Recipes from Historic Texas

By Steve Bauer, Linda Bauer, Stephen M. Bauer

Book Overview

Tired of the boring chain restaurant scene? Recipes from Historic Texas will please your palate and nourish your mind. Enjoy a unique bit of Texas history by visiting a wide variety of restaurants located in unusual historic settings-a gritsmill, a Dr. Pepper bottling plant, a church, and a funeral home, to name a few. Two recipes from each establishment are offered to form a well balanced selection of Texas cuisine. A brief history of each of the 70 restaurants is included, followed by basic information such as hours of operation, location, and other important details. The recipes themselves are an eclectic mix of the simple and the exotic, from the Cowboy Omelet at Beaumont's The Pig Stand to the Jicama Salad at Dallas's famous Mansion on Turtle Creek. Two indexes, one to restaurants and the other to recipes, make the book equally useful as both a travel guide and a cook book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589790480
• ISBN13: 9781589790483
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

True life stories of famous and infamous Texans with dishes

Co-written by Linda Bauer (a self-syndicated food and travel columnist for a variety of newspapers with a total circulation of over 200,000) and Steve Bauer Steve Bauer (a retired army officer and former military aide to five Presidents) , Recipes From Historic Texas: A Restaurant Guide And Cookbook gathers some of the finest delicacies to be had in the great state of Texas, whether visiting Victorian houses, old gas stations, former churches, or a historic stage coach and Pony Express stop. Blending true life stories of famous and infamous Texans with dishes that have passed the test of time as well as flavor, Recipes From Historic Texas ably combines history, trivia, and straightforward prepartion instructions to add the spirit and flavor of Texas to any kitchen whether for a homemade meal or entertaining guests at large.