Libations
January 20, 2013
¡Viva Tequila!
How it’s made, the secret of cooking with it, the truth about the worm, and everything else you ever wanted to know about Mexico’s favorite drink—and ours.
Recipe
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Beans and Corn Bread
Two recipes for this classic dish, excerpted from "Texas Home Cooking" by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare
From Austin’s Eastside Cafe come three soups that will bowl you over.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Mesteña’s apple sorbet and walnut-apple flautas are delicious to the core.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Tres Leches Cake
This three-milk cake from Cafe Central in El Paso is sweet and moist.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
It’s okay to be shellfish: You won’t want to share this shrimp appetizer from San Antonio’s Massimo.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Will you enjoy the smoke-roasted shrimp at Houston’s Moose Cafe? You can plank on it.
Tacos
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Dallas’ Seventeen Seventeen has mastered the art of the catfish taco.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Wild Mushroom Venison Stew With Biscuits
Recipe from Cooking Fearlessly.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
There’s no need to be chicken about the dumplings at Fort Worth’s Angeluna: After all, they’re filled with pork.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
There are two ways to use Stop and Smell the Rosemary: Recipes and Traditions to Remember, the spectacular new offering from the Junior League of Houston. First, you can use the cookbook part to prepare any of the five hundred excellent recipes. Second, you can concentrate on the menu and
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Houston’s restaurateur to the stars, Tony Vallone, goes full boar.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Pesto, change-o: Luigi’s in Galveston serves up a magical veal dish.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
A Texas-Style Christmas: Feast Meets West
If traditional holiday meals leave you hungry for something new, you’ll devour the dishes that Dallas chef Dean Fearing has prepared.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Jennivine’s Bread Pudding
Make use of leftover bread with this recipe from Jenni Messina, who owned Dallas’s Jennivine’s Restaurant and Culinary Center.
Food & Drink
January 1, 2013
Butterscotch Pudding With Salted Caramel
From Stampede 66, in Dallas
Recipes
January 1, 2013
King Ranch Casserole
It may not look like much, but don’t be fooled.
Food & Drink
December 1, 2012
Pozole Rojo
We hold (the perfection of) this stew to be self-evident.
Recipes
November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving Dishes from Renowned Texas Chefs
Turkey Day is upon us, and an abundance of families will be cooking fall-centric dishes at home tomorrow. In case you’re looking to scrounge up some last-minute Thanksgiving recipes, here are a few offerings from a handful of talented Texas chefs. Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Absinthe Crème Fraîche from Jason Dodge of Péché
Food & Drink
October 31, 2012
Venison Backstrap
A recipe for when the hunters get home.
Recipes
October 31, 2012
Venison Backstrap
A recipe for when the hunters get home.
Food & Drink
September 30, 2012
Pecan Pralines
The creamy-crispy confection looms large in Texans’ collective taste memories.
Food & Drink
August 31, 2012
Frito Pie
Cheap, hearty, and eternally beloved.
Recipes
August 31, 2012
Frito Pie
Cheap, hearty, and eternally beloved.
Food & Drink
July 31, 2012
Paletas
Cool off with this recipe from Hugo Ortega’s Street Food of Mexico cookbook.
Libations
February 22, 2012
Happy National Margarita Day!
Get your salt shaker and limes ready to celebrate that "frozen concoction that helps you hang on."
Recipes
February 1, 2012
Cooking With a Passion
Get cozy in the kitchen with your significant other and turn up the heat on Valentine’s Day.
Food & Drink
October 31, 2011
How to Bake a Pecan Pie
Bud "the Pieman" Royer of Royers Round Top Cafe shares his pecan pie recipe.
