The Front Porch

08/31/2026

08/22/2026

Glenda Carter Brown

🪄✨ WANDS UP, BEN WHEELER, THE HOG FEST PARADE IS COMING!✨🪄

Grab your broomsticks, round up your house, and start planning those floats because applications are NOW OPEN for the 2026 Hog Fest Parade!🐗🏰

This year's theme is HOGWARTS, and we want to see Ben Wheeler get creative! Whether you're a business, school, organization, family, club, church, first responder group, or just a bunch of friends with an idea, we want YOU in the parade!

And there are some pretty good reasons to go all out… 👀

🏆 FLOAT PRIZES
🥇 1st Place — $400 + Plaque
🥈 2nd Place — $200 + Plaque
🥉 3rd Place — $100 + Plaque

📣 SCHOOL SPIRIT PRIZES
🥇 1st Place — $200 + Plaque
🥈 2nd Place — $100 + Plaque

So pick your house, gather your crew, decorate that trailer, truck, tractor or float, and BRING THE MAGIC TO BEN WHEELER!⚡🐗

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM Line Up | 11:00 AM Parade Start
📍 The parade travels west on FM 279 through Ben Wheeler and ends at the Pick'n Porch.

👇 READY TO JOIN THE PARADE?

📝 PARADE APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/12zepwZtmHDvt7UKA

And y'all… don't play it safe. 😂 We gave you HOGWARTSas the theme for a reason.

We want to see magic. We want to see school spirit. We want to see floats that make people stop and say, LOOK AT THAT!🪄✨

COME FOR THE BBQ. STAY FOR THE MAGIC.

🐗🔥 Hog Fest 2026 benefits the Ben Wheeler Fire Department.🚒❤️

👇 Tag the business, school, organization or group you want to see in this year's parade!

08/09/2026

Glenda Carter Brown

08/08/2026

Come join The Front Porch and the other shops in Edom, TX tomorrow from 5-8 pm! Live music, Awesome Asian Fusion food and discounts out on the Porch! We open at 10:00 tomorrow morning! Come see us!

07/12/2026

It may be raining but The Front Porch is Open until 3 pm. Come see me!

07/02/2026

We will be OPEN Friday, July 3rd AND the 4th-5th! Come see us! New stock!

06/30/2026

Looking forward to seeing our FABULOUS customers this week; Friday & Saturday, 10 until 4 and Sunday, 11 until 3! Bringing new stock!

06/21/2026

Glenda Carter Brown

Homemade Cornbread Mix in a Jar

This easy homemade cornbread mix is a money-saver and tastes even better than the little blue box! Prep a few jars at once and you’ll always have fresh cornbread ready in minutes.

Cornbread Mix (per Quart Jar)
* 1 cup + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
* 1 cup yellow cornmeal
* 4 Tbsp sugar
* 2 Tbsp baking powder
* 1 tsp salt

To Bake (makes one 8x8 pan or 8–10 muffins):
* 1 jar of cornbread mix
* 2 eggs
* ⅔ cup milk

Instructions for Mix
1. Layer or mix the dry ingredients in a clean quart mason jar.
2. Seal tightly and label with instructions. Store in a cool, dry pantry.

To Bake
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease an 8x8 pan or muffin tin.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.
3. Add the entire jar of dry mix and stir just until combined (do not overmix).
4. Pour into prepared pan or muffin cups.
5. Bake 20–25 minutes (pan) or 15–18 minutes (muffins) until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

This mix is perfect for busy mornings, chili nights, or whenever you crave fresh cornbread. One jar equals about 2 boxes of the store-bought stuff — at a fraction of the cost!