Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Mimi’s Strawberry Cake

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Mimi’s Strawberry Cake

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 1, 2019) Mimi’s Strawberry Cake is that strawberry cake. The one you see on a good old fashioned pot luck dessert table. The one you ate when you were a kid at a church function. It is not the strawberry cake you find on the menu at a restaurant. Nor in […]

Staple Goods Market opens this Saturday in Heath

Staple Goods Market opens this Saturday in Heath

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Standard Service to present Fall Market  HEATH, TX (Oct. 6, 2020) As most of you know, Sept. 26 wrapped up the 13th year of Rockwall Farmers Market. Evan and I were absolutely honored to have our Tate Farms Market Wagon accepted as one of the vendors this year. We […]

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Fruit Pizza

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Fruit Pizza

(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 31, 2019) With fall fast approaching, I always find ways to squeeze in some of my favorite summer desserts. Fruit Pizza is one that can absolutely make its way into September. Over the years, I have heard Evan mention how much he loved his mother’s fruit pizza. That it was different than […]

Local author Shelley Garrett releases new cookbook for charity

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 7, 2016) Rockwall resident and sixth-generation Texan Shelley Garrett has been collecting beloved recipes from family, friends, church ladies and co-workers for more than 30 years. After years of copying the 100+ recipes into 3-ring binders for friends and newlyweds, Garrett decided to publish the collection and give all the proceeds […]

Local author releases new cookbook for charity

Local author releases new cookbook for charity

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 11, 2016) Rockwall resident and sixth-generation Texan Shelley Garrett has been collecting beloved recipes from family, friends, church ladies and co-workers for more than 30 years. After years of copying the 100+ recipes into 3-ring binders for friends and newlyweds, Garrett decided to publish the collection and give all the proceeds […]

Dine & Learn: Rest Haven to host informational program, catered dinner

(ROYSE CITY, TX – July 21, 2015) Rest Haven will host a Community Outreach Educational Program offering information about funeral options, how to control and lock in costs, Medicaid/SSI eligibility and more. The program will be offered on two different nights: Tuesday, August 4 and Thursday, August 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the […]

Cheers for CASA benefitting Lone Star CASA

Cheers for CASA benefitting Lone Star CASA

Rockwall, TX (November 2, 2023) – Lone Star CASA is pleased to announce the generous business that will be participating in Cheers for CASA during the month of November. This month-long initiative invites local businesses to select a specific item from their menu, or host a specialty day, from which they will designate a portion […]

Treat your Valentine to Dodie’s chef-inspired Sweetheart Menu

Treat your Valentine to Dodie’s chef-inspired Sweetheart Menu

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 9, 2023) Treat your Valentine to an exclusive, waterfront dining experience as Dodie’s at The Harbor presents a special, chef-inspired Sweetheart Menu, available Saturday, Feb. 11 through Tuesday, Feb. 14. The prix fixe offering is just $69.99/couple (add a bottle of Chardonnay, Cabernet, or Champagne for $19.99). Guests may also choose from Dodie’s […]

Stepping out in style with Friends

Stepping out in style with Friends

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 15, 2022) What a treat it was to be invited to today’s Holiday Fashion Show and Luncheon presented by Bella’s House and Friends of the Rockwall County Library! Moderated by Debbie Deitelbaum, the sold-out, seasonal showcase held in the Rockwall County Library’s Community Room featured FOL models Becky Achenbach, Nancy Barnett, Jasmine […]

More new State Fair of Texas foods and where to find them

More new State Fair of Texas foods and where to find them

DALLAS, TX (Sept. 13, 2022) The State Fair of Texas is known for taking culinary creativity to new heights, and 2022 is no exception. Fairgoers have the opportunity to taste all of the finalists of the Big Tex Choice Awards and decide if they agree with the judges’ selections for “Best Taste – Savory,” “Best […]

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