Buñuelos, South Texas style
When I lived in New York, my friends and I would have tamaladas, a tamale-making party. Most of us had grown up eating them in our home states of Texas…
Peach cobbler, banana pudding, pecan pie, chocolate sheet cake and cool ice creams are included in this category of beloved Texan desserts.
When I lived in New York, my friends and I would have tamaladas, a tamale-making party. Most of us had grown up eating them in our home states of Texas…
When I first moved to New York, I discovered a baked good known as rugelach. It was an Eastern European Jewish treat that was presented as a cookie but had…
My uncle’s special Thanksgiving dessert is sweet potato pie. My brother’s special Thanksgiving dessert is pumpkin cheesecake. And since I’m going to see both of them on Thanksgiving, I decided…
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A few years ago, when I arrived at a friend’s house in Austin, I handed her a Fredericksburg peach I’d picked up in the Hill Country. Before I even had…
This year, I missed the Hill Country display of bluebonnets. This makes me sad as I understand it was a banner year. But I do have a few trips to…
One of the first desserts I ever made was Rice Krispies treats. This combination of puffed cereal, butter, and melted marshmallows is a classic. And for good reason, as it’s…
This early recipe for Texas grapefruit pie is a custard meringue pie, much like lemon meringue pie. A familiar and welcome twist.
A combination of Fritos, peanut butter, chocolate, orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, and powdered sugar that’s an addictive sweet and salty snack!
No one can resist a slice of Dr Pepper sheet cake, a tender chocolate cake coated in a fudgy frosting loaded with pecans.