Category: Soups

$Tex-Mex beef and bean stew Lakemont chili | Homesick Texan$

Tex-Mex beef and bean stew, aka Lakemont chili

My family has a dear friend who moved from Houston to Georgia when she and her husband retired. She’s an excellent cook and…

A few months ago, I was looking at grocer ads from the late 1800s and early 1900s. As expected, the offerings were provisions…

This White chicken poblano chili is a hearty, rewarding chicken stew made flavorful with green chiles and white beans.

Corn broth, Hatch chiles, and fresh, sweet kernels of corn form the heart of this soup that could be considered late summer in a bowl.

A big pot of creamy pinto beans fired up with lots of black pepper, ancho chile, and smoked brisket. Can serve as a side or in a bowl on its own.

Like most people, I grew up eating food cooked in a slow cooker. Whether it was an easy way to have dinner on…

A few weeks ago I was visiting family in Oregon. I was staying at my dad’s and as a fellow homesick Texan who…

The other day someone asked me what I always keep in my refrigerator. After going through the usual list of things such as…

I love beans. Soupy beans, refried beans, beans in a dip, or beans in a salad—it doesn’t matter how you serve them, I…

One recent Sunday after a hearty beef stew dinner, my family sat in my grandma’s living room taking the New York Times dialect…