Champurrado brownies
The other day, I saw on a Dallas food forum a request for places that serve champurrado. This is a Mexican beverage that combines hot Mexican chocolate with masa harina…
Chocolate recipes
Party chocolate pie
My grandma has lived a long life, and as such, she has decided to retire from the kitchen. She’s still a gracious hostess, however, and whenever I visit she’ll ask…
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…
South Texas sweet snack mix
A combination of Fritos, peanut butter, chocolate, orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, and powdered sugar that’s an addictive sweet and salty snack!
Dr Pepper sheet cake
No one can resist a slice of Dr Pepper sheet cake, a tender chocolate cake coated in a fudgy frosting loaded with pecans.
South Texas mole
One fall day, I was making enchiladas at my uncle’s house. As I prepared a tomato-based chile gravy, he suggested that I stir in some cocoa powder. “If you do…
Texas chocolate cobbler
When reading a list of lunch menus from North Texas in the late 1950s, I came across a curious offering. After a meal of fried fish, black-eyed peas, and pickles…
Mexican chocolate fudge
At Christmastime my senior year of high school, I had a classmate who was going through a tough time, so another friend and I thought it would be nice to…
Hatch chile chocolate chip cookies
These chewy chocolate chip cookies have a lively kick from roasted green chiles. A handful of sweet pecans adds a bit of crunch.
Chocolate corn chip candy
Crunchy, salty corn chips are smothered in melted chocolate that’s been lightly spiced with cinnamon and cayenne in this simple and satisfying candy recipe.