Tag: Native American

University of Houston Lecture: Texas Mexican Cuisine

University of Houston Lecture: Texas Mexican Cuisine

This is a bookmark for students of yesterday’s class, part of the course, “Mexican American Culture,” at the University of Houston.The central, gulf coast and southern regions of Texas are the ancestral homelands of indigenous peoples, like the Karnkawas, Tonkawas, Coapites, our ancestors, who taught […]

Nueces En Texas: How To Roast Pecans

Nueces En Texas: How To Roast Pecans

This morning I roasted pecans. Break them into pieces, add a little salt and into the oven they go.  The aroma fills the home with delicious recollections. Food is memory and the pecan is a good example of this.  Pecan is an iconic ingredient in […]