Cooking Basics and Asides

This category page is set up to host articles and basic recipes that are helpful in a Texas kitchen.

Guides and Basics

Working with chile peppers.

• Dried Chile Guide
• How to Roast and Peel Fresh Chile Peppers
• Seasonal Produce Guide
• Homemade Chili Powder

Kitchen staples.

• How to Render Pork Lard
• How to Render Beef Tallow
• Homemade Chicken Stock
• Homemade Brown Sugar

Food Related Articles

• Is There Sugar in Southern Cornbread?
• How Spicy is too Spicy? A Solution.