Have you preserved your family’s food history?  Author Nola McKey will explain how her own grandmother’s tea cakes reminded her just how important it is to pass down family favorites and to document their provenance.  She will provide tips for preserving your own family recipes and for recording the heritage surrounding a special dish based on her new book, From Tea Cakes to Tamales, which records the stories of other Texans who take their personal food history seriously.

A former senior editor at Texas Highways, Nola McKey wrote about scores of Texas subjects during her 18 years on staff.  She also edited Cooking with Texas Highways. In her 2016 book, From Tea Cakes to Tamales: Third-Generation Texas Recipes, she focuses on three of her favorite topics—food, family, and the traditions that connect them.