An unusual terrain of climate and cultures resulted
in one of the most complex and delicious mixtures
of foods in the world. This book tells about the roots
of Texas cooking. It includes recipes from old Texas
cookbooks and unrecorded recipes passed down from
one generation of Texans to another. Recipes include
dill pickles, tea cakes, kolaches, German potato salad,
poke salad, gumbo soup, chicken-fried steak, calabacitas,
and chocolate fudge cake. Yum!
Author Carol Blakely, who grew up in Dallas, had
her first success at cooking at age nine with an orange
cake she baked from scratch. By the time she was eleven,
she was preparing a complete Sunday dinner for her
large family. As a teen-ager, she started collecting
recipes and cookbooks, keeping notes on cooking and
the stories behind the recipes. She has continued
her hobby, sharing her love of cooking with her three
children and husband. Texas and Southwestern dishes
have remained her favorites. In the late 1990s, she
turned to the Internet to share her hobby on her website,
The Jalapeño Café.
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