Jim Sherman

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29-95: This week, take a trip out to Marfa with J.C. Reid, who heads to far west Texas in search of a Tex-Mex item rarely found this far east. What is it? The "elusive flat enchilada," which sees tortillas and cheese stacked lasagna style and then baked before being topped with a fried egg. Looking ... More >>

On the Search

Readers respond to the "World's Dumbest Child Pornographer."

Broccoli Rabe ala Robb

​I sautéed thin slices of leftover barbecue sausage with some garlic in a lot of olive oil and then chopped up this six-ounce bunch of broccoli rabe and tossed it with sausage and covered it. Then I mixed the sausage and greens with two cups of cooked macaroni and hit it with some parmesan. I ... More >>

My Organic Dirt Patch: Egyptian Onions

​I finally got some greenery into my new organic garden by transplanting some Egyptian onions. Jim Sherman had too many of them in one of his gardens, so he gladly gave me some. Egyptian onions are more or less idiot-proof, which makes them perfect for a neophyte gardener such as me. They are ... More >>

Urban Gardening: My Organic Dirt Patch

​Inspired by the incredible urban gardens Jim Sherman tends in the Fifth Ward, I decided to take a shot at the urban gardening thing myself. ​ So I went to Wabash Feed Store and bought some dirt and some locally made organic fertilizer. San Jacinto Environmental Supplies on 34th St. make ... More >>

Urban Gardening: Deer Tongues and Kumquats

​I had one of the best salads in recent memory yesterday. Urban gardening expert Jim Sherman cut a bunch of greens and herbs from one of his demonstration gardens in the Fifth Ward and filled up a plastic shopping bag for me. I took the fresh greens home and tossed them with a simple mustard v ... More >>

Torta Trend: We Call Dibs

Photo by dalboz17A recent item in Details magazine declared the torta the next trendy sandwich, following on the heels of the banh minh and before that, the panini. The article continued with the best places to get one, and drew attention to a sandwich in Oregon made with ciabatta. Newsflash, Yankee ... More >>

Flavors of the Fifth at Davis Meat Market and Burt's Meat Market

The Roosevelt Special at the Original in Fort Worth

Commenting on the Palmetto Inn's Number #10 Dinner, a plate of cheese enchiladas with chili and queso Jim Sherman wrote: "Needs a sunnyside-up fried egg on top!" That reminded me of another famous Tex-Mex dish--the "Roosevelt Special" at the Original Mexican Eats Café on Camp Bowie Boulevard in F ... More >>

Recession Recipes: Bread and Butter Jalapeños

Our pickled pequin post drew a comment from Jim Sherman, a regular reader who said: "I don't bother with heat when pickling peppers. When I pickle just about anything except radish or carrot, I do soak the veggies overnight in a Kosher brine to draw out as much water as possible, and then dump the ... More >>

Juneteenth Revisited

Two arts organizations attempt a new spin on an old event

I Do, I Do!

Fight the Power

Could there be a fun, pro-music political action committee in Houston? Why the hell not?

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

Roy Ames, child pornographer and record producer, dies at 66

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A man named Verious plants a seed, and a vision takes root in the Third Ward

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Listen to the Quiet (and Loud)

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Ames gets sued; the Juice -- Brutal and O.J.-- take to vinyl

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