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Buttermilk peach ice cream on a summer morning
I was talking to my grandmother the other day, and she mentioned that she had just eaten a peach from her tree. “It was a perfect peach,” she said. The…
Peach biscuits
Whenever my group of friends gets together, breakfast is an important beginning to our day. While in our regular lives, we may get by on only a cup of coffee…
Peach jalapeño jam
Texans love their peaches. I’d say that this love ranks right up there along with bluebonnets, barbecue, cheese enchiladas and football. And for good reason, as Texan peaches are the…
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West Texas posole slaw
In far West Texas and Northern New Mexico, cabbage and radish slaws are a common accompaniment to meals. In my first cookbook, I featured a recipe that combined green cabbage…
Green chile crawfish enchiladas
A friend asked if I was familiar with the crawfish enchiladas offered at Ninfa’s in Waco. While I had never had them, I looked at the restaurant’s online menu, and…
Strawberry blue cornbread cobbler
In college, my study group would meet at a local diner. There was a salad bar at this 24-hour establishment, and we’d purchase a salad plate and a cup of…
Dr Pepper-glazed ham
While reading a list of dishes for an Easter potluck, I noticed one guest was bringing a 7-Up cake. “Perhaps I could contribute a Dr Pepper-glazed ham,” I thought to…
Sunday salmon, Austin style
On a recent trip to Austin, I stayed overnight with old friends. They asked if I wanted to go out for dinner or stay at home. It was a Sunday,…
Chocolate smoothie
When I was growing up, there was a chocolate powdered drink known as an instant breakfast. You poured a packet into a glass, added milk or water, stirred, and then…
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Strawberry Twinkie delight
When my friend Ann pulled a box of Twinkies from the grocery bag, we asked what she planned to do with the cream-filled snack cakes. We were at a friend’s…
Jalapeño strawberry jam
While I was smoking a pork belly up at Goldee’s BBQ recently, I asked one of the owners, Lane, how he liked to serve it once it was done. He mentioned a sauce made with…
Long days, strawberry shortcake nights
During the strawberry’s brief yet vibrant season, I try to eat them every day. I eat them with balsamic vinegar. I eat them in pies. I eat them in salads….
Strawberry butter
A few years ago, it was declared that Dallas’s most iconic dish is strawberry butter. It cited that it had long graced tables at The Zodiac Room, a restaurant in…
Strawberry spoon bread
Every spring when the wildflowers bloom, Texans will say thank you to Mrs. Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, the former first lady and native Texan who made it her life’s work…
Strawberry and spinach salad
Ripe strawberries, spinach, yogurt dressing, Feta cheese, and a granola croutons are in this welcome salad that’s a Texan classic.
Meet Lisa Fain
Lisa Fain is the cook, writer, and photographer behind Homesick Texan. A James Beard award-winning writer and seventh-generation Texan, she is also the author of four books—including The Homesick Texan Cookbook and her latest, Goldee’s Bar-B-Q: A Cookbook.