{"id":648,"date":"2018-12-31T13:14:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:14:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:14:42","slug":"texas-reads-archiveglenn-dromgoole-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

9.11.16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cookbook stirs up memories as well as recipes<\/h1>\n

Longtime Texas Highways senior editor Nola McKey<\/span> has written a cookbook that stirs up memories as well as recipes. From Tea Cakes to Tamales: Third-Generation Texas Recipes<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Texas A&M University Press, $29.95 flexbound) includes more than 100 recipes that have been passed down from grandmothers, great-grandmothers, great-aunts and, in a few cases, grandfathers and great-uncles.<\/p>\n

McKey began her quest with recipes from her own family and friends, then expanded the search to represent the culinary heritage of Texas\u2019s various ethnic cultures. All the recipes go back at least three generations, and some are fifth- and sixth-generation Texas cuisine.<\/p>\n

More than half of the recipes are for desserts \u2014 cakes, pies, cookies and puddings \u2014 which seems appropriate. Isn\u2019t that what you remember most fondly from your own grandmother\u2019s kitchen?<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/span>Meatless:<\/span> Laura Samuel Meyn<\/span> of Fort Worth and Anthony Head<\/span> of Hays County have produced a colorful cookbook, Meatless in Cowtown: A Vegetarian Guide to Food and Wine, Texas-Style<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Running Press, $22 paperback).<\/p>\n

A few examples: Buck Up Vegetarian Vegetable Soup, Meatless in Cowtown Frito Pie, Enchiladas for a Crowd, White Cheddar-Green Chile Mac and Cheese, Grilled Tofu Steaks with Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce, and Tamale Pie with Black Beans and Sweet Potato, as well as a host of desserts. Meatless in Cowtown is one of the featured cookbooks at the upcoming Culinary Cuisine Luncheon and Texas Cookbook Gala, part of the West Texas Book Festival in Abilene. Read more at abilenetx.com\/apl<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Cowgirl recipes:<\/span> Chef, caterer, and cooking show host Christine Gardner<\/span> of Palestine, Texas, is the author of the pocket-sized Celebrations from a Cowgirl\u2019s Kitchen: Texas Fiestas, Fandangos & Feasts<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Great Texas Line Press, $7.50 paperback).<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/span>More than 80 recipes are included in the menus for 11 Texas-themed parties, such as a vintage bridal brunch, a Sunday church potluck, a Fourth of July fish fry, a wild game gathering, and a cattleman\u2019s cocktail party. Each party event includes an introduction setting the scene and six to eight menu items. Of course, readers are welcome to simply pick out their favorite items and create their own party menu.<\/p>\n

Tortillas:<\/span> Eat More Tortillas<\/span><\/a><\/span> by Donna Kelly<\/span> and Stephanie Ashcraft<\/span> (Gibbs Smith, $16.99 hardcover) should have a lot of appeal to Texas cooks. The full-color book offers dozens of mouth-watering recipes using tortillas, such as Green Chile Eggs Benedict, Tortilla Quiches, Tuna Melt Triangles, Slow Cooker Burrito Casserole, Tex-Mex Meatloaf, and Sloppy Joe Tacos.<\/p>\n

Glenn Dromgoole\u2019s<\/span> latest book is More Civility, Please. <\/span>Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/p>\n

>> Read his past Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Literary Life here.<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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