are Czech sisters who grew up in a large family in San Antonio. Their family farm near Floresville is the focal point of family gatherings and celebrations. They’ve demonstrated their lifetime of kolache expertise in presentations for Texas Folklife Resources around Texas, and at the Smithsonian Institution’s Festival …

    • Web Exclusive

      We Gotcha Kolache

      By

      Czech out these traditional pastries.

    • Recipe

      “Onion Jam” Relish

      By

      1 1/2 pounds red onions (about 2 large onions) 1 1/2 pounds yellow onions (about 2 large onions) 4 bunches scallions (green part only) 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as canola 1 1/2 cups balsamic vinegar kosher salt to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste 1/4 cup brown sugar Peel the onions and cut …

    • Recipe

      Asparagus Wrapped With Smoked Bacon

      By

      4 pounds fresh asparagus 16 pieces smoked bacon kosher salt to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Trim off the woody ends of the asparagus and blanch for 45 to 60 seconds. Plunge immediately into an ice-water bath; when cooled, drain and set aside. Cook the bacon in …

    • Recipe

      New Potatoes With Sun-Dried-Tomato Mash

      By

      2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup cilantro 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup coarsely chopped rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes (about 1 ounce or .06 pound dry weight) 1/4 cup grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 4 pounds new potatoes, washed and thinly sliced Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. …

    • Recipe

      Blue Cheese Cornbread Stuffing

      By

      Cornbread 1 cup buttermilk 1 egg, beaten 6 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons kosher salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups fresh corn kernels 1/4 cup seeded and diced jalapeño (2 large jalapeños) 2 1/4 cups cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup flour Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing …

    • Recipe

      Buttermilk Chess Pie

      By

      Dough 2 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick), divided into several pieces 1/3 cup shortening, divided into several pieces 1/4 cup ice water In a food processor combine the flour, sugar, and salt. Add the butter and shortening. Process (or pulse) until the mixture is coarse. Add …

    • Recipe

      Cowboy Coffee With Kahlua Cream

      By

      1 pot hot coffee 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 2 tablespoons Kahlua liqueur 8 teaspoons shaved chocolate Make a pot of good strong coffee. In a bowl whip the cream until soft peaks form. Fold in the powdered sugar and Kahlua. Put a dollop on each cup of coffee and garnish …

    • Recipe

      How to Deep-Fry a Turkey

      By

      Equipment 1 turkey cooker with a propane burner (also called a catfish cooker or crawfish boiler) 1 36- to 40-quart stockpot and basket 1 large turkey injector with needle 1 deep-fryer thermometer or candy thermometer elbow-length oven mitts Cinnamon-Chile Rub 1/2 cup cinnamon 1/2 cup pasilla or other red chile powder 1/2 cup brown sugar …

  • Miscellany

    • Roar of the Crowd

      Dennis the Menace?

      By

      A few (ahem) letters about Dennis Rodman.

    • Around the State

      Around the State

      By

      American folk art moves into two Fort Worth museums. Plus: Real cowboys take their rodeo drive to Amarillo; a multimedia show brings the Harlem Renaissance to Houston; an Austin symposium looks at women with the write stuff; and in Houston a Texas actress is ballpark frank. Edited by Quita McMath, Katy Vine, and Eileen Schwartz …

    • State Fare

      State Fare

      By

      San Antonio’s Las Canarias has a dish that will be deer to your heart.

    • Texas Primer

      Abraham Zapruder

      By

      How much did Life pay Abraham Zapruder for the rights to his assassination film?