Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Texas”
By Kelli Bergthold Photos By Lois Manno This year, I spent my Thanksgiving surrounded by family and friends, mesquite and “y’alls” in Austin, Texas. The dinner was potluck style, and while the food was pretty damn good (more cranberry tangerine relish or green chile-pinon cornbread stuffing, anyone?) it didn’t stop the day-after-Thanksgiving-blues from hitting me hard. It’s hard to go …
By Alexander Edwin Sweet and John Armoy Knox Accompanied by the reporter, we left San Antonio in the gray dawn of a summer morning. The reporter was going to Eagle Pass on professional business, and we agreed to travel together. First, however, it was necessary that the reporter should attend a barbecue, held some ten miles from the city. The …
Story and photos by Rick Browne, Ph.B. Beef brisket: probably the most difficult cut of meat you’ll ever attempt on a barbecue. But it can be simple; time consuming for sure, but simple. Some claim that cooking a brisket is like cooking a snow tire, but I disagree. Snow tires taste like rubber; perfectly cooked briskets taste like heaven. But …
by Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Part 1: The Evolution of Chili con Carne Recipes: Mole de Olla (Kettle Stew) Pork in Adobo Sauce Caldillo de Duranguense Original San Antonio Chili U. S. Army Chili Mrs. Owen’s Cook Book Chili The Great Chili con Carne Project Index Everything about chili con carne generates some sort of controversy–the spelling …
by Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Part 2: Chili Conquers the U.S.A. Recipes: Dallas County Jail Chili Chili DeGolyer Chili H. Allen Smith Wick Fowler’s Chili Joe Cooper’s Chili Cincinnati-Style Chili Whale Chili The Great Chili con Carne Project Index From its humble origins as various meat and chile concoctions in Mexico, the concept of chili crossed the border …
