Frito Pie Photo by Jim Dixon. Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market.

On my way to a cousin’s wedding weekend on a fall Friday night outside Houston, I drove by my high school alma mater’s football stadium, where the lights were bright and the stands were packed. While ...

Whether you know it as Frito pie or a walking tacos, that clever, layered combination of corn chips, beefy chili, and gooey cheese is no doubt a winning one. Frito pie is an undeniable comfort classic ...

1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. In a cast-iron skillet, brown the ground beef, onions, and garlic in olive oil for 6-8 minutes. Drain fat. 3. Stir in cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper. 4. Stir in diced ...

2 1/2 cups Chili con Carne (recipe follows) For Frito Pie: Prepare Chili Con Carne. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put Fritos in bottom of a small baking pan and spread Chili con Carne evenly over top.

It is said that Texans and New Mexicans both claim to be the inventor of Frito pie. With a battle like that, it is at least ...

With a taco-spiced beef and black bean sauce, flour tortillas, creamed corn, and a generous amount of sharp cheddar and ...

Like many of us, I have fond memories that revolve around food. So many of them are from my childhood, and one of them had to do with Frito pie — it was a heavy hitter for our family. I remember ...