Green spaghetti
When looking at a friend’s barbecue menu, I saw that one of the side dishes to accompany her smoked ribs, brisket, and chicken…
Chicken tacos Norteños
Five years ago, my aunt and uncle were married in Oak Cliff. The night before the wedding, we had dinner at El Corazón,…
Black-eyed pea curry
A few years ago, when I was discussing New Year’s Eve traditions with my readers, one woman from Houston told me about a…
Hatch chile pulled pork
Over the weekend, I went to a family barbecue at my Uncle Bubba’s house. He was celebrating a milestone birthday, and all his…
Green chile meatloaf
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Coffee-chipotle ribs
The story goes that one early morning in the mid-1990s, Houston chef Robert Del Grande spilled some of his coffee grounds onto his…
Taco burgers
What’s a taco burger, a friend asked me when I told her what I was cooking for dinner. I explained it was all…
Corn and poblano enchiladas
When corn is in season, I love to eat it often. While fresh on the cob with a pat of sweet butter is…
Tacos al carbon
If you were in Houston in the 1980s, it was hard to escape the ubiquitous tacos al carbon. Ninfa Laurenzo—of the eponymous Ninfa’s—made…
