The Everything Tex-Mex Cookbook: 300 Flavorful Recipes to Spice Up Your Mealtimes! (Everything: Cooking) [Paperback]

Linda Larsen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Everything: Cooking | Publication Date: March 13, 2006

An American tradition since the 1800s, Tex-Mex food combines the flavors of a wide variety of ingredients with the influence of different cultures to create unique dishes that are crafted to perfection. Tomatoes, beef, beans, chiles, and corn are the staples of Tex-Mex cooking, while flavor, texture, and personality are added with specialties such as hot sauce, chorizo, and spices such as chili pepper and cayenne pepper.
Packed with 300 not-quite-south-of-the-border recipes, The Everything Tex-Mex Cookbook brings these authentic flavors to your very own kitchen.
Features recipes for:

Chilled Avocado Soup

Red Snapper Flautas

Oven Barbecued Beef Brisket

Chicken Chimichangas

Mixed Bean Lasagna

Red Sangria

Peach Daiquiri Pie
Whether you're looking for a quick party appetizer, dinner for your family, or drinks and dessert, The Everything Tex-Mex Cookbook has everything you need to add some color and spice to your daily menus!

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About the Author

Linda Larsen is the Busy Cooks Guide at About.com. She experienced her first taste of authentic Tex-Mex food as a child and fell in love with the flavor immediately. A devotee of Southwestern cuisine, she's perfected techniques and collected recipes from Texas to New Mexico, Arizona to California, and back again. She holds a degree in food science with high distinction, and she freelanced for the Pillsbury Company for thirteen years and also worked for the Malt-O-Meal company during the 1990s.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 3 edition (March 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593375808
• ISBN-13: 978-1593375805
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tasty, tasty recipes, May 16, 2007

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This review is from: The Everything Tex-Mex Cookbook: 300 Flavorful Recipes to Spice Up Your Mealtimes! (Everything: Cooking) (Paperback)

Since my wife got this book, I've had some of the best mexican style food in years. Try the shredded pork. It's the best I've ever tried AND the tamales you can make with it are superb. Chicken and beef dishes are delicious, too, far better than you get at most restaurants. For us, living in the midwest doesn't mean mediocre mexican food anymore. Happy tamale time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cookbook, April 7, 2010

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This review is from: The Everything Tex-Mex Cookbook: 300 Flavorful Recipes to Spice Up Your Mealtimes! (Everything: Cooking) (Paperback)

Being new to Tex-Mex cooking, although not new to chili (I'm a chili judge and certified barbecue judge), I wanted a cookbook that would teach me the fundamentals of Tex-Mex cooking and would provide lots of recipes using ingredients I have at home or can get easily. Usually when I buy a cookbook there are two or three recipes in it that I want to try. This cookbook offers lots of attractive recipes and I can't wait to try some of them.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This cookbook is a must!!!, April 19, 2008

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This review is from: The Everything Tex-Mex Cookbook: 300 Flavorful Recipes to Spice Up Your Mealtimes! (Everything: Cooking) (Paperback)

My husband loves, loves, LOVES the recipes I've gotten out of this cookbook! (Somehow a Scandinavian man has managed to develop quite a taste for spicy foods!) Our favorites are the Beef Chimichangas, Chicken Chimichangas, Frito Pie (yes, made with Fritos -- try it!), Corn Fritters (we add jalapenos), Asparagus with Avocado, and Spicy Shrimp Chowder. For appetizers, we like the Jalapeno Poppers and Texas Cavier especially. There are also some wonderful vegetarian offerings, in fact an entire chapter on Vegetarian Tex-Mex. Some of our faves include the Chile Rellenos Casserole, Quesadilles (our kids' favorite), and the Spinach Enchiladas. In fact, sometimes what I do is hold part of the recipe back for the kids before adding the jalapenos, spices, etc., so I've found that I can satisfy the whole family with these recipes. I especially liked the glossary in the back that explains Tex-Mex cooking terms . . . very informative.

This is another one of Linda's wonderful offerings to the world of food. I have become quite a junkie of her cookbooks!