Grilling & Cooking
Most people who follow me on social media know I love to cook — you’ll often catch me posting under the hashtag #AccountantsWhoCook. I’ve always been passionate about exploring food from my home state of Texas, especially Tex-Mex flavors and traditional Southern dishes. I’m equally fascinated by Italian cooking, particularly the cuisine of Abruzzo, the region where my family’s roots run deep.
For the last 20 years, I’ve been sharing my culinary adventures on my recipe blog, Our Austintatious Life. There, you’ll find everything from classic family recipes to my latest food experiments — plus plenty of fun food facts, cool cooking tips, and mouthwatering photos along the way.
Here’s a taste of what I’ve been cooking recently:
- This Texas Turkey Salad is creamy, crunchy, a little sweet, and just spicy enough thanks to fresh jalapeños. It’s one of my favorite grab-and-go snacks straight from the fridge. The post Texas Turkey Salad (With a Jalapeño Kick) first appeared on Our Austintatious Life.
- Growing up, I always skipped the “cranberry sauce.” It looked more like Jell-O than food, and the unmistakable can-shaped ridges […] The post Tex-Mex Cranberry Sauce: A Spicy Twist on a Holiday Classic first appeared on Our Austintatious Life.
- 🌿 Easy Chicken Pozole Verde – Comforting Green Chile Soup with Hominy and Tomatillos Pozole is one of those dishes […] The post Easy Chicken Pozole Verde – Our Comforting Green Chili Soup first appeared on Our Austintatious Life.
- We’re currently up in Breckenridge, CO, and made this incredible Spicy Italian Chicken and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner. It all […] The post Spicy Italian Chicken and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner first appeared on Our Austintatious Life.
- Originally inspired by a tomato recipe on a produce package and perfected with a pie crust we first used in […] The post A Rustic Summer Favorite: Tomato Galette with Campari Tomatoes first appeared on Our Austintatious Life.