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Apple crisp with green chiles
While my grandma was a cobbler person, somehow my mom turned into a crisp person. Instead of a buttery, flaky crust on top of a sweet and thick fruit filling,…
Apple dutch baby with green chiles
There’s something about this time of year that makes me feel fresh and crisp, like a first-of-the-season apple. Perhaps it’s the cooler air or perhaps it’s the shorter days, but…
Apple cake
An abundance of juicy apples and crunchy pecans are gently nestled into a cake both tender and crisp. As one friend remarked, it’s as if you combined apple cake with apple pie.
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King Ranch hominy casserole
There are several ways to make a cheesy, creamy hominy casserole, and my grandma’s is the simplest method of all. While some recipes have you make a roux and others…
Sopapillas with a side of honey
Sopapillas are total decadence for me. You’d think after concluding a stomach-swelling multi-course meal of chips and salsa, queso, guacamole, tamales, rice, refried beans. and enchiladas that it would be impossible to find room for just one…
Mushroom stroganoff
A few years ago, my publisher approached me about doing a one-pot cookbook. After writing the proposal, they decided that they didn’t like it and passed on the project. My…
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 pico de gallo
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been obsessed with making sausages. It’s my final lesson to learn in my Goldee’s barbecue education, and while I’m not a stranger to…
Charro beans, South Texas style
My friend Rick was telling me about his mother’s charro beans, which were a dinnertime staple at his home when he was young. The pot began with cooked pinto beans…
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Sopa Tarasca
When reading an old issue of Texas Highways, I came across a recipe for a dish called sopa Tarasca. It was a pureed bean soup that was topped with fried…
Frijoles especiales
If you are heading to South Padre Island, you will drive through Brownsville. This Valley town, which sits on both the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican-American border forged by…
Frijoles de puerco
When it comes to comfort food, refried beans are at the top of my list. Ever since I could remember, they were my go-to, both when times were uncertain and…
Pinto bean pie: sweet, not savory!
Vinegar pie, buttermilk pie, and corn meal pie—these are all desserts that were in vogue when my grandmothers were growing up in the Great Depression. Made with just a few…
Seven-layer dip
Seven-layer dip is a Tex-Mex party classic that is composed of a stack of ingredients including beans, guacamole, salsa, and sour cream.
Beanie wienies for grown-ups
I was talking to a friend of mine from Delaware the other day, and mentioned beanie wienies. “Beanie wienies?” she said. “What’s that?” I was shocked. I thought everyone grow…
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 three books—The Homesick Texan Cookbook, The Homesick Texan’s Family Table, and Queso: Regional Recipes for the World’s Favorite Chile-Cheese Dip.