Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are HUGE. I mean, seriously. Okay, not as huge as a cookie cake, but that’s like a whole ‘nother thing. That you get at the mall. That’s covered in icing and probably they misspelled your name. In fact, cookie cakes SUCK compared to these giant cherry chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are perfect.

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Zucchini Recipes

Pretty soon zucchinis are gonna be coming out of our ears! Really, more like coming out of the ground and shooting into our ears and mouths, and tummies, until everyone’s just sick of it and is ready for the world to end. BUTTTT……. Don’t do that! Instead, scope these zucchini recipes for some unique and…

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Migas – My Favorite Breakfast Taco

In this episode, I interview Carlos Rivero, co-owner of both El Chile and El Chilito. El Chilito has been a popular spot for breakfast tacos, anytime-tacos, and frozen sangria since the beginning of time. Or at least since they opened their order window 10 years ago on Manor Road in Austin. Migas tacos are one…

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Spam Musubi

Spam Musubi is a Hawaiian specialty, often served at lunch or for a snack. It’s incredibly simple in its basest form: SPAM, rice, seaweed. Similar to sushi rolls, but squared off; it reminds me of a sandwich. Aside from the outrageous amounts of sodium in the SPAM, Spam Musubi is maybe kind of healthy? Or…

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Sweet Potato Recipes

Everybody knows that sweet potatoes are chock-full o’ vitamins and fiber and minerals and all that. And probably everyone has a couple of go-to sweet potato recipes they use over and over again. Mine are microwaved sweet potatoes with butter, salt and pepper (not exactly a recipe, but it is an easy and quick way…

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Soft Pretzel Recipe

Episode 7 Hilah’s Texas Kitchen: German soft pretzels! You might not think of soft pretzels when you think of Texas, and that’s okay. Soft pretzels have made their way through the whole of the US by now, as ubiquitous and American as bagels and baguettes. You might not think of Germans when you think of…

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Sweet Potato Salad

sweet potato salad

This sweet potato salad is a great way to have your delicious, potato-y carbohydrates while secretly incorporating some fiber and vitamin A and jalapeƱos — which are all very healthy. I made a pesto kind of dressing with cilantro and green onions and I have a strong suspicion that a few leaves of mint would…

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Chimichanga!

Chimichanga! It’s so fun to say! I had a request for a chimichanga video from my buddy Larry. That same week, I had TWO requests for “unhealthy vegetarian food” — a descriptive that makes me smile. A chimichanga is pretty unhealthy, on account of the frying, and the cheese, and also the frying. So I…

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Puffy Tacos

Making Puffy Tacos with Teka Molino – scroll down for puffy taco recipe Teka Molino is San Antonio’s “Best Kept Secret” no longer! Puffy tacos were high on our list when we set out to make this show about Texas food. They are related to the crispy taco, but are light and pillowy and flaky.…

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