Simple Jalapeño Pinto Beans and Cornbread

August 10, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I use to always love talking to my grandmother about food. We would talk about all the new recipes we’ve tried and others we wanted to still make. I vividly remember one day telling her about how I had just made Chicken and Rice casserole but with my own homemade condensed soups. She looked at […]

A Tex-Mex Blue Plate Special and Use #3 for Mel’s Spicy Pulled Pork…

June 29, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

If I had to pick one meal that I thought defined Texas this would be it. Enchiladas filled with either beef, cheese or in this case my spicy pulled pork, smothered in Chili Con Carne and covered with cheese. Served on a plate in between Refried Pinto Beans and Mexican Rice. This is the meal […]

Mel’s Spiced up Pinto Beans and Tex-Mex Refried Beans

June 5, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

When I think about simple Texas food there is one thing that always comes to mind first Pinto Beans. Oh how I love Pinto Beans! There are many times on my drive home from a long days work I crave a big bowl of these spicy beans served with a little fresh grated sharp […]