In the summer of 1923, Aza-Jean Jones of the Central Texas town of Sidney shared a recipe in a local newspaper. It was for banana pudding, and hers called for…

King Ranch chicken casserole | Homesick Texan

Fideo loco is a South Texas fried pasta and tomato-sauce soup that’s thickened with taco meat and pinto beans. A classic Tex-Mex one-pot meal.

Queso recipe by The Homesick Texan I used Hatch chiles this time. Is there any way to make REAL queso from REAL cheese? Once you've dev...

A few weeks ago I received an email from the lovely Heather of girlichef. She wanted to know if I would be interested in participating in Cookbook Spotlight and Cook-Off for the upcoming cookbook, The

The first time I cooked King Ranch casserole, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever had it before. While it’s a classic Texan standby, I’d been gone from the state for so…

Jailhouse chili, Dallas County style | Homesick Texan

Tex-Mex is not Mexican food. That’s right, even though many of the restaurants you see across Texas often call themselves Mexican they’re not. But that’s OK.

Chicken tortilla casserole is a comforting baked Tex-Mex dish that’s layered with cheese, chicken, tortillas, tomatoes, and chiles.

Whenever I fly into Dallas, my first stop is Herrera’s on Sylvan. It’s a family-owned Tex-Mex restaurant that I’ve been eating at almost my entire life.