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Tower of Tex-Mex

The Tex-Mex Cookbook challenged those food writers who have characterized Tex-Mex as bastardized Mexican food and made the case that Tex-Mex is actually an American Regional Cuisine. What a thrill …

Real Texas BBQ: Last of the Open Pits

Mutton and mutton ribs (bottom right), pork shoulder (left) and beef shoulder clod (top) were the three meat choices at the annual Millheim Father’s day BBQ. German-style red potatoes in …

Foodways Texas BBQ Summer Camp

Dr. Jeff Savell, the head of the Meat Science program at Texas A&M, led the whole hog demonstration at the first annual Foodways Texas BBQ Summer Camp last weekend. In …

Victory for the Cottage Food Bill!

UPDATE: The governor signed the Texas Cottage Food Bill into law on June 17. Starting in September 2011, home bakers, canners and farmers will get an exemption from regulations required …

5 Tickets Left

Monday June 20 is the date of my next Tex-Mex Cooking Class. We’ll be making chalupas, nachos, crispy tacos and of course puffy tacos and puffy chips. We’ll also take …

Pickled Red Serrano Recipe

At $2, I couldn’t resist this basket of red serranos I found in the stalls behind Canino’s on Airline. My usual recipe for pickling jalapeños calls for 15, but since …

Central China for Breakfast

Central China restaurant at 9390 Bellaire in Houston’s new Chinatown is a lovely place for breakfast. The restaurant opens at 7:30 am and serves the long fried cruellers known as …