Mexican coffee shortbread
At the grocery store the other day, I saw a woman in a shirt that said, “Follow the joy.” A timely message, I…
Texas chocolate cobbler
When reading a list of lunch menus from North Texas in the late 1950s, I came across a curious offering. After a meal…
Texas banana pudding
In the summer of 1923, Aza-Jean Jones of the Central Texas town of Sidney shared a recipe in a local newspaper. It was…
Pecan praline ice cream topping
When I lived in New York, I had a fellow homesick Texan friend who introduced me to the concept of pralines and ice…
Strawberry skillet cake
When I recently had a craving for something sweet, as I surveyed my kitchen I realized that I was down to my last…
Spicy caramel corn
Popcorn has long been a family favorite. It was my grandfather’s go-to snack and he’d sit with a big bowl on his lap,…
Grandma’s pumpkin dessert
One holiday season when visiting my family, my grandma made us dessert. While usually she bakes us a pie, this time she had…
Danish apple cake (Aeblekage)
While looking for apple recipes, I came across a dessert in a September 1966 edition of the Dallas Morning News. It was stated…
Cherry Dr Pepper cheesecake bars
A few years ago for his birthday, my uncle asked my grandma to make a cherry pie he’d spied in her collection of…
