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The Heartland (Williams-Sonoma New American Cooking)

Beth Dooley

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Classic and Updated Regional Recipes 4 out of 5 stars.
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"New England" by Vermont chef Molly Stevens is part of a series of six American regional cookbooks published by Williams-Sonoma. (Others are "Pacific Northwest," "California," "The Southwest," "The Heartland," and "The South." Beautiful color photos of the prepared dishes accompany most recipes. What I like most about this cookbook is the emphasis on classic New England cooking: New England Boiled Dinner; Red Flannel Hash; Yankee Pot Roast; Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onion; Lobster Rolls; Steamer Clams with Broth and Drawn Butter; New England Clam Chowder; Baked Beans with Molasses; Blackberry Slump; and Gooseberry Fool.

Chef Stevens updates the traditional Harvard Beets recipe and offers her take on others such as Salt Cod and Potato Cakes (offered with tomato salsa as a starter); and Roast Cod Fillets with Horseradish Dill Sauce (based on a Kennedy family favorite dish). Also, I like these: Shaker Herb Salad and Seafood Grill with Nasturtium Butter.

Nutritional analysis is given, per serving, and there is a food glossary. Some ingredients may be hard-to-find outside of New England though, and no mail-order sources are given. I would also have liked some menus included. However, this cookbook has recipes for year round, and I recommend it for its authenticity and appeal.

Editorial Review:

New England reflects the foods, recipes, and ways of cooking that distinguish the region from the rest of the country. In addition to such classics as chowder, pot roast, and bread pudding, this collection explores the vibrant palate of New England’s contemporary cuisine. At the same time, it offers a lively portrait of the eclectic mix of foods and people that set the Northeast apart.

Celebrate San Antonio: A Cookbook

San Antonio Junior Forum

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Classic Recipes 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Despite the earlier glowing user reviews of this book, I was was so surprised at how great it really is. I obviously don't know what a "Junior Forum" is because I expected a low-budget presentation from some kind of Boy Scout group. These are classy, classic recipes from the upper crust of San Antonio society and also its finest restaurants. Yet all the ingredients are as simple as you would find in Rachel Rays's 30-minute dishes and are easily available to me up here in Michigan. Of course, cooking times vary, but I would consider most recipes very easy. Also, due to the city's rich cultural heritage, which is also nicely touched upon in the book, there are many favorites from the heart of Europe. As above, a great all-round cookbook.

Very Good Recipes in this Book! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

There are some great receipes in this book. The one for the barbecue beef brikett is just outstanding! Other meat dishes including chops and such are also fabulous. A definite keeper for the cook book collection in my house.

VISIT SAN ANTONIO & BUY THIS BOOK!!! WORTH IT!! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I was born and raised in San Antonio, I moved to West Virginia, all my new friends come over and want Tex-Mex cooking, I show them this book, and they have ordered it. Everything in this book is "SAN ANTONIO" and the pictures remind me of HOME!

Best of the Best from Arizona Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Arizona's Favorite Cookbooks

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Painted on a canvas of tastes as varied as its landscape, as colorful as its deserts, as grand as its canyons, Arizona's unique culinary experience is captured within the pages of this cookbook.

Over 400 delicious recipes from sixty-five of the leading cookbooks from the Grand Canyon State are blended with photographs, interesting facts, original illustrations and a catalog of contributing cookbooks to create this remarkable collection of Arizona's favorite cooking. From Loaded Nachos to Prickly Pear Jelly, from Coyote Caviar to Pineda's Wake-up Huevos Rancheros, from Real Mexican Tacos, to Chocolate Tacos Filled with Hazelnut-Chocolate Mousse, this fabulous cookbook displays a rainbow of tastes, every one of which is a chosen favorite!

Bold, surprising, uniquely Southwestern...these Grand Canyon State recipes truly deserve to be called the Best of the Best.

Best of the Best from Arizona is one of thirty volumes in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series—continuing the tradition of Preserving America's Food Heritage.

Tortilla Lovers Cook Book

Bruce Fischer, Bobbi Salts

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You can cook away with this book! 4 out of 5 stars.
10 of 12 people found this review helpful.

We bought this as a gift. And from what we have tasted it has come in very very handy. All the recipes are easy to follow and very descriptive. If you really don't know much about tortillas or if you are an expert, this book could give you a little helping hand. A great buy! Give it as a gift today.

