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The
Official Tex-Mex Cookbook
T.L. Bush
73 pages
T.L Bush is one heck of a storyteller. His side notes and introductions are what make this
book worthwhile.
Bush define Tex-Mex as anything Mexican mixed with an outside influence. Aside from
original Mayan foods, Bush figures this
means pretty much everything you might encounter from Texas south.
If you are looking for the history and anecdotes about Tex-Mex food (where did fajitas
come from, what are beans used for), this is the book for you. If you are looking for
huevos rancheros you are in luck again. Also unique to this book are recipes for wild game
and mushrooms that you won't see in a Mexican cookbook or your Mom's passed down recipe
cards.
Unfortunately, most of the creativity here went into the descriptions. Many of the recipes
in other sections are limited or generic. For example, there are a total of 3 enchilada recipes and 5 salsa
recipes.
This is a nice little book, and a fun read. A beginning Tex-Mex cook will enjoy the
conversational tone and easy descriptions for the basics. A more experience cook will find
new trivia and a couple interesting recipes (try the almond salsa).More about this book
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