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Chili, the Tex-Mex version, is different from the original “Carne Con Chile.” What’s Carne Con Chile you say? It means “Meat With Chile” and it’s one of the oldest and most common Texas Mexican dishes whose technique is shared with all the other regions of …
Let’s start this new year with an innovative use of the wonderfully aromatic herb, Hoja Santa. It’s traditionally always served cooked, but here I make it into a salad, paired with equally aromatic fennel seeds and cold-weather greens. I think that Hoja Santa will become …
Amá would make these every New Year’s eve. I recall having a sense of wonder at how she made ribbons out of tortillas. When I make these now I recall happy times with amá, apá and all my brothers and sisters. These are as “party …
I served this at a party cranberry holiday cocktail last night…..it was a hit! It’s a very appropriate cocktail because cranberries are Native American. This holiday cocktail combines tart cranberry flavor with the woodsy, herbal, rosemary. Based on last night’s tasting, it’s gives a sparkling …
I think everyone loves and enjoys scallops. This recipe is from my favorite chef champion of French cuisine, (next to Jacque Pépin), Julia Child. The one tip is that the oil must be very hot when you add the scallops. This keeps them crispy on …
I made these with turkey leftover from yesterday’s Thanksgiving feast. The combination of tomato, onion, garlic and chipotle is the basic flavor profile that is used in the classic dish known as “Tinga.” Served in Puebla and central Mexico, It is usually made with shredded …
Karla McLaughlin continues a practice that began here in 800 B.C., the domestication of turkeys. I’m grateful to Karen who drove all the way from Montgomery to my home in Houston to deliver this 15 pound organic-fed, free-roaming turkey and two pork loins. She generously …
You can make crockpot carne guisada at night or in the morning. In the morning I place all the ingredients in a crockpot, low heat. When it’s ready at suppertime I make a quick, fresh salsa that has bits of avocado, giving this taco a …
Sometimes, when you want a break from wheat and gluten, you can enjoy a variety of delicious dishes that harken back to the days before wheat was grown in the Americas. This is one of them: Shrimp with Tatuma Squash Noodles, “Camarón y Calabacita.” The …
Migas is a traditional Texas Mexican breakfast. I’d like to see more kitchens preparing it because it’s 1. zesty and delicious, 2. high in easily digestible protein1, 3. low-fat, and 4. rich in vitamins and minerals. The word means crumbs and it refers to the …