Tag: Not TexMex

University of Houston Lecture: Texas Mexican Cuisine

University of Houston Lecture: Texas Mexican Cuisine

This is a bookmark for students of yesterday’s class, part of the course, “Mexican American Culture,” at the University of Houston.The central, gulf coast and southern regions of Texas are the ancestral homelands of indigenous peoples, like the Karnkawas, Tonkawas, Coapites, our ancestors, who taught […]

New Book on Texas Mexican Food, with 100 Recipes

New Book on Texas Mexican Food, with 100 Recipes

Available now for advance purchase at Amazon,   Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and other retailers.Truly Texas Mexican: A Native Culinary Heritage In Recipes is the culinary story of the Texas Indians, Native Americans who are the ancestors of today’s Mexican American people of Texas. Here’s what […]

Nueces En Texas: How To Roast Pecans

Nueces En Texas: How To Roast Pecans

This morning I roasted pecans. Break them into pieces, add a little salt and into the oven they go.  The aroma fills the home with delicious recollections. Food is memory and the pecan is a good example of this.  Pecan is an iconic ingredient in […]