Sopa Tarasca
When reading an old issue of Texas Highways, I came across a recipe for a dish called sopa Tarasca. It was a pureed bean soup that was topped with fried…
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Buñuelos, South Texas style
When I lived in New York, my friends and I would have tamaladas, a tamale-making party. Most of us had grown up eating them in our home states of Texas…
Rosemary candied bacon bowties
A friend asked if I was familiar with bacon bowties. Not sure what they were talking about, I asked for more explanation. She said it was an old Southern snack…
Parisa: Medina County beef tartare
The first time someone told me about parisa, I have to admit that I was dubious. Raw ground beef mixed with cheese, jalapeños, and lime juice? Um, no thank you!…
Peach pecan rugelach
When I first moved to New York, I discovered a baked good known as rugelach. It was an Eastern European Jewish treat that was presented as a cookie but had…
Mexican chocolate granola
My people are granola people. My family has been both eating it and making it for as long as I can remember and I have, too. Most of us are…
Subscription update, 2022
Four years ago, I launched the Homesick Texan subscription program. At the time, a decline in ad revenue had me using my savings to keep the site afloat, and I was…
Turkey red posole
A friend and I have a running joke. Before I moved back to Texas, I stayed with her for a few days, and during my visit, I went to the…
Mashed sweet potatoes with chipotle chiles
Growing up, not a holiday dinner or church potluck supper was complete without a casserole dish filled with baked sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows. If you’ve never seen this dish,…
Sweet potato cheesecake
My uncle’s special Thanksgiving dessert is sweet potato pie. My brother’s special Thanksgiving dessert is pumpkin cheesecake. And since I’m going to see both of them on Thanksgiving, I decided…