Chocolate smoothie
When I was growing up, there was a chocolate powdered drink known as an instant breakfast. You poured a packet into a glass, added milk or water, stirred, and then…
Breakfast recipes
Peach biscuits
Whenever my group of friends gets together, breakfast is an important beginning to our day. While in our regular lives, we may get by on only a cup of coffee…
Banana smoothie
This has been a tough year for my mouth. A few days before New Year’s Eve, I bit down on a cashew and cracked a top molar in half. Then…
Mexican chocolate granola
My people are granola people. My family has been both eating it and making it for as long as I can remember and I have, too. Most of us are…
Huevos rancheros, San Antonio style
There is no one way to make huevos rancheros, the Tex-Mex combination of egg, tortilla, and salsa. For instance, in the Big Bend-region town of Alpine, the huevos rancheros are…
Zucchini muffins
“Have you been doing anything else lately besides cooking and going to funerals?” said my grandma. I laughed, though I wasn’t sure if she was joking or not. While it’s…
Lemon poppyseed French toast casserole
My stepmom is the master of the French toast casserole. The first time I ever had one was at her and my dad’s house, and she’s so adept at the…
Chilaquiles toluqueños (chilaquiles with chorizo salsa)
The other day I participated in a conversation about the difference between chilaquiles and migas. As I’ve noted before, the two are often conflated because each uses fried corn tortillas….
Country sausage ranchero tacos
The first time you order a country ranchero taco in San Antonio, if you’re from North Texas, you may be surprised to discover that the country, which refers to sausage,…
Tamale breakfast casserole
The other day, a friend and I were discussing Texan holiday traditions. We agreed that fruit cake, cookies, party mix, and homemade candies were always around. And for the main…
