Watermelon Habanero Salsa
The sweet and hot condiment only takes a few minutes to make and goes perfectly on tacos, tortilla chips, and hot dogs.
Recipes
Cook like a Texan with this ever-growing collection of drinks and dishes.
Mango Margarita
Three types of fresh citrus juice add tang to sweet mango in this frozen cocktail.
Ranch Water
This mix of lime, tequila, and Topo Chico couldn’t be simpler.
Peach Pudding
Like banana pudding . . . only more summery.
Mimsy’s Crunk Slaw
Mimsy’s Craft Barbecue has upped its coleslaw game by adding fried onion strings for a satisfying crunch and Carolina barbecue sauce for tang.
Cowboy Cookies
Made famous by Laura Bush, these fortifying sweet treats are filled with everything but the kitchen sink.
Enchilada Meat Loaf
The classic American dish gets a Tex-Mex makeover covered in chili gravy and cheese, taking comfort food to another level.
Smoked and Fried Chicken Wings with Curry Lime Sauce
I can’t stop eating this sauce from Feges BBQ, which tastes good on everything from chicken to noodles.
Pickled “Pimento” Cheese
San Antonio chef Steve McHugh shares his "Cured" take on the Southern classic, which swaps peppers for pickles. Adapted from Cured by Steve McHugh & Paula Forbes, copyright © 2024.
Pitcher Diablos
Serving a batch of this twist on a classic cocktail with caramelly aged rum and fruity crème de cassis is sure to get the party started.
Garlic Dijon Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Sweet Potato and Pepper Jumble
Dig into this pork tenderloin dish that's both delicious and nutritious.
Turtle Pecan Pumpkin Pie
Teresa Stephens (of Cast Iron Grill in Lubbock, Texas) takes pumpkin pie to the next level.
Brisket Salad
Even though it sounds like an oxymoron, this dish brings together the best of both worlds: meaty, smoked Texas brisket and herby green salad.
Pecan Pie Bars
Tiffany Chen of cookie-delivery business Tiff’s Treats offers a dessert that brings together cookies and pie so you don’t have to choose.
Battle of the Alamo Cocktail
This alcoholic homage to Texas history and San Antonio’s great landmark features a cheeky ingredient—gunpowder tea.
French Toast Casserole
This brunch recipe from country singer Miranda Lambert's cookbook, Y’all Eat Yet?, is an easy, homey recipe that you can prepare the night before.
Butterflied Bimini Chicken Drumsticks
When making wings is too expensive, hack your way to flavorful party food by using a cheaper cut of bone-in chicken.
Pumpkin Roll
Getting a little tired of pie? Switch it up with this classic dessert that still incorporates the holiday favorite filling of pumpkin and spices.
Calabaza con Pollo Nachos
This recipe is definitely not ballpark fare—these nachos are wholesome, filling, and warming with chicken, a squash gravy, and roasted squash seeds.
Warm Persimmon Salad
Try the juicy fall produce in this elevated appetizer.
Deep-fried Turkey
A simple meal turned Thanksgiving novelty.
Spicy Paloma
While this cocktail is refreshing year-round, grapefruit season in Texas kicks off in the fall, making now an especially good time to enjoy it.
Bourbon Butter
Perfect on steaks, mashed potatoes or corn on the cob, this delicious bourbon butter is all you need on the side.
Simple Bourbon Marinade
Bourbon is a fantastic partner for soy sauce, and the combination makes a delicious quick-fix marinade that works with all sorts of meats and vegetables. Try it with red meat, chicken, salmon and hardy vegetables like broccoli or portobello mushrooms. Best of all, there’s no need to worry about marinating
Apple Crisp with Beam-Infused Cream
Apple partners beautifully with bourbon, so we’ve gone ahead and tripled it by adding Jim Beam Bourbon to the apple filling, the crisp topping and the vanilla cream drizzle.
Lao Beef Skewers
This dish is a customer favorite at Bob Somsith’s Austin food truck, SXSE Food Co.
Avocado Margarita
This drink from Curra’s Grill is creamy, rich, mystifying, and ridiculously popular.
Vegan Mango Ice Cream
This three-ingredient recipe is simple to execute but impressive to eat. Perfect for spontaneously whipping up on a hot summer day.
Kerabu Cucumber Salad
The water-dense fruit (yes, cucumber is a fruit) serves as a great base for a cooling salad that kicks it up a notch with a spicy dressing.
Carrot Cake
Dallas pastry chef Diana Zamora shares her version of this classic dessert, which is chock-full of the vegetable and stands at a towering five layers.
Street Tacos Frandiablo
Turn up the heat with these crowd-pleasing spicy shrimp tacos topped with cabbage slaw from Jeffry Angelo of Montgomery’s Hodge Podge Lodge.
West Texas Smash
Seeking to make a refreshing cocktail, Amarillo bartender Tiffany Reagan turned to an unorthodox ingredient growing in her garden.
Texas Citrus Rustic Cake
A Hico chocolatier reminisces on his youth with a not-too-sweet dessert featuring seasonal orange and lemon.
Sweet Potato Crème Brûlée
Sweet potato pie gets an upgrade with this crowd-pleasing dessert (and you get to use a torch!).
The Salty Dog
The one caveat? You have to use fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, or fear the wrath of your local mixology expert.
“Tortilla” Breakfast Tacos
You’ll always have a bacon, egg, and potato taco at the ready with this make-ahead shortcut.
Queso Fundido Con Hongos
Texas chefs are putting a fresh spin on the dish, which often comes loaded with toppings—or even lit on fire.
Anytime Sweet Potato Bowl
Served with eggs and/or chorizo, this ode to the fall harvest season makes a nutritious breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Smoked Cabbage Steaks
Thickly sliced cabbage, coated in olive oil and imbued with oaky smoke, makes for a worthy main course or the best side dish at the table.
Under the Texas Sun
Meet Under the Texas Sun, a crisp, refreshing nod to the season.
Agua Fresca de Limón
This cooling, rejuvenating summer drink is made up of four ingredients that you already have at home: water, lime juice, ice, and sugar.
Smoked-Jalapeño Garden Salsa
The beloved Austin ’cue truck’s chunky, tangy salsa is simple to make at home—with or without a smoker in your backyard.
Crispy Salmon With Charred Summer Veggies
Roasted red peppers, artichokes, and corn, all served over garlic labneh, elevate this nutritious warm-weather dish.
Desert Plant & Pepper
The Desert Plant & Pepper appears as soft and alluring as a glass of pink lemonade, but prepare your palate for a punch.
Fresh Mint Panna Cotta With Blackberries
This light, fresh springtime dessert is sophisticated enough to impress any dinner-party guest, but it comes together with a foolproof four-step recipe.
Chile Verde–Braised Pork Riblets and Fava Beans
This vibrant springtime dish, created by Mixtli’s Rico Torres, is the chef’s go-to Sunday supper all season long.