Stirring Prose: Cooking with Texas Authors [Hardcover]

Deborah Douglas (Author)

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“If you crave a good book about Texas writers, look no further. Deborah Douglas’ deliciously entertaining compilation has everything you need to know about what’s cooking in some of your favorite authors’ kitchens.”--Laura Bush

(Laura Bush )

About the Author

Deborah Douglas is a medical pathologist in San Antonio, where she is Chief-of-service at Southeast Baptist Hospital. She is the author of Gone for the Day: Family Fun in Central Texas, also published by Texas A&M University Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: TAMU Press; 1st edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890968292
• ISBN-13: 978-0890968291
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining who's-who of top Texas writers., September 17, 1998

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This review is from: Stirring Prose: Cooking with Texas Authors (Hardcover)

Some 39 of the best Texas writers get a chance to tell about themselves with essays about favorite meals, stories about growing up, and recipes that have special meaning. It's a wonderful way to showcase some of the best writers in the country -- letting us have a slice of their personal life. Entertaining stories from Kinky Friedman, Liz Carpenter, Naomi Nye, Robert and Jean Flynn, Molly Ivins and many others. And some of these folks can actually cook. The author, Deborah Douglas, writes witty, insightful essays as introductions to each of the writers' pieces. There's even a web site for the book.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A primer for Texas cooking and Texas spirit, September 1, 1998

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This review is from: Stirring Prose: Cooking with Texas Authors (Hardcover)

This is a fresh look at some (most?) of Texas's most talented literary sons and daughters. Whether you're following Cindy Bonner's recipe for Bohemian Kolaches or soaking up some of Clay Reynold's Texas attitude, this book is an easy read. And Deborah Douglas's intros are insightful and funny.