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Recipes
July 27, 2023
Texas Dinner Party S1.E5: For a Fail-Proof Finish, Make Vegan Mango Ice Cream for Dessert
Three ingredients and two easy steps make this ice cream recipe one you’ll want to try again and again.
Vegan
BBQ
May 12, 2023
How to Smoke Shrooms . . . for Barbecue
Using beautiful fungi from Smallhold's mushroom farm in Buda, I tried to mimic meat in the smoker and on the grill to mixed results.
BBQ
March 10, 2023
Vegan Brisket and Pulled Pork Can Be (Somewhat) Redeemed by Putting Them in Sandwiches
To make these frozen grocery-store products more edible, I zhuzhed them up with sauce, slaw, and buttered buns, to mixed results.
Food & Drink
February 27, 2023
Is It Possible to Be Vegan Without Eating Vegetables?
As the alternative meat industry grows—including San Antonio-based vegan chicken sandwich chain Project Pollo—one writer tests the future of eating in America.
Tacos
October 19, 2022
Vegan Tex-Mex Is a Tough Sell, but This Dallas Spot Shows Its Potential
While Oak Cliff's Casa del Vegano has a few flaws, its innovative taco fillings like konjac root, banana blossoms, and oyster mushrooms warrant a try.
Recipes
August 31, 2022
3-Ingredient Vegan Mango Ice Cream
This three-ingredient recipe is simple to execute, but impressive to eat. Perfect for spontaneously whipping up on a hot summer day.
Tacos
June 22, 2022
No Beef? No Problem. The Panhandle Embraces Vegan Tacos.
Amarillo may be famous for its steak-eating contest, but Yellow City Street Food is drawing hype for tacos stuffed with mushrooms and seitan.
Food & Drink
January 31, 2022
If You Can’t Be a Vegetarian, You Can Still Be a Texatarian
Eating meat—even when you’re practicing a plant-based diet—is every Texan’s right.
Recipes
January 25, 2022
Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed With Collards and Quinoa
This Southern-inspired, veggie-forward recipe by chef Chris Williams of Lucille’s in Houston is both comforting and filling.
BBQ
August 17, 2021
Vegetarian Barbecue Isn’t a Threat to Brisket
We’ve come a long way from smoked vegetables seeming strange at a barbecue joint—and that’s a good thing.
Food & Drink
July 19, 2021
The 8 Best Vegan Quesos in Texas
These cashew-based quesos held up to my memories of their cheesy predecessors.
Health
June 11, 2021
The Changing Face of Veganism
Black Texans are embracing plant-based diets that, though widely associated with educated young whites, have long been part of African American culture.
Food & Drink
September 3, 2020
This Plant-Based Chili Has No Meat (or Beans)
Meat substitutes such as Beyond Meat keep growing in popularity, so we re-created a Texas bowl of red—no beef involved.
Music
February 4, 2019
Going Vegan Brings You One Step Closer to Beyoncé (and Possibly Free Tickets to Her Shows)
Queen Bey and her husband are offering one heck of a grand prize to fans who commit to plant-based meals.
BBQ
October 10, 2018
We Tried the Vegan Brisket at Rice University
Prepare your plate for "plant-based" meat.
Art
September 29, 2017
Meet the Vegan Sculptor Responsible for the State Fair of Texas’s Butter Sculpture
Ken Robison has been an artist for decades, but when he was asked to make the State Fair's butter sculpture, he got to use a new medium.
Food & Drink
January 9, 2017
I Tried a Month-long Vegan Taco Cleanse and Survived
Barely.
Sports
April 1, 2016
The New Food Options At The Texas Rangers Ballpark Include A Vegan Cart And The Least Vegan Sandwich Of All Time
Hungry? You might not be after you learn about the Wicked Pig.