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Grape Hull Pie

The recipe for this heirloom pie is well worth taking off the bottom of the stack and dusting off.

Nothing Says Texas Like Chicken Fried Steak

No matter what you call it - pan fried steak, country fried steak, chicken fried steak or CFS - the fact is Texans love it! So much so, that restaurants in that great state serve more than 800,000 chicken fried steaks each and every day, according to the Texas Restaurant Association. And while many "outsiders" […]

Carrot cake

An American Favorite – Carrot Cake

Several years ago, I did a stint as executive chef at a busy Texas hotel. Once or twice a month, usually after a busy Friday night, the kitchen staff and I would meet at Evelyn's Café for a late-night breakfast before going home. Evelyn was known miles around for was her delicious three- layer carrot […]

Classic Chocolate Whoopie Pies

These outrageous Whoopie Pies feature fluffy, moist chocolate cakes sandwiched together with a creamy marshmallow fluff filling.

Maple Syrup: The Original American Sweetener

Like with so many foods invented in this country, the question of when and how maple syrup was first discovered is surrounded by legends and folklore. Probably the most popular of these stories is that an Iroquois Chef named Woksis threw his tomahawk at a tree releasing a clear sap that his wife used for […]