local food: south texas food salon
On a recent August weekend, Loncito Cartwright held a gathering of farmers, producers, chefs, foodies, bloggers, writers, and photographers to his Twin Oaks Ranch near Dinero, TX, and I was fortunate enough to be one of his guests. Dubbed the South Texas Food Salon, now in its second year, Cartwright hoped that by putting like-minded [...]
road food: houston tacos
A slight drip of juice ran down my chin as I took my first bite. Held in my hands was a duo of corn tortillas cradling the juicy, shredded pork leg, grilled white onions, queso fresco, avocado, cilantro and the piquant tomatillo sauce and lime juice that I’d drizzled across the top. Pierna. Pork leg. This was the taco I’d been hoping to eat on our recent Austin foodie taco tour of Houston, and I wasn’t disappointed.
sunday dinner: smokey spicy tangy sweet
My family loves to eat. And we love BBQ. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, “Of course you love BBQ! You live in Texas?!” True. And I’m a Southerner. So yeah, my family is predisposed to loving BBQ and eating. Which is why I love Sunday dinners when the whole family is together. I’m talking [...]
