Blogs

In South Central Texas, you can bet money we love ourselves some corn and we’re always on the lookout for new ways to enjoy our traditional snacks. What’s more enjoyable than taking a Texas food staple and joining forces with mouth-watering spices to create a new sweet and savory snack?...

Nothing tastes more like summer than corn on the cob, but you can’t just boil an ear, slap on some butter, and expect to still call yourself a San Antonian. If you want to build some street cred, the next time you throw a party—even if it’s only a party...

There’s only one thing that can make a fresh mango even better than when it’s first picked off the tree, and that’s transforming it into a mangonada. A mangonada is a delicious, sweet and spicy smoothie that will cool you down and put a little wicked smile on your face!...

In an effort to preemptively strike those long-awaited, 3-digit-degreed summer days on the horizon, the BarbacoApparel Test Kitchen found a great new way to regulate internal temperatures.  Spiciness has long been linked with helping to cool down the body (because SCIENCE). So we’ve taken the classic summer combo of cucumbers...

One of my favorite appetizers at any Tex-Mex restaurant is queso fundido (or queso flameado depending on the preparation). Few things pair better with a warm flour tortilla than melty cheese and spicy chorizo. It’s surprisingly easy to make at home and is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Celebrating Día de los Muertos each year has quickly become a BarbacoApparel family tradition. Each year we spend weeks packaging shirts and prepping decorations for our booth setup at MuertosFest, San Antonio’s amazing two-day Día de los Muertos celebration. One of our favorite booth decorations are sugar skulls, which we...

Few things pair better with corn chips than warm chili, diced onions, and melted cheddar cheese, a combination found at any high school football stadium throughout the Lone Star State and known to all as Frito Pie.

It’s been a minute since I sat down and had my first piece of capirotada, a tradition rumored to have originated from Renaissance-period Spain. Born out of a need to abstain from meat during the 40 days of Lent, this bread pudding offers itself as a sweet-yet-hearty comida de cuaresma,...

Mexican wedding cookies, or “biscochitos” as they are known in Mexico, are the best part of any wedding reception. Not too sweet, not to crispy, with a pinch of spice and an amazing crumbly texture, they’re probably the perfect snacking cookie. But why wait for a wedding to enjoy this...