A few weeks after the elections, in a much-needed gesture of goodwill, I apologized to millions of Americans for having mispronounced “pecan.” No, it wasn’t easy to eat a piece of my own humble pie.

One of the few tree nuts indigenous to North America, pecans are vitamin and mineral powerhouses, providing thiamine, folate, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and zinc, while also containing cholesterol ...

While we mostly associate pecans with fall treats like pecan pie, pecan bars, and pecan-infused cocktails, there’s another culinary tradition that’s less talked about but as old as the Lone Star State ...