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Texas Mexican Food Event In San Antonio, Texas Texas Mexican food gained fame In 1800s when Texas Mexican business women ran outdoor diners, and their delicious cooking made San Antonio a culinary destination, tourists arriving via railroad. These entrepreneurial women began to be called “chili […]
Depart from the usual shrimp cocktail sauce and go Texas Mexican. Use Serrano chile, cilantro and fresh lime juice. This delicious Serrano shrimp cocktail is reminiscent of the famous Mexican Campechana cocktails in Veracruz, Yucatán and along the Pacific coast, especially in Sonora. Usually, it’s […]
These fish tacos are a variation of the famous Baja California fish taco. I omit the wheat flour batter, thereby focusing exclusively on the flavor and texture of the freshly-made corn tortilla. It also foregrounds the sweet fresh fish. I use tomatillo salsa to continue […]
The cod that we have in the Texas Mexico Gulf is “Southern Hake” (Urophycis floridana). It doesn’t have the large, firm flakes of Atlantic cod but rather has a tighter texture, and it is fairly soft and delicate. When fried with this featherlight beer batter, […]
A couple of years ago I posted this recipe and because today the weather in Houston is a bit nippy, I find myself craving a hearty, hot, spicy seafood dish: Fra Diavolo! Clams and shrimp in tomato and red chile sauce. I like to serve […]
Scallops Provençale: A quick, French country way to prepare these sweet, succulent bi-valves. I throw in vegetables that are lying around. I’m using the larger “sea scallops” here, but in our Texas, Mexico Gulf Coast we have only bay scallops (Argopecten irradians amplicostatus). They live […]
From time to time I scan my archives for dishes that I like to “reheat” and share again. I think you’ll like this recipe because the cakes are super light and crispy. Last Fall the chef at the Abilene Country Club prepared this for one […]
I used to cook at a Houston shelter for homeless men and women called Casa Juan Diego. The shelter is a project of “The Catholic Worker” movement, and it includes a residence for homeless refugees and immigrants, men with advanced cases of AIDS. One of […]
Texas Mexican cuisine is at the heart of our community. Like us, it has roots going back 10,000 years, and also like us, it is ever evolving, ever new. “Camarón Con Tomate y Chile” is an example. I made this with ingredients that are native […]
When the Catholic religion arrived in Texas in the 16th century, it gave rise to recipes that are in tune with the Catholic Church’s liturgical year. Today being “Good Friday” (commemorating the ignominious torture and death of Jesus Christ) I’m making one very traditional and […]