While researching some of the local delicacies for this week's game against the Houston Texans, I stumbled on something that didn't sound very Texas: Kolaches. They're a pastry with Czech and Slovak ...

Victoria Rittinger, a Houston-based finance director at a manufacturing company, has earned such a reputation for her amazing kolaches that friends and family always expect her to bring some to ...

Then, a few months back while browsing at a local bookstore, I came across Yossy Arefi's Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings. A quick flip through its pages and I was hooked. I love ...

A Texas kolache is a version of a popular Czech pastry, with a sweetish soft dough wrapped around a savory filling. In this recipe, we use smoked sausage, zingy jalapeños, and sharp cheddar cheese.

HOUSTON – Morgan Weber grew up eating poppy-seed kolaches baked by his Czech grandmother, who honed her technique on a wood stove. Kolaches, soft pastries of yeasted dough with a divot in the center, ...