Recipes

Recipe: Adams “Original” Red Velvet Cake

January 27, 2022 | By

Cake Ingredients:
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon “Adams Best” Vanilla
1 teaspoon Adams Butter Flavor
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 ounce Adams Red Food Color
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon vinegar
Icing Ingredients:
1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
½ cup shortening
1 tablespoon “Adams Best” Vanilla
¼ teaspoon Adams Butter Flavor
½ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons milk (approximately)
Directions:
Cream shortening and sugar.

Recipe: Ratatouille

December 23, 2021 | By June Naylor

Recipe by June Naylor
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
3 Japanese eggplants
1 zucchini
1 yellow squash
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow onion
1 to 2 cloves garlic
1 to 2 jalapeños, seeded (optional)
4 to 6 Roma tomatoes, depending on size
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Dice the eggplant, zucchini, squash, bell peppers, and onion into 1/2-inch pieces.

An Austin Couple Shares Traditional Día de Los Muertos Recipes in a New Cookbook

October 1, 2021 | By Alex Temblador

Recipe: Sopa Tarasca

September 30, 2021 | By

This Tarascan soup is primarily made with home-cooked beans with the addition of some chiles and tomatoes for flavor.

Recipe: Corn Dodgers Are the Perfect Cowboy Snack

August 26, 2021 | By Lisa Bubert

New Community Cookbook Celebrates Fredericksburg’s Food Heritage

August 17, 2021 | By June Naylor

Dozens upon dozens of local families and individuals contributed recipes handed down through generations, and a team of 15 Gillespie Country Historical Society volunteers compiled the works—including numerous family stories, anecdotes, and nuggets of history—to round out a 200-page book.

Recipe: Green Tomato Relish

June 24, 2021 | By June Naylor

Underrated Gulf Fish Black Drum Takes Center Stage at Austin’s Huckleberry Food Truck

June 16, 2021 | By Laurel Miller

“You can easily catch 20 to 30 pounds of drum at that time,” Davis says. “It’s a very versatile fish—moist, meaty, and flaky, with mild white flesh, especially when they’re smaller, around 14-inches. The larger fish tend to be stronger in flavor and can be tough.”

Recipe: Fish Fry

June 15, 2021 | By

Food Network Star Eddie Jackson is Beefing up His Résumé 

December 5, 2020 | By Omar L. Gallaga

In his new gig as Chief Recipe Officer for Beef Loving Texans, Jackson develops new recipes

6 Pumpkin Recipes to Try Now

November 13, 2020 | By June Naylor

Sure, pumpkin pie is tasty, but let’s not limit the bright-orange gourd to a brief appearance at the Thanksgiving table. As these Texas chefs and creators from top restaurants and tourist destinations prove with their innovative recipes, pumpkin can be spicy, savory, crunchy, and deep-fried, too.

Recipe: Chocolate Pecan Rye Pie with Chocolate Pecan Sorbet

September 24, 2020 | By

Recipe: Chicken-Fried Steak with Creamy Cauliflower Gravy

September 17, 2020 | By Alex Snodgrass

Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Herbed Chèvre from Elm Creek Manor

July 30, 2020 | By John Lumpkin

Master chef Marcia Scarbrough of Elm Creek Manor near Muenster in North Texas has been serving guests out of her culinary inn’s kitchen for more than 15 years.