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Photo by Stuart Villanueva DEPARTMENTS 38 DOWN THE HATCH Shake up the holiday drink menu with this Puerto rican ‘eggnog’ 44 DOWN HOME League City mom gets whole family involved in making holiday pies 50 TASTE OF TEXAS This breakfast bake will warm the cockles on Christmas morning 52 GAME ON Homemade venison chili tradition has spanned generations 54 DESSERT ISLAND This classic French beignet is light and airy 56 COUNTER CULTURE A Friendswood couple designs a kitchen with their future selves in mind 62 HOMEPORT A long and intense renovation transforms 1921 Galveston house 70 HOOKED Many lures are better at catching dollars than fish 56 80 PARTY PICS Find out who made the local party scene 86 SAVE THE DATE Area events to keep your calendar booked 98 SHUTTERBUGS readers share their coastal photos 628 COASTMONTHLY.COM | DeCeMber 2023 21706 Burnet • Galveston (409) 497-4152 • Reservations Accept ed BRUNCH Saturday & Sunday 10am - 1pm © Copyright: Coast Monthly is published by The Daily News. 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