Chocolate chewies are light, crisp, and, yes, chewy chocolate cookies that are studded with chocolate chips and pecans. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Katie Kraemer Pitre of Tecolote Farm in Manor, Texas says she loves this recipe from one of the farm’s CSA basketeers — and cooking master — Kristin Schell.

Try this simple and delicious recipe from veteran gardener and talented cook, Judy Barrett, which can be found in her new book from Texas A&M Press: “Recipes From and For the Garden”.

Growing up, my family was on a very tight budget. There were seven kids in our family, my parents and a dog or cat or both. Thanks to our Aunt Maggie who had a chicken farm, we always had plenty of eggs. And so egg salad was a staple at our house, and all the kids became skilled at making it.

I love the holidays, and one of the things I love most about them is sharing meals with family and friends. I find myself wondering if I would enjoy the holidays as much if my favorite meaty foods weren’t at the table. Well, with Vegan Holiday Kitchen, Nava Atlas (with gorgeous photography by Susan Voisin), creates some stunning dishes that might actually make this meat eater consider giving up the flesh. I said consider.

Most of us who eat meat are reluctant to try vegetarian and vegan alternatives because we’re leery about whether these “imposters” can live up to the flavor and texture of the original comestibles.

I’m Italian, but I had not heard of or had a frittata–a wonderful egg dish– until I came to Texas.

For a cornbread recipe that is nearly a meal in itself, you cannot go wrong with Sharon Ely’s Jalapeño Cornbread. Boy howdy, it’s good.

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what if those apples are inside a luscious batter and fried to a golden delicious goodness?

Beets are an easy crop to grow in the home garden in the cooler months of the year. They range in color from white to deep red,and sometimes even striped. In addition, they may be round or long and cylindrical. They yield not only the delicious, earthy bulbs, but also nutritious greens.