Pico de gallo
“Pico de gallo, you oughta give it a try-o Even if you’re from Ohio, it’ll get you by-o. Don’t get it in your eye-o unless you want to cry-o So…
Appetizer recipes
Cool off with hot jalapeno pickles
If you’re of a certain age, you may remember a time when along with chips and salsa, you also got free corn tortillas, pats of butter and hot pickle relish…
A more natural chile con queso
If I share a secret with you, do you promise not to laugh? I like Velveeta. I know, I know—that stuff isn’t even a proper dairy product. Instead it’s a…
Texas nachos 101
My dad asked me a very serious question the other day. He was concerned, since I’d lived away from Texas for so long, where I fell on the nacho spectrum….
Mexican corn on the cob: A light in August
August can make me grouchy. Doubtless it’s because I’m jealous that I’m stuck in hot, humid New York City when half the world seems to be relaxing on the beach…
Refrigerator dill pickles
Working for a weekly magazine, my Friday nights at the office are very late. We don’t put the issue to bed until 9:30, so I often don’t get to leave…
Looking for Love Dip
It’s true: while I may be, shall we say, in between boyfriends at the moment, there is no shortage of love in my life, thanks to a beautiful bounty of…
Classic pimento cheese recipe
“I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.”—Molly Ivins We’re all consenting adults here….
Seasoned oyster crackers recipe
Well, I’ve been to Texas. And while I thought most of my homesickness was rooted in missing Tex-Mex and barbecue, after spending two days at my grandparents’ farm, I realized…
Lunch ladies and fried okra
School lunches are a hot topic du jour as the school year has recently begun. Everyone from The New York Times to the New Yorker seems to be weighing in….