Starting Over: An East Texan in Western Ireland
Storm Fion, the third named storm of the season is hitting the West Coast of Ireland at the moment. (And we thought we were getting away from Galveston’s tropical storms!) …
Next Chapter: Moving to Ireland
Dear Friends: I’ve been doing a lot of fishing lately. Spent three weekends in November on Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay and the Lower Laguna Madre. I didn’t catch a lot …
Dear Audrey: Texans Deserve Better?
Katie Walsh comments on a recent article in the Daily Texan: The chile relleno at Matt’s El Rancho in Austin—which was Lyndon B. Johnson’s favorite dish here—came covered in queso …
Review: Mama Frances Soul Kitchen
Smothered pork chops were the special on Thursday at Mama Frances Soul Kitchen. The pork chop plate comes with a mound of homemade mashed potatoes and savory brown gravy plus …
Manx-Mex Chronicles: Moving On!
Tortilla chips and salsa, chili con carne, and fajitas are now typical European bar food. Rare is the English pub that doesn’t serve “nachos.” The influence of Tex-Mex on world cuisine …
Chile con Queso vs. Cheese Dip
A Wall Street Journal reporter who grew up in Arkansas wrote an article titled: Don’t tell Texas, but Arkansas is laying claim to queso. I am quoted in the article …
Day of the Dead, Oaxaca 1997
Bread of the Dead (Natural History Magazine, November 1998) Francisco Marquez and I are sitting at the farmhouse table, drinking hot chocolate and eating sweet pan de muerto, the bread …
Swiss-Mex Enchiladas
Enchiladas Suizas are a new item on the menu at El Real Tex-Mex Cafe. In fact we use the Suizas sauce on several enchiladas plates including the Chicken Enchiladas Suizas, …
Texas Barbecue Revisited
The 2nd Edition of Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook went on sale April 19. There are some great new photos from Robert Jacob Lerma, 32 new recipes from famous Texas …