Spicy applesauce cake
My great-grandma Blanche loved applesauce cake. In fact, her recipe collection has no less than five versions of this classic snack cake, all…
Apple cake
An abundance of juicy apples and crunchy pecans are gently nestled into a cake both tender and crisp. As one friend remarked, it’s as if you combined apple cake with apple pie.
Apple jalapeño jam
Apple jalapeño jam—what could be better in the fall? Though I have to admit that this jar of spreadable apples made warm and…
Hatch chile apple cobbler
Last weekend, I flew home to Texas for a family wedding. It was the Aggie branch of my family—a group that not only…
Ensalada de Noche Buena (Christmas Eve salad)
A few days ago, I admitted that I hate beets. Now, you’d think I’d announced I hate sunshine or bluebonnets the way people…
Apple dutch baby with green chiles
There’s something about this time of year that makes me feel fresh and crisp, like a first-of-the-season apple. Perhaps it’s the cooler air…
