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

Memorable breakfast recipes selected from top bed and breakfast inns around the Lone Star state: Texas breakfast tamales, pecan-crusted bacon, blintz souffle, sweet potato pancakes, morning glory muffins, cranberry & white chocolate biscotti, poblano grits, pan-fried pork with peaches, peach & blueberry cobbler, and scores of other delectable dishes. B&Bs in Jefferson, Frerdericksburg, Austin, Fort Worth, Tyler, Brenham, the South Plains, LaGrange and elsewhere contributed. Included are descriptions of the inns with contact information.

Texas Morning Glory

Shlachter, Barry

This perfect stocking stuffer is a parody of Berlitz phrasebooks. Veteran Lone Star journalist Lou Hudson has spilled the beans on how best to wrap one'’s tongue around Texaspeak so that even recovering Yankees can make their way in this whole other country. 
Finally there's hope for that brother-in-law from Hoboken and your banker from Duluth. Folks like them will be able to make themselves understood to Texans without having to revert to notepads and hand gestures. 
Speak Texan not only is a pronunciation guide but also a handy work that provides numerous insights into Lone Star lingo and the thinking that goes behind it in a very entertaining format. It'’s designed to fit in the rear pocket of your Wranglers for a quick point of reference. 
Hudson was born, weaned, and schooled in Texas and has never lived anywhere else. The rest of the book is pure de Texas too. Designer Ty Walls also is a lifelong Texan. The whole deal was conceived in Fort Worth. Can'’t get more Texan than that, surely. 
Speak Texan is the first work of the aggressive, but nearly mythical Texas Twang Preservation Society. Its conception was motivated by the need to conserve, promote and document the lingua franca of this unique state of mind, endangered as it is by Hollywood mis-elocution and by for-profit, accent-reduction scams.

Speak Texan in 30 Minutes or Less

Humor & Entertainment

Lou Hudson

Humor

A tiny gem, Texas Chuckwagon Cuisine offers authentic cowboy trail cooking for the Dutch-oven enthusiast as well as for folks who want to make these traditional cowboy dishes in a modern kitchen. Value-priced at a remarkable $5.95, this stocking stuffer-sized cook book explores the lore behind cattleman Charles Goodnight's venerable invention, the chuck wagon. Author Evan Moore met chuck wagon legend Shedrick Hardy III on the historic 6666 Ranch more than 50 years ago and has been smitten with real West victuals ever since. Over the years, he has attempted to recreate parts of that meal Hardy prepared, always with what he knew to be the same ingredients, always with authentic cast iron skillets and seasoned Dutch ovens. The book shares Moore's favorite recipes for migas, sourdough biscuits, round up stew, chicken fried steak, stolen chicken, cornmeal cakes, Texas camp bread, splatter dabs, spotted pup, drunken peach cobbler and many others. Victuals that would hearten the most jaded, trail-weary cowhand. Many of the recipes are from champion Dutch oven competitors. For those without the patience to dig a pit and nurture a cook fire, the easy-to-follow recipes are also converted for use on contemporary stoves. Pocket size, perfect as an easy-to-mail stocking stuffer or house gift with a bottle of wine.

Texas Chuckwagon Cuisine: Cast-Iron Dutch Oven Recipes

Evan Moore

Outdoor Cooking

This is the book for anyone stumped by the way they say it in Texas, or for those who need a refresher course in spoken Texian, or folks in plain need of a laugh. Jennifer Briggs explains the twang, the drawl and the colorful delivery that's made Texas a whole other country. Included is much Lone Star lore irreverently told. "Texas Speak Advanced Course," a self-standing sequel to "Speak Texan in 30 Minutes or Less," makes a great birthday gift, house present or stocking stuffer.

Texas Speak Advanced Course

Jennifer Briggs

Updated in 2018, this tiny (4.25"X5.5") book is perfect for people hoping to avoid homogenized chain food and discover some great eats wherever they travel in Texas. Native Texan June Naylor tells you where knowledgeable locals eat, and what they know will be good at Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Babe's in Roanoke, Snoopy's in Corpus Christi, Perini's in Buffalo Gap and, among 110+ others, Shirley's Burnt Biscuit in Marathon. Sized to fit your jean's pocket or glove compartment. Numerous more eateries, including the state's most beloved barbecue joints, have been added.

Texas Landmark Cafes

Travel

June Naylor

Food, Lodging & Transportation

This tiny (4.25-inch X 5.5-inch) cookbook supplies all the knowhow to create real smoked brisket, ribs, leg of lamb, ribs, turkey, ham, quail, barbacoa and cabrito - true Lone Star style. At $5.95 and pocket sized, it is designed to be the absolutely perfect birthday present, Father's Day gift or stocking stuffer for the barbecue afficionados on anyone s gift list. Rarely has so much culinary wisdom been imparted at such low a price. And all bases are covered, from which barbecue smokers and utensils are best to a host of recipes, including all the basic smoked fare for which Texas is famous. Then there s the importance of spice rubs, not to mention the proper use of brining, sauces and mops. Topping it all off is a slew of great side dishes and desserts

Texas Barbecue 101

John Lopez

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]

United States

Newly updated, this pocket-sized primer lays out a slew of recommended daily itineraries, including the best sights, the best hikes and then the best places to hit after a day on the trail or the river. The guide provides tips on what to see and how to do it best, with thorough lists Kimball has collected over the decades of intimate contact with this national treasure. The Lajitas Sun called it ''a practical, compact, generally well-written and entertaining package of advice. And it s one of the best guides on the market. There's a powerful amount of information packed into its 104 pages.''

The Big Bend Guide

Allan C. Kimball

No Christmas is complete without enjoying captivating stories by talented authors extolling the dreams, joys, and, occasionally, the comedic pitfalls of the season. Texas Christmas Tales brilliantly illuminates them all with a special Lone Star touch. These Texas holiday tales by John Henry Faulk, Mike Blackman, O. Henry and Frank Perkins will elicit tears or chuckles and sometimes both at once. There has never been a better stocking-stuffer; I have it on good authority that Santa himself will be giving copies to family and friends. --Jeff Guinn, author of ''The Autobiography of Santa Claus' and ''The Christmas Chronicles.''

Texas Christmas Tales

Literature & Fiction

O'Henry

John Henry Faulk

Mike Blackman

Jerry Flemmons

Larry Chittenden

Frank Perkins

Short Stories & Anthologies

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