South Texas – FoodWatcher

Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/davecampbell/foodwatcher.com/wp-content/plugins/feedwordpress/feedwordpress.php on line 2022

Buñuelos, South Texas style

When I lived in New York, my friends and I would have tamaladas, a tamale-making party. Most of us had grown up eating them in our home states of Texas…
Source

When I lived in New York, my friends and I would have tamaladas, a tamale-making party. Most of us had grown up eating them in our home states of Texas...

Source

Parisa: Medina County beef tartare

The first time someone told me about parisa, I have to admit that I was dubious. Raw ground beef mixed with cheese, jalapeños, and lime juice? Um, no thank you!…
Source

The first time someone told me about parisa, I have to admit that I was dubious. Raw ground beef mixed with cheese, jalapeños, and lime juice? Um, no thank you!...

Source

South Texas potato flautas

A friend of mine from the Rio Grande Valley used to talk about her mother’s potato flautas. They had been her mother’s specialty,…
Source

A friend of mine from the Rio Grande Valley used to talk about her mother’s potato flautas. They had been her mother’s specialty,…

Source

Green spaghetti

When looking at a friend’s barbecue menu, I saw that one of the side dishes to accompany her smoked ribs, brisket, and chicken…
Source

When looking at a friend’s barbecue menu, I saw that one of the side dishes to accompany her smoked ribs, brisket, and chicken…

Source

Chilaquiles toluqueños (chilaquiles with chorizo salsa)

The other day I participated in a conversation about the difference between chilaquiles and migas. As I’ve noted before, the two are often…
Source

The other day I participated in a conversation about the difference between chilaquiles and migas. As I’ve noted before, the two are often…

Source

Crawfish queso fundido

Last week was one of adjustments. With limited electricity, water, heat, and other necessities because of the winter storm across Texas, like most,…
Source

Last week was one of adjustments. With limited electricity, water, heat, and other necessities because of the winter storm across Texas, like most,…

Source

Salsa tatemada, South Texas roasted red salsa

The salsas you encounter at Tex-Mex restaurants across the state vary by region. For instance, in Dallas, the main salsa is a bright…
Source

The salsas you encounter at Tex-Mex restaurants across the state vary by region. For instance, in Dallas, the main salsa is a bright…

Source

South Texas baked flautas

One time when I was passing through Del Rio, I spotted a charming restaurant on the outskirts of town. Feeling hungry, I decided…
Source

One time when I was passing through Del Rio, I spotted a charming restaurant on the outskirts of town. Feeling hungry, I decided…

Source

South Texas barbacoa

On weekend mornings in South Texas, people stop by their local taqueria or market to pick up a container of beef barbacoa and…
Source

On weekend mornings in South Texas, people stop by their local taqueria or market to pick up a container of beef barbacoa and…

Source

Tostadas espadas

When I pulled into Rio Grande City, I was hungry. I’d been driving all morning and after a hearty breakfast taco in Laredo,…
Source

When I pulled into Rio Grande City, I was hungry. I’d been driving all morning and after a hearty breakfast taco in Laredo,…

Source