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Quarantine Cooking: The Ever-Versatile Dutch Baby Pancake

Quarantine Cooking: The Ever-Versatile Dutch Baby Pancake

Quarantine Cooking: This Restaurant Worthy Pasta Has Only Four Ingredients

Quarantine Cooking: This Restaurant Worthy Pasta Has Only Four Ingredients

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Filmmaker Alyssa Rachelle Explores the Cultural Influences Behind Gumbo

By DeVaughn Douglas
Aug 5, 2019

The lights were dim in the DeLuxe Theater as guests sat around banquet tables and stared intently at the screen. Projected in front of them a woman and a chef moved through the tight, hectic space of a restaurant kitchen as line cooks prepped for the evening’s guests. The two...
What to Cook This Memorial Day Weekend

By Brooke Viggiano
May 15, 2019

Memorial Day Weekend is also known as the unofficial start of summer; so we’re rounding up party-friendly recipes to help you kick off the season with flavor. From fire-grilled eats and patriotic desserts to refreshing salads and drinks to keep things cool, here’s what to cook this Memorial Day. Beer...
The Delicious Alchemy of Consommé

By Nicholas L. Hall
Nov 14, 2018

I've always been obsessed with the alchemical nature of cooking. There's a transformative aspect to the process of applying heat to food that feels almost like an enchantment. It's not without cause that the lore of witches and wizards is riddled with potions, concoctions and cauldrons. Of course, as with...
Frittata: The Leftovers Workhorse You Never Knew You Never Knew

By Nicholas L. Hall
Nov 12, 2018

Anyone who’s followed my writing — or my cooking — knows that leftovers are kind of a thing for me. I love them on their own, but I love tinkering with them even more. Over the years, I’ve developed a sort of mental workflow for cooking with leftovers, a branching...
BCN Taste & Tradition Restaurant and A Tale Of Fideos

By Adán Medrano
Sep 12, 2018

As a native Texas Mexican, I was delighted to encounter the authentic, iconic, Spanish pasta dish, fideo, on a recent visit to Chef Luis Roger’s BCN Taste & Tradition restaurant in Houston. I took the first bite and it immediately brought up memories of another authentic, iconic fideo, one that...
In Case of a Downpour, Abandon the Grill and Cook Your Brisket and Steak Inside. Here's How.

By Houston Press
Jul 4, 2018

With all this talk about the possibility of heavy rain on July 4th, the Houston Press thought it would be public service to again remind you that you do not have to be tied to a grill under an umbrella to produce award-winning brisket and steak on July 4. We...
Pho 101 with Local Pho

By Erika Kwee
Nov 15, 2017

A huge white root arcs off a metal tray filled with onions, ginger, a fat carrot, a tin of rehydrated shiitake mushrooms, and various herbs and spices: the building blocks for my semi-private lesson in pho-making. “This is daikon,” says Tom Pham, co-owner and executive chef, pointing to the root...
Meatless Mondays: How to Make (and Shop For) Hiyashi Chuka, or Chilled Ramen Noodles

By Brooke Viggiano
Jul 10, 2017

Houston is a mosaic of cultures, and its cuisine reflects that. With that in mind (and in honor of Meatless Monday), each week we’ll explore a new globally-inspired vegetarian or vegan dish, and take a look at where to find its ingredients in Houston; Discover other Meatless Mondays here. This...
If You Don't Know Esquites, Now's the Time to Learn

By Nicholas L. Hall
Jul 4, 2017

Summer is potluck season. If you're like me, potlucks are stressful. "What should I bring? Will they like it? What if someone else brings it? What should I bring?" The questions ping around like ten-year-olds playing Marco Polo, and there is no home base. Over the years, I've adopted many...
Meatless Mondays: How to Make (and Shop For) Nopales

By Brooke Viggiano
Jul 3, 2017

Houston is a mosaic of cultures, and its cuisine reflects that. With that in mind (and in honor of Meatless Monday), each week we’ll explore a new globally-inspired vegetarian or vegan dish, and take a look at where to find its ingredients in Houston; Discover other Meatless Mondays here. This...
How Not to Singe Your Eyebrows Off While Cooking on July 4

By Gwendolyn Knapp
Jul 1, 2017

It's time to stock up on fireworks and dust off the grill. Yes, with July 4 right around the corner (Tuesday, actually, which is kind of a strange day to set fire to so many things, no?), here are cooking tips and suggestions for all you hardcore home cooks out...
Meatless Mondays: How to Make (and Shop For) Borscht

By Brooke Viggiano
Jun 19, 2017

Houston is a mosaic of cultures, and its cuisine reflects that. With that in mind (and in honor of Meatless Monday), each week we’ll explore a new globally-inspired vegetarian or vegan dish, and take a look at where to find its ingredients in Houston; Discover other Meatless Mondays here. This...
Meatless Mondays: How to Make (and Shop For) Vegan Kimchi

By Brooke Viggiano
Jun 12, 2017

Houston is a mosaic of cultures, and its cuisine reflects that. With that in mind (and in honor of Meatless Monday), each week we’ll explore a new globally-inspired vegetarian or vegan dish, and take a look at where to find its ingredients in Houston; Discover other Meatless Mondays here. This...
Dish of the Week: Pan Bagnat

By Brooke Viggiano
May 8, 2017

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. This week we’re sharing a recipe perfect for picnic season: pan bagnat. A popular street food in the Provençal region of France, pan bagnat...
Dish of the Week: Derby-Style Pie

By Brooke Viggiano
May 1, 2017

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. This week, with “The Run for the Roses” around the corner, we’re sharing a recipe for Derby-Style Pie. Created in 1950 by George Kern...
Dish of the Week: Tarte Flambée (or Flammkuchen)

By Brooke Viggiano
Apr 24, 2017

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. This week, we’re sharing a recipe for tarte flambée. Popular in the Alsace region of eastern France, tarte flambée translates to “pie baked in...
Dish of the Week: Deviled Eggs, Five Ways

By Brooke Viggiano
Apr 17, 2017

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. Since we’re guessing you have some leftover hard boiled eggs this week, we’re sharing a few takes on deviled eggs. Sure, the end result...
Buona Pasqua, Y'all: Five Tips for Making Easter Dinner Easier on Yourself

By Lorretta Ruggiero
Apr 12, 2017

Because my husband was transplanted to Houston from New Haven, Connecticut at the age of seven, he misses out on the Easter traditions that abound in the Italian-American community from which he hails. After losing both his parents and his grandmother, the traditions, primarily culinary, have fallen to me, a...
Dish of the Week: Matzo Ball Soup

By Brooke Viggiano
Apr 10, 2017

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. With Passover beginning this evening, we’re sharing a recipe for matzo ball soup. Matzo (also written as matza, matzah or matzoh) is flat, unleavened bread...
Dish of the Week: Chicken Cordon Bleu

By Brooke Viggiano
Apr 3, 2017

From classic comfort foods to regional standouts and desserts, we'll be sharing a new recipe with you each week. Find other dishes of the week here. This week, in honor of National Cordon Bleu Day on April 4 (because yes, that’s a real thing), we’re sharing a recipe for the...