There is a new series of YouTube postings that uses Texas Instruments parts and microcontrollers by Peter Oakes. I have started watching it and have found it interesting. It seems pitched at the hobbyist level (pretty basic at times), but goes beyond just a recipe to make something work and he even pulls out the datasheet!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_atu5RtEPi5I5YWx_wb_j9erZGCvnpvW
EDIT: I have watched a few more of these and apparently they are TI sponsored.