Basic, easy-to-follow Texas recipes from chicken-fried steak to prize-winning chili, King Ranch chicken, salsa, Tamales, fajitas, cheese grits, tortilla soup, and sweet potato pie. Plus original gourmet dishes from Grady Spears, acclaimed chef of the Reata Restaruants of Alpine and Fort Worth. Pocket size, perfect as an easy-to-mail stocking stuffer or house gift with a bottle of wine.

Cordon Bubba: Texas Downhome Cooking 4th Edition

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Barry Shlachter

Cooking Methods

Great Texas Line Press

We've scoured the state and brought back the winners in a back pocket-sized cookbook. From the State Fair of Texas to the Terlingua International Chili Championship, some of the Lone Star State's finest dishes are now explained. The best cobblers from Texas peach country, best homemade ice cream, most scrumptious kolaches from Tex-Czech parts and the world's best chilis. Pocket size, perfect as an easy-to-mail stocking stuffer or house gift with a bottle of wine.

Texas Braggin' Rights: Winning Recipes of the Best Texas Cook-Offs

Great Texas Line

An easy to follow guide -- in a back pocket-sized format -- to crafting genuine Tex Mex fare, from family favorites to gourmet variations that can be made in any kitchen. Quick reference for seven different fresh salsas, enchiladas, real Texas chili con carne, fajitas, tamales, tortilla soup, flautas, migas, burritos, ceviche, sopapillas, nun fingers, tres leches cake and more! ''A great collection of Tex-Mex recipes,'' says Grady Spears, author of ''Cowboy in the Kitchen.'' Pocket size, perfect as an easy-to-mail stocking stuffer or house gift with a bottle of wine.

Tex Mex 101

Regional & International

A chili fanatic's guide to making what Will Rogers called 'a bowl of blessedness.' Presented in a back pocket-sized format are decades of the top winners of the leading national chili cookoffs, along with a veteran competitor and judge's tips on how to win a chili contest. Included is an essay on the great Terlingua, Texas, chili feud, which spawned three dueling cookoffs.

Championship Chili: Top Cookoff Winning Recipes

Main Courses & Side Dishes

A complete, pocket-sized guide to Texas' 78 wineries, covering every region of the state with a description of each establishment's vintages, top recent awards, tastings, tours, special events, driving directions, visitors amenities and hours. In addition, the winemakers have contributed their most delectable recipes. The comb binding allows the book to be laid flat while following recipes. And the small size (4.25 X 5.5-inches) makes it a great stocking stuffer or house gift.

Texas Wineries: A Guide with Favorite Wineries' Recipes [Revised]

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