Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 11:59am
By Brandon Aniol, Educator, Landmark Inn State Historic Site & Emiliano ‘Nano’ Calderon, Educator, Casa Navarro State Historic Site
Tejanos and European immigrants in Texas used outdoor earthen ovens to bake a variety of foods. Brandon Aniol, Landmark Inn’s site educator and Emiliano, ‘Nano’ Calderon, Casa Navarro’s site educator, set out to successfully build and operate an horno...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 8:00am
By Lester Velazquez-Po, Casa Navarro Customer Service Representative
You may have heard about “corn smut”—a parasitic fungus that attacks corn—impeding the normal growth of the plant and its produce. Predictably, many corn growers worldwide destroy the crops affected by it.
However, this seemingly destructive fungus is actually fit for human consumption. In Mexico, it is known...
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 8:00am
By Georgia Davis, Casa Navarro Site Manager
Have you taken a good look at fake food lately? It’s amazing!
Casa Navarro State Historic Site recently acquired several fake food items for the kitchen exhibit, including six custom-made tamales. They look so realistic we were curious about how they were made, so we asked the premier source for fake food artistry in the country....
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 8:00am
By Nano Calderon, Casa Navarro staff
South Texas is recognized as a culturally and geographically distinct region of the greater Southwest due to its long history as a homeland for indigenous, Spanish, and Mexican populations. Self-sufficient practices have been key to the survival of these populations. At the forefront of these activities were Tejano families living and...
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 10:15am
By Georgia Davis, Casa Navarro Site Manager
Casa Navarro State Historic Site recently hosted Salsa Navarro: Historic Cookbook Recipes in the Modern Kitchen. This event was the site staff’s first effort at engaging the public in historic Tejano gardening and foodways. The goal of the interpretive program was to expose attendees to primary resources in the community and have them...
