Hatch chile hummus
When I graduated from college in 1991, I took an internship at the Houston Press. One day, the art director sent me to pick up lunch and she placed a…
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Hatch chile creamy salsa verde
One morning before a family wedding in Bryan, Texas, a group of us had breakfast at a Mexican restaurant downtown. Along with the tortillas, eggs, potatoes, and beans, there was…
Hatch chile lime bread
The other day, a friend asked if I was prepared for Hatch chile season. When I replied that I had plenty of time to come up with recipes for this…
Huevos rancheros, San Antonio style
There is no one way to make huevos rancheros, the Tex-Mex combination of egg, tortilla, and salsa. For instance, in the Big Bend-region town of Alpine, the huevos rancheros are…
Blueberry peach cornmeal cobbler
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…
Michelada shrimp cocktail
A few years ago, I began seeing at Mexican seafood restaurants an unusual concoction: a can of beer topped with shrimp. Squiggles of hot sauce would be drenched across the…
Firecracker fried chicken
For warm-weather gatherings, some like to grill burgers, while others smoke briskets. But for as long as I can remember, my mom’s side of my family has made batches of…
Hill Country baked beans
There’s a dish known as Austin baked beans. It’s a riff on Boston baked beans with a Texas twist, hence the use of the capital city as a descriptor. Now,…
Creamy cucumber salad
One weekend, friends were getting together for a backyard barbecue. The hosts were providing the main course and they asked their guests to bring a side dish. When discussing what…
Squash blossom quesadillas
I was on the hunt for a cowboy hat in San Miguel de Allende’s outdoor market. As my friends and I weaved our way through the various stalls, we spied…
