Arroz con pollo
A reader once said his favorite comfort food was arroz con pollo. It was a weeknight staple in his home growing up in McAllen, and no matter where he found…
Main dish recipes
Jalapeño salmon patties
When I was in college, a friend went over to a guy’s house one night after a party. They were hungry and he offered to make her dinner. After a…
South Texas baked flautas
One time when I was passing through Del Rio, I spotted a charming restaurant on the outskirts of town. Feeling hungry, I decided to stop for lunch. When I walked…
Crawfish étouffée, Southeast Texas style
A few years ago, a friend of mine from Opelousas, Louisiana made crawfish étouffée for a group of us. He was sharing a piece of his home culture with his…
Chicken sesame noodles
When I first moved to New York City, there was a Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood that offered free sesame noodles with every purchase. For someone young with limited income,…
Spinach enchilada casserole
When I was growing up in Houston, we lived out in the suburbs, closer to Tomball than downtown. While I enjoyed my school, my classmates, and my home, my friends…
Green chile turkey spaghetti
When I was setting up my first apartment after college, I went to an antique store to look at furniture. Sitting by the register was a large cast-iron skillet. The…
Corny dog tacos
When I walked into Resident Taqueria in the East Dallas neighborhood of Lake Highlands and saw that the day’s special day was a corny dog taco, I thought it must…
Brisket chile rellenos
A friend from New Mexico asked me one day which chile pepper I preferred to use in my chiles rellenos. I replied that I usually go with poblano chiles and…
Texas oyster loaf
“In a friendly way, let us suggest to you to take an oyster loaf home to the good wife,” said an ad from The Daily Hesperian out of Gainesville, Texas…
