Jalapeño Cheddar cornbread
In 1964, Frank X. Tolbert, the Dallas Morning News columnist who was passionate about chili and other Texan dishes involving peppers, shared a recipe for jalapeño cornbread. He wrote: “It’s…
Quick bread recipes
Apple cider doughnut muffins
When I lived in New York City, I noticed that when the leaves began to change and the temperatures required a jacket, the farmer’s markets started offering hot apple cider…
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…
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…
Jalapeño-Cheddar beer bread
My mom is an avid baker, with homemade bread one of her favorite things to prepare. While she’s known for slow-rising loaves made with yeast or her sourdough starter, there…
Pumpkin chipotle cornbread
One fall day, I had my cousins over for Sunday dinner. They plan was for them to arrive after the Cowboys game and as it was crisp outside, I made…
Blueberry cornbread
This blueberry cornbread has joyful bursts of tart and sweet blueberries in each bite. Good with a pat of butter, but also so soft it can be eaten on its own, hot out of the oven.
Strawberry spoon bread
Every spring when the wildflowers bloom, Texans will say thank you to Mrs. Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, the former first lady and native Texan who made it her life’s work…
Sweet cornmeal biscuits
A few weeks ago, I had a lovely lunch at Dovetail, an Upper West Side restaurant that serves what I would call creative comfort food. The meal was good but…
Hoecakes
Have you ever had a hoecake? On a Saturday in October, I found myself in Oxford, Mississippi and that’s what I had for breakfast—hoecakes. I was attending the 11th Annual…