VoigtWorld

Why does Rice play Texas?

Some may ask why a small school like Rice University plays such a big school like the University of Texas. JFK said why...

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2008

We hope you enjoy the following holiday greetings from us!

Winston

This is another writing assignment from the writing class I took with Lauren. It is about our dog Winston. Winston has since passed away, but it brought back memories, so I thought I would share it.

I come from...

I took a writing class with my daughter a few years ago. I just found one of the assignments in a stack of papers. It struck me that it still holds true today. So I thought I would share it.

Foods for New Year's Day

Are there special foods your family eats on New Year's Day? Each year my family covers the bases by eating several foods thought to bring good luck in the New Year.

Big Red Ice Cream

There's nothing better in the summer than a good bowl of home made Big Red ice cream. This is my favourite. I can eat bowl after bowl of it.

Pinto Beans and Dumplings

This is a great dish to make in the winter when cooking warms the whole kitchen.

Railroad Crossing

RAILROAD CROSSING
Look out for the cars
Can you spell it without any R's?

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...

This is a variation of the "It is not the critic who counts" made by John F. Kennedy.

It is not the critic that counts...

This quote was given to me during a particularly trying time at work. At the time, it felt like I was in the center of a storm dealing with issues from everywhere and everyone. A good manager slipped this on my desk one day...

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin

This prayer has helped several in the family during times of need.

Easy German Texas Chili

There's nothing like a good bowl of Chili...

Gutten Tag Herr Voigt!

Every time I went over to see my Grandma and Grandpa Voigt (that is pronoused "Foeht", not "Voit"), Grandpa greeted me with a resounding "Gutten Tog Hair Foeht. Vie gayts?" in German. Unusually he was sitting on the porch smoking his pipe and watching the humming birds at the two feeders he kept full. Of course the answer was always "Gayt gut" as I walked up the stairs to the porch (rather loudly, since Grandpa was a little hard of hearing.) It took me a while to fully understand why he got such a kick out of it.

Easy German Texas Chili

So what�s so �German� about Chili?

Chili power was invented by a German Immigrant by the name of William Gebhardt. He developed his mixture of ground chili and spices in a small restaurant in New Braunfels, Texas. Since chiles were only available after the summer harvest, chili was only a seasonal food during that era. Gebhardt solved the problem by importing Mexican ancho chiles, grinding the peppers through a small home meat grinder three times, and then dried the ground pepper into a powder. The resulting mixture could be used to serve Chili year-round. Gebhardt moved to San Antonio in 1890 and registered Eagle Brand Chili Powder in 1896. The Gebhardt brand of chili powder is today regarded by many chili cooks as a premium chili powder and specified by name in their recipes.

This recipe won the 2004 IBM Austin Linux Technology Center chili cook-off.

Pinto Beans and Dumplings

This is a old family favorite that both Daddy and Grandma Voigt would make for our family. We could make several meals from one pot of beans. In that one pot you have beans, the bean broth � which is like a soup, and the dumplings. The dumplings were a favorite. These are not your typical fluffy dumplings. These are hearty dumplings that will put meat on your bones and fill you up. My sister and I would fight over who would get the last one. If we still had beans left, Daddy would sometimes make a second batch of dumplings.

This is a great dish to make in the winter when cooking warms the whole kitchen.

Big Red Ice Cream

There's nothing better in the summer than a good bowl of home made Big Red ice cream. This is my favorite. I can eat bowl after bowl of it.