On Food & Culture
Meatballs in tomato broth were a favorite recipe of my sister Gloria Fernández. She added rice to the meatballs, as do many family cooks in south Texas and northeastern Mexico. They are part of our traditional cuisine, with the flavoring and caldo, broth, different from […]
This caldo de carne seca, dried beef soup, is the perfect Texas Mexican recipe to begin the new year, 2022. Caldo de carne seca is like a rustic broth and is a true rancho recipe. The Spanish word rancho means a common meal, a mess […]
This chile poblano and chayote soup turns any dinner into a celebration. Roasting and peeling the chiles poblanos is a technique that you will use over and over again, to make other recipes like Rajas, Chile Relleno and Chile Poblano Con Papas. Omitting the crema […]
Tortilla soup is nutritious, and allows a family to stretch a chicken over several meals. With 6 grams of protein per cup, the chicken stock in this recipe can be used to make three meals for a family of four. Covid-19 means we have to […]
Everyone knows that menudo is the official breakfast you have after a long night of revelry, and any will swear that it is the perfect cure for a hangover. For our family it marked the joy of Christmas and New Year, for there was always […]
Spanish Gazpacho is a “must have” summer dish. It’s Spanish, not Mexican, although it is based on Mexican ingredients like bell pepper (chile dulce) and tomatoes. Really good gazpacho depends on great tasting tomatoes, so I either grow tomatoes or buy them from local gardeners/growers. […]
Gazpacho is a must in this Texas heat. It’s Spanish, not Mexican, although it uses Mexican ingredients like bell pepper (chile dulce) and tomatoes. I bought tomatoes from the Atkinson Family Farm, a 4th generation family farm. Hurray! Jeni, wife of grandson, Bob, sold them […]