Eat + Drink

The Veggie Burgers of Beef-Obsessed Texas

October 18, 2023 | By Ali Khan

New and Notable Wineries to Visit on Wine Road 290

October 16, 2023 | By Sallie Lewis

Like fine wine, the Texas wine country is nuanced and ever-changing—and always revealing new depth and character.

Restoring Gulf Coast Barrier Reefs One Oyster Shell at a Time

September 19, 2023 | By Cynthia J. Drake

You’re Invited to the Carne Asada

September 19, 2023 | By Marcela Fuentes

15 Years After Hurricane Ike: How Bolivar Peninsula and Its Food Culture Have Changed

September 13, 2023 | By Xander Peters

My mother almost always orders the stuffed shrimp. No matter the occasion nor the restaurant, her routine when visiting our beach cabin on the southeast Texas coast has been predictable for as many years as I can remember.

Shell Game: Debunking the Myths Surrounding Gulf Oysters

September 5, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill

What looks like a slimy rock but is considered a culinary delicacy, lives as long as 20 years, and can change from male to female and back again?

A Mexican Take on the Classic American Burger

September 1, 2023 | By Ali Khan

Texas Moonshine Distillers Are Bringing the Spirit Back

August 22, 2023 | By Ruvani de Silva

The Enchiladas at Armadillo World Headquarters Were Shrimply Irresistible

August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran

Recipe: Armadillo World Headquarters Shrimp Enchiladas

August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran

 
(Makes 12 enchiladas)
Ingredients
24 medium to large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
12 corn tortillas
1 cup chicken stock
1 avocado
For the stock
1 clove of garlic (peeled and chopped fine)
12 tomatoes
6 onions
1 pound canned green chile strips
Juice squeezed from half a lemon
1⁄3 pound butter
Cut the vegetables in half and then in quarters.

Go Off the Beaten Path with a Day Trip to Camp Verde General Store

August 5, 2023 | By John Lumpkin

Comfort Café Supports a New Way to Recovery

July 25, 2023 | By Abigail Rosenthal

Recipe: Texas Trash Pie

July 25, 2023 | By

Texas Trash Pie
Pie Crust
Yields three 10-inch crusts
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 cups minus 3 tablespoons shortening, preferably Crisco
5 cups flour
Filling
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup caramel bits
1 cup pretzels, crumbled
1 cup graham crackers, crumbled
1 cup coconut
1 stick butter, melted
14 ounce can sweetened
condensed milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F.

Royers Round Top Cafe is Sweet as Pie

July 25, 2023 | By Gabrielle Nicole Pharms

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