Pan de Campo (Country or camp bread) is one of my most requested recipes, so finally, here it is! We make it all the time here at the ranch, and even though it seems like just another biscuit, it is a tricky bread to make! Pan de Campo is a Ranch Tradition The way that you choose to bake it will change your experience entirely. Some people simply want to make pan de campo in their home oven, which is fine. The convenience of turning an oven on and off should never be forgotten by modern ...
Lemon Tres Leches Cake is an update of an old classic. No one can ever get enough of this delicious dessert, but finding the right recipe can be a challenge. Look no further, this is it. The Best Recipes on the Planet I can't say that I developed this recipe on my own. My stand-by reference for all recipes is the Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks. This was inspired by the 1968 edition of this annual publication. These recipes were tested over and over again by professional chefs, usually ...
Let's face it: Everyone eats too many potatoes. I do. You probably do. But life is short, eat potatoes...Enjoy them with butter, cream and cheese. If you somehow feel anxious about the amount of potatoes you eat, then simply eat some more. Make Hatch Chile Potatoes with Pepper Jack. You will soon forget your troubles. Hatch Chiles add Loads of Flavor One of the twists that I recommend for Hatch Chiles with Scalloped Potatoes with Pepper Jack is to vary the size of potatoes that you use in ...
Recently I have become obsessed with mustard. Not corn dog, scary yellow mustard, or the little parking lot packet that you step on, squirting it across the asphalt type of mustard. I mean real mustard, with real mustard seeds. Delicious honey mustard. Obsessed with Honey Mustard I've been trying different mustard recipes, but without much success. But that doesn't mean that deliciousness didn't happen. But the result morphed into something else that we could enjoy, albeit not a jarred ...
We don't go out to eat that often because the closest restaurant is about an hour away. Granted, we are home-bodies, however, now and again its nice not to do dishes. But there are some recipes that are just too easy, and make it feel like we are out on the town. Roasted Rosemary Chicken with Buttered Plums The varieties of plums that we can find at the supermarket seems to be endless, and if they are in season, then you should work them into any and every dish that you can. Making ...
In Texas, it is hard to think of any other dish more iconic than Chicken Fried Steak. It's not chicken, and it doesn't really taste like steak, but it is battered, and fried, and incredibly delicious! We call it "chicken fried" because it is fried like Southern fried chicken - crispy, crunchy filets of beef, served with cream gravy, and usually mashed potatoes. The beef filets are tenderized with a tenderizing mallet. As I grew up on grass fed ranch beef, we always had that tenderizing mallet ...
Homemade tortilla chips is yet another recipe that I never realy thought about sharing, because we make them almost every day. I thought everyone made them, but I have been asked several times for the recipe. So, here it is!! The secret is to buy excellent quality corn tortillas, and then let them go stale. You can store them in the refrigerator while they age a bit, and simply leave them in their packaging. After a week or so, they will be excellent for making homemade tortilla chips. ...
When I was little, my grandfather prided himself on being able to fit an entire plum in his mouth, squish it around between his teeth and cheeks, and simply spit out the seed. We thought it was a great trick, and we were pretty sure this was the way he won my grandmother's heart (Don't we all fall for those charming, immature parlor tricks?) Pick your Plum There seems to more and more plum varieties on the market these days, and they come in all shapes and colors. My grandfather would not ...
Lemon Tres Leches Cake is an update of an old classic. No one can ever get enough of this delicious dessert, but finding the right recipe can be a challenge. Look no further, this is it. The Best Recipes on the Planet I can’t say that I developed this recipe on my own. My stand-by…
Let’s face it: Everyone eats too many potatoes. I do. You probably do. But life is short, eat potatoes…Enjoy them with butter, cream and cheese. If you somehow feel anxious about the amount of potatoes you eat, then simply eat some more. Make Hatch Chile Potatoes with Pepper Jack. You will soon forget your troubles….
Recently I have become obsessed with mustard. Not corn dog, scary yellow mustard, or the little parking lot packet that you step on, squirting it across the asphalt type of mustard. I mean real mustard, with real mustard seeds. Delicious honey mustard. Obsessed with Honey Mustard I’ve been trying different mustard recipes, but without much…
Melissa Guerra is an 8th generation Texan, born and raised on a working cattle ranch in South Texas. She is a self taught culinary expert and food historian, specializing in the food ways of the American continent, especially Texas regional, Mexican, and Latin American cuisine. Read More…