Food & Drink
August 31, 2010
How to Cook Authentic Barbacoa
“The kernel of South Texas cuisine is economy,” says Melissa Guerra, a South Texas native and the author of Dishes From the Wild Horse Desert: Norteño Cooking of South Texas. “Barbacoa, made from the meat of a cow’s head, is cheap yet rich in flavor.” Customarily served at weekend breakfasts,
Food & Drink
May 31, 2010
Huachinango Veracruzano: Red Snapper, Veracruz Style
A recipe using fresh red snapper from the Gulf, by executive chef Miguel Ravago of Fonda San Miguel, Austin.
Food & Drink
February 1, 2010
Braised Lamb Shanks
Recipe from Chef Scott Cohen, Pavil, San Antonio
Food & Drink
October 31, 2009
Brown Sugar Ice Cream Sandwiches
Recipe from Randy Rucker, formerly of the Rainbow Lodge Houston.
Food & Drink
July 31, 2009
How to Brew Sweet Tea
It seems simple enough—make tea, add sugar—but brewing a high-class glass of Southern champagne is “all about time, temperature, and quality,” according to Clayton Christopher, the founder of Austin-based Sweet Leaf Tea Company. He should know: In just over ten years, he’s gone from making batches of the stuff at
Food & Drink
January 1, 2009
Calamari Salad
A crispy, calamari salad perfect for summer. Recipe by Peter Lindquist of NoRTH, in Austin.
Food & Drink
October 31, 2008
How to Throw a Tamalada
The PartyAs at most holiday functions, there’s no escaping your kin at a tamalada, or tamale-making party. For generations, Latinos have gathered at Christmastime to cook, assemble, and eat the age-old dish (tamales date back to pre-Columbian times). “A tamalada is a multifamily, multigenerational event,” says Sylvia Cásares, who owns
Food & Drink
November 1, 2004
Southern Comfort Apple Pie
Enjoy the start of apple season with this recipe from the Pastry Queen.
Food & Drink
June 30, 2004
Honey-Lavender Ice Cream
Use local ingredients to make this summertime treat.
Food & Drink
November 1, 2003
Chocolate-Pecan Pie
A recipe from Ruben Ortega of Backstreet Cafe, in Houston.
Food & Drink
April 1, 2003
Fried Green Tomatoes
A Southern staple, from Hoover’s Cooking, in Austin.
Recipes
April 1, 2003
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
A recipe from Helen Corbitt, who reigned as Neiman Marcus's head chef for seventeen years.
Food & Drink
July 31, 2002
Southwestern Potato Salad
The perfect complement to a few slices of brisket, a slab of ribs, and a couple of links of sausage.
Food & Drink
August 31, 2001
Creamy Peach, Prune, or Poppy Seed Kolaches
Airy breads with sweet or savory fillings, kolaches are the Czechs’ best-known contribution to Texas cooking. We show how to make them with three different fillings.
Food & Drink
November 1, 1999
Breakfast Tacos
Hope Rodriguez's recipe for the Texas breakfast staple.
Food & Drink
September 30, 1999
Onion and Parmesan Risotto
Recipe from Rough Creek Lodge, in Glen Rose.
Recipes
November 1, 1998
Texas Deep-fried Turkey
Equipment1 turkey cooker with a propane burner (also called a catfish cooker or crawfish boiler) 1 36- to 40-quart stockpot and basket 1 large turkey injector with needle 1 deep-fryer thermometer or candy thermometer elbow-length oven mittsCinnamon-Chile Rub1/2 cup cinnamon 1/2 cup pasilla or other red chile powder 1/2 cup
Recipes
January 1, 1997
Saucy
Saucy Katherine Anne Porter’s recipe for mole.
Food & Drink
January 1, 1996
Virtual Vittles
From chili to chiles, there’s a heaping helping of Texas food on the Internet, including cookoff schedules, mail-order info, recipes, and restaurant reviews. Dig in.
Food & Drink
November 1, 1994
The Best Pecan Pie Recipe on Earth
The Eighty-third Legislature just named the pecan pie the state pie of Texas. Celebrate by baking one using one of our very favorite recipes.