Recipes

Recipe: Chorizo Cheese Dip

February 16, 2024 | By

Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
12 oz. Chorizo de San Manuel chorizo
1 pound lean ground beef
2 pounds American cheese, cubed
1 10 oz.

Chorizo de San Manuel Remains a True Taste of the Rio Grande Valley

February 16, 2024 | By Daynara Gutierrez

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.

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.

Get Cooking Around the Campfire with These Tips and Tricks

May 2, 2023 | By Abigail Rosenthal

Eat Like a Member of the Civilian Conservation Corps

May 2, 2023 | By Danielle Lopez

Y’all Asked For It: Texas Red Grapefruit Pie Recipe

April 20, 2023 | By

After we published our photo essay on citrus and its role in the Rio Grande Valley in April, readers, friends, and family were clear: they wanted a recipe for the featured grapefruit pie.

A Texas Take on White Castle Sliders

April 18, 2023 | By Ali Khan

Recipe: Lady Bird Johnson’s King Ranch Casserole

January 24, 2023 | By

After mentioning Ro-Tel in an interview, Lady Bird Johnson is credited with putting the canned tomato brand on the U.S.

Five Texas Cookbooks to Gift the Foodies in Your Life

December 12, 2022 | By Marisa Charpentier

If you’re looking for a holiday gift for the foodie in your family or friend group, it’s hard to go wrong with the gift of new recipes.

Recipe: Fernet Punch

November 23, 2022 | By

We asked Las Ramblas to whip up a cocktail specially fit for the winter holidays.

Recipe: Chile Pequin Salsa

September 29, 2022 | By

Ingredients
4 tomatoes
1 medium onion
Juice of 8-10 key limes
1 bunch cilantro, leaves only
40 to 50 chile pequins
Salt and pepper
Directions
Mash the chile pequin using a molcajete or another form of mortar and pestle.

Sip On This: Four Texas-Made Cocktail Recipes to Keep Summer Going

September 20, 2022 | By Gabrielle Pharms

Though one of Texas’ hottest summers is beginning to cool off, that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up refreshing poolside cocktails just yet.

Recipe: Kenny and Ziggy’s Chicken Matzo Ball Soup

March 24, 2022 | By

The food served during the eight-day celebration of Passover, which starts on April 15 this year, has deep symbolism.

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