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A bit of Texas in Orlando
rs sat 05 October 2006
I'm staying at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando right now for work, and I saw on the room service menu a dish called the Texas Breakfast. Thi...
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Add a can, lose the bland
rs sat 02 October 2006
Ten years ago, another Texan friend who had also recently moved to New York City gave me a call. “You’ll never believe what I found in Brook...
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Here's the beef
rs sat 29 September 2006
Ah, summer love--so intense, so exciting, and yet, so fleeting. Perhaps that’s part of the thrill. But now that it’s autumn, I have to say g...
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Homesick Texan Q&A: Liz Smith
rs sat 27 September 2006
I had an idea that it would be fun to do a series of quick Q&A’s with fellow Homesick Texans on their favorite Texan foods. My goal? To...
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What does soap taste like?
rs sat 25 September 2006
I love cilantro. I love it so much I put it in just about everything I can, within reason, of course. It’s the definitive flavor in so many ...
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Salt bagels and jalapeno cream cheese
rs sat 22 September 2006
Growing up in the Bible Belt, Judaism was under my radar, I'm ashamed to say. Yom Kippur wasn’t a school holiday, and hamentashen was ju...
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The Hill Country Diet
rs sat 21 September 2006
Don’t read this web site, it’s bad for your health. That’s right, I’m a Homesick Texan who waxes nostalgic for Texan foods. And yet, it turn...
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When Love comes to town
rs sat 19 September 2006
A block away from my apartment, Texan chef Tim Love is opening an outpost of his Fort Worth restaurant Lonsemone Dove Western Bistro. He'...
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