Chicken gorditas
Every spring I get an itch to return to Texas as it just might be the best time of year to be there. The bluebonnets and other wildflowers are in…
Chicken recipes
Chicken-fried chicken
Spring semester of my senior year in high school, when my friends and I were feeling daring we’d occasionally leave school for lunch. We only had 45 minutes so it…
Chicken posole verde
The other day I went to the store to buy some collard greens, but the store was sold out. In the produce department there was a large, colorful sign that…
Chicken tortilla casserole
For the past few weeks, like many folks this time of year, I’ve been sneezing, coughing and feeling wretched. But while this year may be off to a slow start,…
Chipotle-orange glazed drumsticks
There’s a scene in the movie “Hud” where Patricia Neal’s character offers an orange to Paul Newman. As she’s about to hand it to him she says, “Look it says…
Chilaquiles with ancho tomatillo salsa
When I first moved to New York, one of the dishes that was lacking was migas. That Texan breakfast staple of eggs scrambled with fried tortillas, along with a host…
Chicken fajitas recipe
“Austin made me the best chicken fajitas,” said my grandma. “I have never had chicken taste so good.” My uncle is more renown for his squash enchiladas, so I was…
Red chile hot wings
These days, when you say you’re serving wings, most people assume it’s the spicy variety that were made popular in the far upstate New York city of Buffalo. In a…
Sopa de lima (Mexican lime soup) recipe
Whenever I get together with my Texan friends in New York, we’ll usually cook our favorite dishes from back home. Enchiladas, chicken-fried steak, brisket and chile con queso all make…
Boudin (boudain) recipe, a pork and rice Cajun sausage
A few years ago, a friend was visiting Toronto and found a Cajun store. He had grown up in Louisiana, so he called me, thrilled that he had discovered a…
