Recipes
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Recipe: Poblano Mac n’ Cheese
On a recent trip to San Antonio for the 2025 Final Four, I stopped in at Reese Bros. BBQ, where I experienced green mac n’ cheese for the first time. Made with a base of pureed poblano peppers, it was a distinctly Tex-Mex twist on the traditional BBQ side dish.
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Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Mac n’ Cheese
I recently received a holiday cheese box from my friends at Kansas State’s Call Hall Dairy Bar, which included two varieties of cheddar cheese. The creamy nuttiness of the mild gold cheddar, combined with the sharpness of the white cheddar, got me thinking that they would be just the right fit for a bold version…
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Recipe: Jambalaya
If there’s one dish that epitomizes LSU tailgating, it’s the ubiquitous jambalaya. Easily scalable to feed a crowd, relatively cheap, and insanely delicious, you can find jambalaya at half of the tailgates around campus. But first, I need you to understand that there are two types of jambalaya found in the state: It turns out,…
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Recipe: Cougar Gold Mac n’ Cheese
During World War II, the United States government and the American Can Company provided Washington State’s agricultural programs with research funding. The objective? To find a way to keep cheese fresher for longer by storing it in tin cans so that soldiers overseas could enjoy American-made dairy products without risk of spoilage.
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Recipe: Crawfish Étouffée
Often times when people think of Louisiana, the first images that come to mind are of the unique cuisine — gumbo, jambalaya, and of course the state’s prized shellfish delicacy: crawfish. But with live crawfish season largely limited to the springtime, how do you enjoy the delicious flavor of bayou mudbugs during football season? The…
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