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.
Pecans
Podcasts
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.
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. …
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.