Tex-Mex Cookbook

<b><i>Tex-Mex</i>&#160;is more than just a flavor-packed cookbook of tried and true recipes for comfort-food favorites like nachos fajitas and chili&#151;it&#146;s a way of life.&#160;</b><br><br><b>&#147;A revelatory book that will make you want to heartily wander the border.&#148;&#151;Hugh Acheson</b><br><br>It was born in the 1940s when traditional Northern Mexican cuisine collided with the robust flavors of Texas ranchers&#146; kitchens. Now chef and restaurateur Ford Fry presents the definitive book on the topic with craveable recipes that are heavy on flavor and light on fuss. Peppered throughout are jump-off-the-page photographs helpful ingredient explainers playful histories and important cooking tips. These melty crispy hot-as-heck classics include Dirty Breakfast Tacos Grilled Shrimp Diablo Cheese Enchiladas Con Chili Gravy Sopaipillas with Local Honey and more salsas than you can imagine. Pour yourself a Classic Margarita on the Rocks&#151;don&#146;t forget to salt the rim&#151;and get ready to satisfy the rumble in your stomach.<br><br><b>Praise for&#160;<i>Tex-Mex</i></b><br><br>&#147;Fry puts his passion into [this] approachable cookbook. . . . [<i>Tex-Mex</i>] offers recipes for&#160;all-time favorites like nachos fajitas and enchiladas with lesser-known dishes like albondigas and staples such as migas and campechana de mariscos.&#148; <b>&#151;<i>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i></b><br><br>&#147;Ford Fry&#146;s food is warm inviting and soulful and his passion for all things Tex-Mex&#151;from queso to combo plates&#151;is contagious. If you love refried beans salsa enchiladas and tacos you&#146;ll want to cook everything in this beautiful and lively new book. I know I&#146;ll be referring to it time and time again.&#148;<b>&#151;Lisa Fain</b>&#160;<br><br>&#147;These authors make the perfect team to capture the crave-ability of Tex-Mex. This fantastic book will lead you to discover the soul of Texas&#146;s ultimate comfort food.&#148;<b>&#151;Tyson Cole</b>&#160;<br><br>&#147;The photos and recipes make you salivate and the stories remind you of the friends and family who you&#146;ve shared a basket of warm chips and salsa with countless times before. I for one plan to enjoy this book the way it was meant to be: with a big bowl of queso dip in front of me and an ice-cold margarita in hand!&#148;<b>&#151;Kevin Gillespie</b>