Recipes
October 12, 2021
Recipe: Pecan Old-fashioned
A Denton bartender created this take on a classic to appease his bourbon-loving grandmother, Joyce, with the fall flavors of salted pecan, orange, and chocolate.
Pecans
Recipes
February 15, 2019
Recipe: Pecan Snickerdoodles from “Cooking with Pecans: Texas in a Nutshell”
We launch our new Texas Cookbooks series, which looks at new recipes as well as old favorites from around the state, by revisiting a 1987 gem packed with great finds.
The Culture
July 12, 2018
Recipes to Help You Celebrate National Pecan Pie Day
From bourbon-pecan to chocolate-pecan, dig in to these eight recipes.
Talk Like a Texan
July 12, 2018
There Are Six Ways to Say ‘Pecan,’ But Only One That’s Right
In the inaugural episode of our new Talk Like a Texan podcast, we explore the proper pronunciation of our state nut.
The Texanist
October 21, 2015
The Texanist
Our estimable advice columnist on the origins of Hunt’s boot fence and how miffed we should get about pecan pronunciation, desecrated chili pots, and overenthusiastic, football-lovin’ grandfathers.
Food & Drink
October 21, 2015
Pecan Pie
Our state nut goes just fine with some cream and bourbon.
True Crime
December 9, 2014
A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit
When the 85-year-old matriarch of a prominent pecan-farming clan in San Saba was murdered, her death shook the town—and exposed how obsession and greed can fell a family from within.
Food & Drink
October 14, 2013
Pecan Dressing
What would the holidays be without this nutty side dish?
The Culture
August 12, 2013
Shell Game
How rapidly increasing Chinese demand for our native nut is transforming the pecan industry.
January 21, 2013
Texas 2011: By the Numbers
From (HB) 1 to ($)15.2 billion, we revisit a few of the state's biggest stories in 2011 by examining the numbers.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Wild Rice With Pecans and Sun-dried Tomatoes
1 teaspoon butter 1/4 medium onion, chopped 2 cups cooked wild rice 1/2 cup chopped pecans 8 to 10 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped (do not use type preserved in oil) 1/4 cup water Salt and pepper to taste In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat and cook onion until
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Glazed Pecans
1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 2 dried red chiles 1 cup pecan halves 1/4 cup molassesPreheat oven to 250 degrees. Combine water, sugar, and chiles in small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add pecans and return to a boil. Lower hear and simmer 10 minutes.Drain pecans,
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Praline Pecans
December 7, 2011
Dust Bowl Texas: The Drought’s Impact on Groundwater, State Parks, and Horses
The drought leaves nothing untouched. This week the ongoing drought impacts the state’s groundwater, state parks, and horses.
November 7, 2011
Dust Bowl Texas: The Latest Drought News
Summer's over, but the drought may never be, and it's affecting everything from tourism to pecan pie to horse welfare.
Food & Drink
October 31, 2009
Brown Sugar Ice Cream Sandwiches
Recipe from Randy Rucker, formerly of the Rainbow Lodge Houston.
Business
March 1, 1996
Tough Nuts to Crack
Marketing the Texas pecan like the California raisin seems to make good business sense. So why do small Texas growers think it’s a shell game?
Food & Drink
May 1, 1993
Cream of the Crops
In these nine Texas towns, produce is more than product. It’s pride.
The Culture
September 30, 1982
Texas Primer: The Pecan
Plant it, sit in its shade, but most of all, feast on its fruit.