There’s nothing simpler than cooking up a mess of pasta on the ol’ stove. All you have to do is heat water, throw in the pasta of your choice and wait til it reaches that “al dente” state right? Well,…
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It’s cold and wet and dark all across most the state of Texas this morning (sorry Panhandle, Midland, and El Paso), and though all this moisture is mighty welcome, it made me start thinking of sunnier, warmer climes like the…
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You’ll probably remember that we’ve talked in previous blogs about how to make pure southern style cornbread, as well as covering quite a few Southwest style and Tex-Mex dishes? Well how about combining the two ideas? How does making some…
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We’ve covered the red salsa and the green salsa in previous blogs, but there’s something about a nice fresh bowl of pico de gallo on the table that just puts a smile on my face. Not only that but when…
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There are those mornings, y’all, when I just want to hit the snooze button with a very large, very heavy hammer. I’m all snuggle-toasty warm, I was having a great dream about being on the beach somewhere that has that…
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As a few of you may know, there are some places in the US where you are still asked whether or not you want red or green salsa. I love those places! There are even a few places left with…
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Did y’all know that the great state of Texas has an Official State Dish? Back in 1977, the Texas State Legislature did one of the smartest things it ever did in it’s 168 year history, made Chili Con Carne the…
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I thought today we’d combine a couple of awesome Tex-Mex dishes into the One Tex-Mex Dish To Rule Them All. We’re gonna take Fish Tacos and Fajitas, jumble ’em up, wrap ’em in a fresh tortilla, serve ’em up, and…
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Thanksgiving is only a couple days away ya’ll, and in the last week or two I’ve posted some recipes for Thanksgiving side-dishes that are SO true to my Texas heritage. There were a few things you could be certain of…
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Here’s another one of those dishes that’s sure to raise a ruckus on the wherefore’s, thou shalt’s, and everybody’s grandmother/grandfather/momma/daddy’s special recipe was to-die-for. On that I believe we can all agree. Another thing I think we can all agree…
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