I lived in Austin, Texas for many years, so therefore we have many recipes and articles specific to the Capitol City. There are many recipes from Austin’s memorable restaurants like Kerbey Lane Cafe, Magnolia Cafe. We’ve got Bob Armstrong Dip from Mattito’s.
I’ve also found old recipes from favorite places Austinites remember fondly from back in the day.
Vodka Direct from Austin, Texas By Randy Lankford The story of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas’ only legally distilled spirit, is both inspirational and terrifying. And for pretty much the same reasons. It’s inspirational from the perseverance-pays-off perspective, and terrifying from the $80,000 in debt with two mortgages and 12 maxed out credit cards point of view. Austin’s Tito […]
by Lori Grossman Is all this talk of candy making you drool? The Texas Hill Country is home to many wonderful sights, including boxes of specialty chocolates and other goodies made by Austin’s Lammes Candies. William Wirt Lamme opened the Red Front Candy Shop on Congress Avenue in 1878, but in 1885, he lost the company in a
by Tom GillilandReview by Steve Labinski Buy on Amazon A Lavish Visit with an Austin Classic Can it get any more Austin hipster than movie director Robert Rodriguez writing the forward to your cookbook? That’s right, folks, the creator of the Spy Kids movie franchise and Grindhouse eats at Fonda San Miguel every week. Apparently, he loves the
Extraordinary Recipes from the Texas Capital By Crystal EsquivelReview by Steve Labinski Buy on Amazon Keep Austin Cooking It happened fast. In just a few decades, the city of Austin changed from a sleepy college town / state capital into one of America’s fastest growing cities. Out of this tumult in 2011 comes a 204-page book showcasking recipes
The Story of the Most Important Taco of the Day By Mando RayoReview by Steve Labinski Buy on Amazon Forming the Holy Taco Trinity Austin’s reputation for being the culinary engine driving the breakfast taco movement has been growing for a long time. Every year, thousands visit Austin for the annual South By Southwest festivals, and
This is not your typical sangria recipe, it’s Sangria Fonda San Miguel. This is the special house sangria recipe from Fonda San Miguel in Austin.
Milk Punch is an historic recipe that passed from 17th century England into the parlours of the Old South. Green Pastures, one of Austin’s oldest restaurants, honors this recipe by serving it every week as part of their Sunday brunch. It’s a lovely place with a large, stately lawn peopled by old oak trees. Since
At Austin’s famous 24-hour Kerbey Lane Cafe, these migas are a signature dish. This recipe has been handed down by the cafe’s founders, David Ayer and Patricia Atkinson. Typically served with black beans and spanish rice, you wash them down with hot coffee. The smokey flavor of migas comes from the ranchero sauce, which is delicious. Make
This legendary soup recipe from Austin is really pretty simple. Just assemble the ingredients, put it all in a big pot and in less than an hour, you’ve got a great chicken tortilla soup. The smoky heat provided by the Chipotle Sauce sets this tortilla soup apart from the ordinary. The recipe for the sauce
Our gingerbread pancakes recipe comes from Austin’s Magnolia Cafe, a popular hang-out for Texas Cooking employees anytime day or night. Open 24 hours a day, you are likely to find a hungry crowd at Magnolia, which keeps a neon sign in the window that says “Sorry, we’re open“. You may find these aromatic, spice-filled pancakes
Our Magnolia Cafe connection tells us that this chipotle sauce can be used as a “very hot” dip, but that it is probably better used as an enchilada sauce. He’s right! This chipotle sauce tastes great when just snacking on tortilla chips, but also on enchiladas. This is not just Tex-Mex, folks. It’s Aus-Mex. The
You’ve never had cheese soup like this. I’ll be honest up front. Making this cheese soup is a lot of trouble because cooking it is like making a very large gravy. You make a roux with flour and corn starch, and after adding in the chicken stock and milk, you have to stand there, stirring
I made this fideo recipe from the Fonda San Miguel cookbook. If you have not heard of fideo before, it is a delicious dry vermicelli soup from Mexico. Fideo may be the simplest of Mexican foods. This recipe, however, is one of the fancier ones. It’s from Fonda San Miguel, after all. Serve this soup as a first
Cuneo’s Bakery operated on Austin’s Guadalupe Street until the 1960’s, back when Austin was mainly a college town combined with the seat of the Texas state government. This recipe comes from Ray Kennedy, who was the production manager at Cuneo’s for many years. Kennedy later went on to work another 25 years at Mrs. Johnson’s
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries are candy treats sold during Valentine’s Day every year at Lammes Candies in Austin. Here is how you can do this at home. This recipe is from Lori Grossman’s article about Lammes Candies in Austin, Texas. (Article: chocolate strawberries). Strawberry Dipping Tips – Your refrigerator is integral to the success of this recipe.
Here’s the famous Bob Armstrong Dip that’s served in Austin at Matt’s El Rancho and in Dallas at the many area Mattito’s restaurants. Sometimes you have to ask for it by name because it’s so special that it’s not on the menu. This recipe is from The Austin Cookbook by Paula Forbes. Kitchen Tools You’ll Need More
Have you ever wanted to prepare a batch of Old-Fashioned cocktails ahead of time for a party? This recipe comes from Austin’s deluxe Alamo Drafthouse. Back when the show was broadcast on the AMC network, , they held Mad Men watch parties in the downtown theater. Their beverage Director Bill Norris tapped into the Don Draper premade
Served with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing. Back in 2003, Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse movie theater drew-up a special menu to promote local movie director Robert Rodriguez’s Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Included was this special chicken salad recipe. Made with Mexican cotija cheese, it’s both quite innovative and tasty. The jalapeño salad dressing is truly delicious.