Turkey enchilada verde soup
Three weeks ago on a Friday, I found myself back in Texas so I could give my talk at the University of Texas at Arlington. It went well and the…
Jalapeños
Tomato pie with bacon and jalapeños
On my refrigerator is a photo my mom sent me from last Thanksgiving. It’s a shot of a long wooden table that’s been topped with an array of pies. There…
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…
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.
Tex-Mex hot brown sandwich with green chile Mornay sauce
It’s not often that you have two special occasions fall on the same day but every once in a while worlds collide. Like this year—with both Derby Day and Cinco…
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,…
Tamale cornbread dressing
The first time I heard of tamales used as a stuffing was in Mary Faulk Koock’s The Texas Cookbook, where she tells a story about a friend of hers in…
Tex-Mex fried pies
Spicy, savory fried pies stuffed with chorizo, jalapeños, cheese, and refried beans.
Jalapeño egg salad recipe
This week, I’ve been plowing through my book’s page proofs, making corrections and cuts where needed. Unfortunately, I’m a bit of a perfectionist and when I turn in the proofs…
