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Hatch chile chocolate chip cookies
These chewy chocolate chip cookies have a lively kick from roasted green chiles. A handful of sweet pecans adds a bit of crunch.
South Texas sweet snack mix
A combination of Fritos, peanut butter, chocolate, orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, and powdered sugar that’s an addictive sweet and salty snack!
Chocolate gravy recipe
A friend and I were comparing notes about our favorite childhood treats. As I was raving about my grandma’s chocolate pie, my friend said, “So how’s your grandma’s chocolate gravy?”…
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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…
Green chile macaroni and cheese
On a recent call to my mom, she told me she was in Taos, New Mexico. She’s been retired for a couple of years, and my brother and I joke…
Pecan cranberry wedding cookies
When I think about the Dallas weddings I used to attend as a child in the 1970s, the one constant was a heaping plate of round white cookies. They were…
Turkey chili Frito pie
When a friend threw a late-fall party, she served turkey Frito pies. Her husband is unable to eat red meat, so the family has become quite adept at replacing beef…
Cheese grits, Goldee’s style
When working on the Goldee’s Bar-B-Q cookbook, my leftovers situation was out of hand. Barbecue, by design, is a cuisine made for groups. The portions are ample and the ingredients…
Salsa verde turkey meatballs
Meatballs have been on my mind. A few weeks ago, a friend mentioned he had a new Italian meatball recipe that he wanted to cook with me. He was curious…
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Sour cream enchiladas, East Dallas style
If your family is like mine, you have a favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. This is the place where you know you can get a large table that will hold everyone, and…
Corn and poblano enchiladas
When corn is in season, I love to eat it often. While fresh on the cob with a pat of sweet butter is always simple and satisfying, I also doll…
Spinach enchilada casserole
When I was growing up in Houston, we lived out in the suburbs, closer to Tomball than downtown. While I enjoyed my school, my classmates, and my home, my friends…
Marfa and a plate of stacked enchiladas
“Oh Texas, rise and sing along, forever a part of you is gone. Oh Texas, say a word today in praise of the Old Borunda Cafe” From the song “Old…
Brisket enchiladas
This summer, after an afternoon of shopping at North Park in Dallas, a friend and I got into her car and realized we were hungry. As we pondered our nearby…
Hatch green chile chicken enchiladas
In most regions of Texas, when one orders enchiladas verdes, the green salsa that drapes the dish will be made with tart tomatillos and green peppers such as jalapeños or…
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.