Texas Eats: The New Lone Star Heritage Cookbook, with More Than 200 Recipes

Whosayscookingisforhomebodies?VeteranTexasfoodwriterRobbWalshservedasajudgeatachuckwagoncook-off,workedasadeckhandonashrimpboat,andwentmayhaw-pickingintheBigThicket.Ashedrovethelengthandbreadthofthestate,Walshsoughtoutthebestinbarbecue,burgers,kolaches,andtacos;scouredmuseums,libraries,andpublicarchives;andunearthedvintagephotos,culinarystories,andnearly-forgottendishes.ThenheheadedhometoHoustontotesttherecipeshe’dcollectedbackinhisownkitchen.TheresultisTexasEats:TheNewLoneStarHeritageCookbook,acolorfulanddeeplypersonalblendofhistory,anecdotes,andrecipesfromallovertheLoneStarState.InTexasEats,Walshcoversthestandards,fromchicken-friedsteaktocheeseenchiladastobarbecuedbrisket.HealsomakesstopsinEastTexas,forsomegoodold-fashionedsoulfood;theHillCountry,forGerman-andCzech-influencedfavorites;thePanhandle,fortraditionalcowboycooking;andtheGulfCoast,fortimelessseafooddishesandlostclassicslikepickledshrimp.TexasEatsevencoversrecenttrends,likeViet-TexanfusionandPakistanifajitas.Andyes,therearerecipesforthosebeloved-but-obscuregems:KingRanchcasserole,parisa,andbarbecuedcrabs.Withmorethan200recipesandstunningfoodphotography,TexasEatsbringstherichnessofTexasfoodhistoryvibrantlytolifeandservesupaheartyhelpingofrealTexasflavor.