Crispy dogs with bacon-jalapeño dipping sauce
If you love hot dogs and flautas, you’ll definitely love the San Antonio crispy dog, a hot dog wrapped in a corn tortilla and deep fried.
Bacon recipes
Irish cheddar and bacon soda bread
When we first moved to Houston from Dallas, one of our new neighbors greeted us with a homemade gift. “Welcome to the neighborhood!” she said. “I made you some Irish…
Buttermilk potato soup with bacon and roasted jalapeno
My grandma calls me her good cook. She’ll say to her friends when I visit, “I don’t have to be in the kitchen because my good cook is here!” Usually,…
Bacon-jalapeño cheese ball
While I was home for Thanksgiving, I found in my grandma’s cabinet a North Texas community cookbook from the 1970s. It was a fairly typical cookbook, with chapters on appetizers,…
Stuffed pumpkin with cheese, bacon and chipotle chiles
The day before I left for my Texas tour, I made an incredible dish. It was a baked pumpkin stuffed with bread, Gruyere, sharp white cheddar, bacon, chipotle chiles, cream…
BLT wedge salad with chipotle blue cheese dressing
This time of year, when most days it’s too darn hot to stand in front of the stove, let alone turn on the oven, I start eating a lot of…
Blue cheese scalloped potatoes with chipotle and bacon
Now, if you’re watching your weight you should stop reading right now, as these blue cheese scalloped potatoes with chipotle and bacon are not exactly waistline friendly. But believe you…
Chocolate chip pecan cookies…with bacon grease
Does the world really need another chocolate chip cookie recipe? I’d say probably not. But when someone mentioned to me that they made their chocolate chip cookies with bacon grease,…
Chipotle macaroni and cheese with bacon
I’m roasting chiles and frying up bacon. What am I making, you might ask? What everybody wants to eat after being ill for a few days: chipotle macaroni and cheese….
Chipotle bacon jam recipe
“Bacon jam tastes like the love child of pulled pork and pate!” said one friend. “I am now officially in pig heaven,” said another as I shared tastes from the…
