Best of the Best from Texas: Selected Recipes from Texas' Favorite Cookbooks (Plastic Comb)

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"The state of Texas cookery is alive and well and properly celebrated in a lively cookbook..." -- Ann Valentine, The Houston Post

Product Description

From tall skyscrapers to wide open prairie land, from rugged cowboys to delicate debutantes, from haute cuisine to open-pit barbecue, Texas is a land of great diversity. Eighty of the leading cookbooks from the Lone Star State have contributed their favorite recipes to create this comprehensive collection—an invitation to a "giant Texas tasting party."

Fantastic fare such as Bad Hombre Eggs, Son-of-a-Gun Stew, Sula's Stir-Fry Okra, Mexican Chocolate Cake, Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas, and South Texas Barbequed Shrimp are just a sampling of the 500 or so recipes included in these pages.

Best of the Best from Texas is the third volume in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series, and remains one of the most popular titles. The series now contains thirty volumes, including an outstanding follow-up to this book, Best of the Best from Texas II.

Best of the Best from Texas—continuing the tradition of Preserving America's Food Heritage.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 352 pages
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press; Lslf edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937552143
• ISBN-13: 978-0937552148
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #341,336 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Food - Great Book!, February 18, 2002

By A Customer

This was one of the very first cookbooks I ever purchased and it has been a mainstay in my kitchen ever since. The recipes are clear and concise. Not to mention all the recipes are incredibly delicious. I was raised in Austin and now reside in Colorado so it was great to take this cookbook with me. My family and I love the brisquet recipe, the chicken fried steak, king ranch chicken and countless others. It was also nice to be able to bring some of the great food I grew up on into my own kitchen and prepare these meals for friends and family. This is definitely a cookbook for anyone who loves southern, texmex and the in between. I highly recommend it. Texans definitely know how to cook!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cookbook, October 10, 2007

By	J. L. Gillum - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this cookbook several months ago. I actually have both Best of the Best Texas I AND II... This first edition is a nice cookbook, a lot of nice recipes, but not so much of the tastes I have come to know and love here in Texas. HOWEVER, the Second Edition, Best of the Best Texas II is a far better cookbook. I highly recommend it-much more interesting and tasty recipes.

2.0 out of 5 stars CHECK THE NET FOR RECIPES!!!, July 12, 2009

By	Robert A. Stacy "RASTex" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mostly from collections of clubs, Junior League, etc. Most of the recipes are NOT TEXAN! Many of the recipes really suck!