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A year or so ago, everyone was talking about a pasta recipe in which you toss tomatoes, garlic, basil, and linguine into a pot, add some wat...

The other day a friend in Texas was telling me about all the Hatch chile items she’d bought at the store on a recent visit. Besides whole ro...

Now, I probably don’t need to tell you who Aaron Franklin is, but if you’re not familiar with him he has a barbecue joint in Austin called F...

While it may still be chilly and cold, I love this time of year, as the promise of spring is so close. Dreaming of wildflowers and warmer we...

When I was growing up, you could count on several suppers happening that week—our weekly visit to the cafeteria, a trip to our favorite Tex-...

For me, nothing says summer more than fried chicken. I can’t tell you how many picnics, family gatherings, and weekend lunches I’ve had in m...

There have been lots of stories about homesick Texans in New York throughout the years, but some of my favorites are about Bud Shrake. He wa...

Every spring I get an itch to return to Texas as it just might be the best time of year to be there. The bluebonnets and other wildflowers a...

Who doesn't enjoy a good piece of chicken and one of the tastiest chicken parts I find are the chicken thighs when made properly it just...

The first time I recall having brisket, it wasn’t the smoked hunk of beef that many people associate with Texas. No, instead it was an oven ...

Spring semester of my senior year in high school, when my friends and I were feeling daring we’d occasionally leave school for lunch. We onl...

I love beans. Soupy beans, refried beans, beans in a dip, or beans in a salad—it doesn’t matter how you serve them, I will eat beans and be ...

Sundays in October might be my favorite days of the year. The leaves are starting to put on their annual show, the air is crisp, and there a...

Sometimes I can be reminded of home in the most unlikely places. For instance, last week I visited the Museum of Modern Art’s new Rene Magri...

In Southern California, there’s a dish called carne asada fries. It’s a pile of French fries topped with carne asada, cheese, and a variety ...

For the past few weeks, like many folks this time of year, I’ve been sneezing, coughing and feeling wretched. But while this year may be off...

On my refrigerator is a photo my mom sent me from last Thanksgiving. It’s a shot of a long wooden table that’s been topped with an array of ...

The song of the cicadas, the beginning of football and the arrival of Hatch green chiles always signal the end of summer for me. While I usu...

The other day, a friend of mine commented about how hard it was to recreate barbecue without a yard. She’s a recent arrival to New York City...

There’s a scene in the movie “Hud” where Patricia Neal’s character offers an orange to Paul Newman. As she’s about to hand it to him she say...