Editorial Review:

What could be better than a fresh, hot, homemade tortilla? Featuring traditional southwestern favorites and exciting, innovative tortilla dishes, this cookbook spotlights the versatility of the tortilla in Southwestern dishes including appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, and desserts. Over 100 tantalizing tortilla recipes.

Cooking Light: Tex-Mex : 80 Tasty and Tangy Recipes for Enchiladas and Ensaladas, Tacos and Tortillas, Fajitas and Flan, and Much More (Cooking Ligh)

Cooking Light

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Southwestern Vegetarian

Stephan Pyles

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Stephan Pyles is the undisputed master of contemporary Texas cuisine, with world-renowned restaurants in Dallas and Las Vegas, the best-selling books The New Texas Cuisine and New Tastes from Texas, and a hit show for public television. He has been praised by everyone from Paul Prudhomme and Craig Claiborne to Gourmet and Esquire, and is widely recognized as one of the most creative chefs in the United States.

Now, in Southwestern Vegetarian, Stephan introduces us to a bold new take on two of the country's most popular culinary styles -- the regional specialties of the American Southwest and the natural splendor of vegetarian cooking. From Jalapeño-Cilantro Jelly or Red Chile Linguine with Pumpkin Seed Pesto to Southwestern Vegetable Paella or Smoked Tomato Pizza with Basil and Queso Fresco, every chapter features Stephan's special brand of innovation.

Stephan also excels in reinterpretations of traditional dishes, whether it's the simplicity of a homemade Pico de Gallo or the perfect Wild Mushroom Risotto, or even a country-style soup such as Posole -- here spiced up with southern greens, chayote, dried cherries, and pecans.

From a breakfast of Huevos Rancheros with Ancho-Roast Garlic Potatoes to a dessert of Mole Cake with Cherry-Almond Ice Cream, Tamarind Anglaise, and Orange Caramel, these dishes will make every meal, in every season, an unforgettable experience.
        
The nearly 200 recipes are at once brilliantly inventive yet still accessible to the home cook. And although all can be prepared for a strict vegetarian, Stephan's approach is that vegetarian food is a cuisine, not a lifestyle -- and so he doesn't stifle the urge to toss in the occasional ingredient such as shrimp or chorizo sausage (optional, of course).

With stunning photographs and a design that perfectly evoke the food, Southwestern Vegetarian is a sophisticated change of pace that opens a whole new approach to two increasingly popular cuisines.

Cordon Bubba: Texas Cuisine

Barry Shlachter

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

We Texans really eat this way. 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This is a great little stocking stuffer of a small cookbook containing the nuggets of Texas' regional favorites. It contains recipes for serious vittles such as peach cobbler, Texas Caviar, fried okra, posole, flan, and King Ranch chicken.

Great vittles Texans grew up eating 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a clever little volume that covers the meat of Lone Star cuisine, chicken-fried steak, chili, frito pie and even kolaches. Makes a great welcome gift for newcomers to Texas.

Editorial Review:

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. All in a back pocket-size format with comb binding so it can lay flat on the kitchen counter.

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

Linda Larsen

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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!

A Taste of Texas Ranching: Cooks and Cowboys

Joel Bernstein, Tom Bryant

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More Calf Fries to Caviar

Jenel Franklin, Sue Vaughn

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A great gift cookbook for men or women. 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book and its predescessor cover the full gamit of traditional home cooking for the South Plains area of Texas. Dishes are flavorful and hearty. They are the traditional fare for the hard-working cotton farmers and cattle ranchers of the area. These dishes are meant to fill up the belly and stick to the ribs. They are recipes from an area known for good food all year round from blustery winter to blistering summer.

West Texas Soul Food 5 out of 5 stars.
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Both More Calf Fries to Cavier and it predecessor Calf Fries to Cavier could have just as aptly been titled "West Texas Soul Food I and II". The books contain an abundance of recipes for hearty, comfort-food dishes which many West Texans, as well as Southerners and those from the Southwestern United States, grew up eating. Both Calf Fries and More Calf Fries to Cavier should be essential in recipe collections of folks wanting to discover a special niche in home cooking. My wife, who is originally a New Yorker, swears by these books and has used them as her basis to a discovery of Texas home cooking.