Category: Appetizer

Texas caviar

Back when I first lived in New York, finding black-eyed peas was a challenge. While I do enjoy them year-round, it was around…

The first time I wrote about cheese balls on this site, I featured a character named Aunt Betty. She was a fancy relation…

El Paso has long been one of my favorite cities. When I considered where to live upon my return to Texas, El Paso…

After a weekend at a friend’s ranch house in the Panhandle, I decided to stay in the area a couple more days. That…

The first time I encountered fried green tomatoes was via the film of the same name. I had never heard of the dish…

Some things never change and that old saw about Texas weather being predictably unpredictable still holds true. Take last Sunday, for instance. In…

The other day I was at a restaurant, and we ordered the nachos. When they arrived, I was shocked to see that they…

Many years ago, a friend from Austin and I were taking the train from New York to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see another friend…

This time last year, I was asking people for black-eyed pea recipe ideas. Most shared with me dishes that involved lots of pork…

Whenever I fly into Dallas, my first stop is Herrera’s on Sylvan. It’s a family-owned Tex-Mex restaurant that I’ve been eating at almost…