Recipes: Appetizers

Cabernet Grill’s Smoked Trout and Goat Cheese Rillettes Recipe

October 23, 2019 | By John Lumpkin

This appetizer from the Fredericksburg restaurant is perfect for a fall fête

Tookie’s Campechana Cocktail Recipe

May 29, 2019 | By

Serves 6. Toss shrimp, campechana sauce, and pico de gallo in a bowl. Spoon into a martini glass, and top with diced avocado and
cilantro. Add jumbo lump crab on top of mixture. Place lime on the rim. Serve with tortilla chips and jalapeños on the side. 

Mattie’s at Green Pastures Pimento Cheese Recipe

March 20, 2018 | By

Mary Faulk Koock, the third of five children of Mattie and Henry Faulk and the original proprietor of Green Pastures Restaurant, wrote The Texas Cookbook: From barbecue to banquet—an informal view of dining and entertaining the Texas way, published in 1965. This is an updated version of Koock’s recipe for “cheese filling,” which contains pimentos and hard-boiled eggs.

Tex-Mex Popcorn

June 28, 1999 | By

Looking for something to spice up your evening? This zesty popcorn will do the trick.

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