Recipes

How to: Make the Perfect Burger

Many of us will take off early today to jumpstart Labor Day weekend. Whether headed to the lake, the beach…

How to: Make Crepes

The My Table ladies were a bit disappointed when we got news that Melange Creperie would no longer be taking over the Eastie Boys' brick-and-mortar location on Montrose,…

Easy Foraging: Local Dewberries

A decade or so ago, when our kids were growing up in Southwest Houston, the Harris County Flood Control District…

Nosy Questions for Jessica Dupuy

Austin-based food-and-wine writer Jessica Dupuy (photo above) has a new large-format cookbook out today called United Tastes of Texas (Oxmoor House,…

The Luckiest Dish

There are many ways people insure getting lucky in the new year, and -- this being a food blog -- …

Christmas Sillybubbles

Now that the holidays are upon us with their promise of groaning tables and loosened belt buckles, we have been…

Stumped by the Yule Log?

Think about some of the food traditions we enjoy so much at Christmas time: eggnog, candy canes, wassail, panettone, stollen,…

How to: Fry Ice Cream

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month. Well, today is the last day of July, so…

Prepare the Perfect Praline

Our waistlines can’t seem to catch a break this month. From National Donut Day on June 5 to tomorrow’s National…

How to: Make Spaghetti Carbonara

Cancel your weekend restaurant dinner plans — unless you're heading straight to the source — and follow this recipe for simple…

How to: Stuff Squash Blossoms

Squash blossoms are always full of it — their delicate petals gently adhere to all sorts of stuffings, making them…

How to: Prepare Fajita Steak

Our March how-to video is finally here, and this month we're featuring executive chef Michael Pellegrino of the newly-opened Añejo…

How to: Candy Orange Peel

Have you peeled back the February-March issue of My Table? It's full of citrus segments, facts and features — and candying…

How to Make: Pistachio Kulfi

In honor of National Ice Cream Month (July) we're featuring Kiran Verma (of Kiran's) and all of her culinary wizardry…

Do Do That Voodoo Gumbo

Finding fresh okra at the grocery store or farmers’ market can start a party in the mouth – a party…

How to Make: Ca Phe Sua Da

Last month My Table magazine and SideDish kicked off a monthly how-to video series. Each short-short video -- two to…

Loco for Cocoa?

Fluff Bake Bar's Signature Hot Cocoa (& crazy marshmallows) The groundhog has spoken, and according to the folklore we are…

Missing Mammy

My grandmother -- we called her Mammy -- was a true Southern cook. She was happiest with people at her…