Chicken-fried steak with red chile gravy
One summer day, while driving along the Rio Grande from Laredo to McAllen I began to get hungry. As I passed through the…
Texas turkey chili
The other day someone asked me what I always keep in my refrigerator. After going through the usual list of things such as…
Chile colorado con carne (red chile beef stew)
One recent Sunday after a hearty beef stew dinner, my family sat in my grandma’s living room taking the New York Times dialect…
Red chile seafood chowder
For the Super Bowl, my friends and I usually serve food that represents the teams. And with Boston and New York playing this…
Red chile hot wings
These days, when you say you’re serving wings, most people assume it’s the spicy variety that were made popular in the far upstate…
Strawberry ice cream with guajillo chile and lime
For some reason, I have it in my head that strawberries should arrive here in New York by early May. But these past…
Beef enchiladas with chipotle-pasilla chili gravy
For Lent, I gave up beef. Now, I wouldn’t say that I necessarily have a beef-eating problem, but there was a period right…
Ancho chile shrimp quesadillas
For me, driving through Texas is therapeutic. Seeing the big sky, the wide-open spaces, the cattle, the trees, and the cacti out my…
Turkey tamales with guajillo-cranberry mole
My dad’s family always gets together the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I think this is smart as there’s nothing more stressful then either having…
Frito pie with one-hour Texas chili
When my grandparents were in graduate school at the University of Kentucky, they were—of course—homesick Texans. But they soon figured out that they…