Texas pulled pork

We don’t eat pulled pork in Texas. This isn’t to say that pulled pork isn’t delicious, but when you go to a Texas barbecue joint you order b...

Strawberry sheet cake

I have to say that it’s good to be in charge. Sure, I’m awfully busy—waking up at the crack of dawn and cooking until the sun sets. But as t...

The Homesick Texan Cookbook, an introduction

Here's my recipe on how to make a cookbook, The Homesick Texan Cookbook to be exact: 1. Be born in Dallas, the newest member of a long l...

Frito pie with one-hour Texas chili

When my grandparents were in graduate school at the University of Kentucky, they were—of course—homesick Texans. But they soon figured out t...