Miscellaneous

#fullpost{display:inline;} A few weeks ago, I had a lovely lunch at Dovetail, an Upper West Side restaurant that serves what I would call creative comfort[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} When I used to go home to Houston, my first stop after I got off the plane was a restaurant called Amalia’s. It was a Tex-Mex[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} I’m often asked why I don’t have a guacamole recipe on my site. I reckon the simplest answer is because I don’t[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} I receive many emails from y’all, asking when I’ll be writing about a certain favorite Texan food. I’ve had[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} Sometimes an unexpected trip can yield delicious results. Take this creamy springtime pasta loaded with asparagus, peas, mushrooms,[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} If you were in Houston in the 1980’s, it was hard to escape the ubiquitous tacos al carbon. Ninfa Laurenzo—of the[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} “Grand Barbecue!” read the headline announcing a large gathering for Senator Sam Houston in the Texas Banner . This was[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} When most people think of dad cuisine, they think of outdoor cooking. And sure, my dad is an expert with fire—preparing[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} The first time I heard of tamales used as a stuffing was in Mary Faulk Koock’s The Texas Cookbook , where she tells a story[...]

#fullpost{display:inline;} My dear, food-loving friend Monica recently announced that she and her fiancé John eloped to Oaxaca, Mexico. How appropriate, I[...]