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,…
Thanksgiving
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…
Pumpkin spice cookies
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Jalapeno pecan cornbread dressing
A classic Texan cornbread dressing that’s been livened up with jalapeños for a Tex-Mex twist on the old favorite.
Sweet potato pudding
Sweet potato pudding is a light and fluffy side spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove then topped with crunchy, buttery pecans.
Honey wheat casserolls
Casserolls are yeast rolls made with honey and butter are quick and simple. Cooked in a skillet they are a pull-apart bread reminiscent of focaccia.
Cranberry white chocolate scones
These cranberry and white chocolate scones are sweet, tart, and nutty, and their hearty nature makes them a fine way to start a fall day.
Poblano mashed potatoes
The first Thanksgiving that my brother attended with his new wife was a big occasion. They live in Oregon, and while she’d visited with our immediate family in Houston before,…
Sweet potato bread
My family has a running joke. In my first book, I included a recipe for sweet potato muffins, and in my headnote, I mentioned that anytime you’d go into my…
Fancy green bean casserole
Earlier this year, I went to a Mexican restaurant that had fried green beans on the menu. The crisp coating was sprinkled with smoky red chiles, and the combination of…