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 siblings, including my dad, and their spouses…
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Green chile meatloaf
When it comes to meatloaf, I’ve learned that there isn’t a bad one in the bunch. I reached this conclusion when I was recipe testing a variety of methods, and…
Hatch chile pimento cheese
A friend in Southeast Texas was describing her pimento cheese, which was popular with her friends. “It always goes first at parties,” she said. She then began to divulge her…
Green chile tater tot casserole
Over the summer, when people have shared dishes they’ve made, one intriguing concoction has made several repeat appearances: tater tot casserole. Even though it’s often not the prettiest dish on…
Zucchini muffins
“Have you been doing anything else lately besides cooking and going to funerals?” said my grandma. I laughed, though I wasn’t sure if she was joking or not. While it’s…
Grandma’s peach cobbler
My grandma likes to remind me that she no longer cooks. “I don’t cook anymore,” she’ll say when we’re discussing what we’re going to eat. I always reply that it’s…
Squash casserole, Dallas cafeteria style
The past couple of years have not been kind to restaurants and we’ve lost quite a few. One that has been lamented is Highland Park Cafeteria, a Dallas comfort-food mainstay…
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 workstation where he was prepping a filet…
Frijoles especiales
If you are heading to South Padre Island, you will drive through Brownsville. This Valley town, which sits on both the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican-American border forged by…
Taco burgers
Taco burgers are a blend of spicy ground beef and refried beans served on a bun with lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese. A Tex-Mex classic.
