“You wanna be taken seriously, you need serious hair.” - Melanie Griffith in the film Working Girl There is something epic about hair. From fairy tales to Broadway songs, the qualities of a beautiful, healthy head of hair have been extolled and...

Most of us will lose between 50 and 100 hairs each and every day. It’s really nothing to worry about. Because 50 to 100 new hairs are growing in to replace the ones we lost. But some folks may see a lot more stray hairs in the bathtub drain...

We all seen the advertisements encouraging us to, “Nourish Your Hair!” But the cold, hard truth is, you can’t nourish you’re your hair. To nourish something involves providing it with “the food or other substances necessary for growth, health...

Long hair on ladies has been in style for a while, but with fashion models and movie stars sporting extra-long locks, lots of women are letting their manes flow more freely than in recent decades. But growing it long can take quite a bit more...

You don’t need bread to make a delicious bacon, lettuce, and tomato meal that will have the whole family clamoring for more. Try a Pasta BLT for a tasty main dish that is a feast for the eyes as well as being a delight to the palate. Ingredients...

They say, ‘Money talks,’ and ‘Money never sleeps.’ There’s a lot you can do with money, but as the old saying goes, ‘There’s two things money can’t buy—Love… and a home-grown tomato.’ The tomato, which is native to Central and South America...

If you’ve ever gotten sick after eating something, you might claim to have food poisoning—which is possible. But it’s more likely that you are suffering from a foodborne infection. While the symptoms can be similar, the causes are different...

An aperitif is usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite. This before-dinner drink may be big on flavor but is typically small in volume and is designed to be sipped and savored, or in some cases taken as a shot. In either case...

A classic aperitif is the Campari cocktail. Simple. Elegant. Visually intriguing. And perfectly designed to stimulate your appetite. Officially classified as a “bitters,” Campari was invented in Italy in the middles of the 19th century by Gaspare...

Texans like pretty much everything bigger, bolder, more… well, More! And that includes the flavor of our food. Whether its BBQ, chicken fried steak (we’ll leave the country fried steak to the rest of the country), or Tex-Mex fajitas, bring on...

Male facial hair is a fact of life. What a male chooses to do with that facial hair is a whole different discussion. Should you go clean shaven? Full-on mountain man? Trim and tidy? Goatee? Van Dyke? Sideburns? Fu Man Chu? Mustache? So many...

Looking for a job that doesn’t require an advanced degree, and pays better than the national average for all occupations? You might consider becoming a food service manager. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics...

The beard is back, baby. And whether you like yours neat and tidy, or unkempt and blowing free in the wind, there are still a few things a man needs to keep to his facial hair comfortable, and looking incredibly good! One of those things is...

Each year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveals the most popular surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in the United States. 2018 saw a dramatic increase of around a quarter of a million more cosmetic procedures...

Mini peppers are a sweet treat you can feel good about treating yourself to, but they’re not just for salads. With a little prep time, stuffed mini peppers make a fantastic appetizer that looks lovely, tastes divine, and still offers some nifty...

If you grew up with the traditional, versatile but somewhat bitter, green bell pepper, you might be surprised but the delightfully sweet treat, the mini bell pepper. A relatively new addition to the bell pepper family at the local supermarket...

We would have called it the Perfect Margarita, but with so many recipes declaring themselves the winner, we’d be hard pressed to make a case that this recipe is the ‘Perfect’ one. Who knew that a cocktail with only three basic ingredients...

While numerous alcoholic beverages have inspired poets to wax lyrical, some of the most popular songs every written about booze involve Tequila. Here are a few of our favorites. We bet you can name a few we missed. Tequila Sunrise – The Eagles...

“Did you eat the worm?” It was, and remains, something of a right of passage for young people as they pass the legal drinking age: Take a shot of tequila, lick the salt, bite the lime, eat the worm. Eating the worm is supposed to enhance virility...

The United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world, but that doesn’t mean you can let your guard down when it comes to preventing foodborne illness. Even though most healthy individuals can shake off the effects of a foodborne...

The Texas Association of Local WIC Directors, TALWD, is a professional organization made up of local WIC Directors who put forth efforts to influence program planning, changes to WIC policies, coordination between local and state agencies, and...