West Texas Recipes


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The Big Bend Cookbook


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Get to know this West Texas region by tasting flavorful recipes, meeting the colorful locals, discovering the rich history, and much more. Early settlers of the Big Bend honed a culture of self-reliance, resilience and creativity. Today, this is reflected in the diverse art, music and cuisine of the area that draw visitors undeterred by its isolation. Though sparsely populated, Big Bend is home to nationally acclaimed restaurants and chefs, as well as generations’ worth of family recipes. Travel town by town and plate by plate in this culinary and cultural tour through the Big Bend. Indulge in a slice of jalapeno chocolate cake from Lajitas. Taste the way Big Bend Brewery’s beer makes beef stew irresistible. Take a bite of an innovated classic with the rich pistachio fried steak in Marfa. From barbecued cabrito in Marathon and pozole in Fort Davis to adventures foraging in the desert, savor a part of Texas unlike any other. Author Tiffany Harelik guides the journey with interviews, history and, of course, recipes.




A Perfect Setting


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West Texas hospitality extends itself to extraordinary lengths to make a guest feel at home and recognizes the eternal bond between food and fellowship. Welcome to A Perfect Setting, which includes fun themed chapters like One-Dish Wonders with casseroles for people on the go, Seeing Green salads, Terrific Tureens soups, and much more of the regular fare.







A Taste of West Texas


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West Texas Tales


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Historian Mike Cox has been writing about Texas history for four decades, sharing tales that have been overlooked or forgotten through the years. Travel to El Paso during the "Big Blow" of 1895, brave the frontier with Elizabeth Russell Baker, and stare down the infamous killer known as Old Three Toe. From frontier stories and ghost towns to famous folks and accounts of everyday life, this collection of West Texas Tales has it all.




A Cowboy in the Kitchen


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A haute take on one of America's most traditional cuisines--that of the Texas ranch. Don't be thinking this book is just full of ribs, beans, and biscuits . . . . unless, of course, you're thinkin' South Texas Venison Ribs with Peanut Dipping Sauce, Black Bean Nachos with Chargrilled Chicken, and West Texas Biscuit Pudding with Southern Comfort en Glace. You see, at the Reata Restaurant in West Texas, hot chef Grady Spears is cooking cowboy cuisine with an emphasis on the cuisine. Filled with fresh, strong flavors, fascinating ranch memorabilia (these Texans take their history seriously!), gorgeous full-color food photography, and truly marvelous, utterly real food, this is American cooking at its kick-off-your-boots-and-get-down-to-business greatest.




West Texas Cook Book


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Food of Texas


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"The colorfully illustrated volume includes 95 recipes from North Texas, the Gulf, the Rio Grande, and everywhere in between." -- Houston Chronicle Saddle up and grab a plate, The Food of Texas has the finest grub in the Lone Star state. The Food of Texas presents the authentic flavors of Texas in all its southern glory with over ninety brilliant photos and over seventy recipes. An extensive introduction by author Caroline Stuart and Dotty Griffith, dining editor and restaurant critic for The Dallas Morning News describes the culture, history, and lore that define Texan cuisine. Cooking tips and a glossary of ingredients make it easy to wrangle authentic, delicious Lone Star staples. The chefs who make the Lone Star State their home are a brilliant, wild bunch. Their recipes and cooking methods, their culture and cuisine, are all included inside The Food of Texas. Stephan Pyles, the granddaddy of cowboy cuisine, prepares a Heaven and Hell Cake to die for. Grady Spears, our favorite cowboy in the kitchen, rustles up some chicken-fried venison. And Robert Del Grande regales us with his filet of beef roasted with coffee beans.