The Texas traditions of high school football and Frito Pie are inexorably linked. Learn more about the portable chili snack that’s a Lone Star favorite. Fall in Texas is a special time of year. It brings with it respite from the relentless heat of the summer, the promise of homecoming and over the top mums,…

It’s fall, y’all! It might still be warm in Texas, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start celebrating. You can’t blame us for getting excited for less-than-100-degree weather, Friday night football games and pumpkin spice EVERYTHING. But let’s be honest, we can’t get too wound up in the mystique of fall and forget about the…

Ground beef is the king of weeknight dinners. It’s affordable, versatile and can be purchased in different lean-to-fat ratios. 95 percent lean ground beef actually meets government guidelines for lean, which makes it very nutritious and perfect for recipes where you can’t drain off drippings. Needless to say, meat sauce is pretty much pasta’s soul…

Whoever decided that grilling ends with Labor Day either doesn’t live in Texas or finds some sort of strange pleasure in making meals more complicated than they need be. Us Texans are lucky and grill year ’round. In my book, grilling goes down as the easiest and most flavorful way to get dinner on the…

One exclamatory word . . . SQUACHOS! These chip-free nachos, made on slices of summer’s finest squash are life-changing and worth shouting about, especially for those on a lower carb or higher protein diet. Actually, my Beef Fajita Quinoa Squachos are a snack revolution regardless of your dietary leanings. Not only does this finger food…