Kimchi mac and cheese
A few years ago, I learned about kimchi grilled cheese sandwiches from the Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan. He’d included a recipe…
Pastalaya
The first time I heard the term pastalaya, I wasn’t quite sure what it entailed. Was it an island in the Mediterranean? An…
Red beans and boudin
A few years ago, some folks were discussing recipes they liked to prepare when it was cool outside. There were the usual mentions…
Seven-layer dip
In 1982, Peggy Shoop, a resident of Grapevine, Texas, adapted a dish that transformed the history of party food. She took a recipe…
Carne de puerco en chile colorado
When ordering breakfast tacos one morning in San Antonio, I noticed an option on the menu called carne de puerco. That translates to…
South Texas potato flautas
A friend of mine from the Rio Grande Valley used to talk about her mother’s potato flautas. They had been her mother’s specialty,…
Jalapeno ranch Texas brisket
A friend of mine swears by the Mississippi pot roast. For those unfamiliar, it’s a chuck roast that’s prepared in a slow cooker…
Grapefruit avocado salad with poppy seed dressing
A friend of mine is a co-owner of a barbecue spot, and he and I were recently discussing side dishes. He’s a traditionalist,…
Tex-Czech picnic stew
A few years ago, some food-world friends made a trek to Shiner, Texas to attend a church picnic. At the time, I was…
