{"id":1803,"date":"2019-03-31T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2019-03-31T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T09:45:00","slug":"texas-reads-literary-jewels-and-small-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1803","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads: Literary jewels and small kitchens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Turning the Pages of Texas<\/em> by Lonn Taylor (TCU Press, $22.95 paperback) is a literary jewel that relates the stories behind the stories of some of Texas\u2019s best books and favorite writers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Taylor, an erudite historian and story-teller who lives in Fort Davis, writes a weekly newspaper column, \u201cRambling Boy,\u201d for the Big Bend Sentinel <\/em>in Marfa. His essays also are broadcast frequently on National Public Radio. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Turning the Pages of Texas<\/em>, with sixty-four delightful and insightful articles, is the third collection of Texas stories to grow out of Taylor\u2019s exceptional column, following Texas, My Texas: Musings of the Rambling Boy<\/em> and Texas People, Texas Places: More Musings of the Rambling Boy<\/em>. I highly recommend all three volumes to anyone who might have an abiding interest in Texas history or just appreciates a well-crafted story.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Taylor begins Turning the Pages<\/em> with pieces on noted Texas authors John Graves, J. Frank Dobie, Americo Paredes, Larry McMurtry, and A.C. Greene. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In another section, Taylor reveals his fondness for libraries, used bookstores, and cookbooks. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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One section is devoted to fascinating topics ranging from Gertrude Beasley\u2019s My First Thirty Years<\/em> to Texas Brags<\/em>, Texas Cattle Brands<\/em>, and fond memories of Texas writers Grover Lewis and Bryan Woolley. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The fourth section is devoted to \u201cCooks, Photographers, Poets and Others\u201d and includes a tribute to Laura Wilson\u2019s photography book on Watt Matthews of Lambshead<\/em> and an interview with noted cowboy poet Joel Nelson.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Turning the Pages of Texas<\/em> offers a personal tour of a well-read Texan\u2019s library by a knowledgeable, enthusiastic advocate for Texas literature. \"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Small Kitchens: <\/strong>When Fort Worth author and gourmet cook Judy Alter moved into a small cottage with a tiny kitchen a couple of years ago, she had to change the way she cooked, basically using a hot plate and a toaster oven.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And now she has published a cookbook, Gourmet on a Hot Plate: Tiny Kitchen Tips & Recipes<\/em> ($12.99 paperback, $6.99 e-book). She also maintains a blog called <\/span>Gourmet on a Hot Plate<\/span><\/a>, updated every Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The book includes twenty-seven appetizer recipes, twenty-one main dishes, twenty-one skillet suppers, five vegetable side dishes, twenty-four light meals, and twenty soups and salads, ranging from easy to more challenging, especially with limited space and equipment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A few examples from main dishes: chicken and wild rice; roast chicken thighs and carrots; beef stroganoff; Norwegian hamburgers; pork roast without an oven; saut\u00e9ed lamb chops; shrimp Victoria; and tuna Florentine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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She also offers a chapter about condiments, staples, and cooking tips geared toward the tiny kitchen. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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