Refried beans recipe: a life pursuit

I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and it was filled with a heaping serving of refried beans. OK, the spoon may not have been exact...

Flour tortillas: an end to my quest

White bread was forbidden in my household as a child. We only ate whole-grain bread, the coarser, tougher and browner the better. I hated it...

No better fish to fry

One of the best things about traveling around the United States is the chance to chow on a region’s seafood specialty. For instance, in Main...

Kolaches: A sweet escape

This past weekend we had two days of spring-like weather. There were warm breezes, sunny skies and no need to wear more than a jacket and a ...

Independence and chicken-fried steak

"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas without eating a chicken-fried steak." —Larry McMurtry It's been ...