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Pastry Queen Parties
Entertaining Friends and Family, Texas Style
Written by Rebecca Rather and Alison Oresman

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $32.50

No one captures big-hearted, big-hatted Texas hospitality like Rebecca Rather. In Pastry Queen Parties, her eagerly awaited third book, Rebecca celebrates her home state's love of good company and great food. Traversing the Lone Star state's rich culinary landscape, Rebecca offers up a bevy of revel-ready menus for:

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Geronimo
Fine Dining in Santa Fe
Written by Cliff Skoglund and Eric Distefano

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2004
Price: $50.00

Featuring huge overhead beams, creamy stucco details, and a fireplace sporting oversized moose antlers, the 250-year-old hacienda that houses Geronimo restaurant is a welcome addition to Santa Fe's trendy Canyon Road. Restaurant owners Cliff Skoglund and Chris Harvey along with chef Eric DiStefano have created a refined retreat in this once... Read more >

The Tex-Mex Cookbook
A History in Recipes and Photos
Written by Robb Walsh

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 15, 2004
Price: $17.95

Join Texas food writer Robb Walsh on a grand tour complete with larger-than-life characters, colorful yarns, rare archival photographs, and a savory assortment of crispy, crunchy Tex-Mex foods.

From the Mexican pioneers of the sixteenth century, who first brought horses and cattle to Texas, to the Spanish mission era when cumin and...

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Red Sage
Contemporary Western Cuisine
Written by Mark Miller
Photographed by Rodney Weidland

Format: Hardcover, 248 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2004
Price: $40.00

We're proud to bring you Mark Miller's latest tribute to America's exciting culinary history. Red Sage in Washington, D.C. is Mark Miller's celebration of the wild, wild West, a restaurant where diplomats, locals, and even the president dive into platters of Ribs Glazed with Guajillo and Black Coffee Barbeque Sauce and... Read more >

Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations

Written by Lois Ellen Frank

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: August 6, 2002
Price: $35.00

In this gloriously photographed book, renowned photographer and Native American–food expert Lois Ellen Frank, herself part Kiowa, presents more than 80 recipes that are rich in natural flavors and perfectly in tune with today's healthy eating habits. Frank spent four years visiting reservations in the Southwest, documenting time-honored techniques and recipes... Read more >

Coyote Cafe

Written by Mark Miller

Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2002
Price: $19.95

Now in paperback!When Mark Miller opened the doors of Santa Fe'¬?s Coyote Cafe in 1987, the face of American cuisine changed forever. Blending centuries-old culinary traditions with modern techniques, Miller pioneered the emerging Southwestern cuisine, earning accolades and thrilling diners at the Coyote with his robust, inspired cooking. Originally published in... Read more >

Contemporary Southwest
The Cafe Terra Cotta Cookbook
Written by Donna Nordin

Format: Hardcover, 168 pages
On Sale: August 29, 2000
Price: $29.95

In her first cookbook, chef and restaurateur Donna Nordin brings together 85 recipes for the food that has earned her national acclaim and repeatedly landed Café Terra Cotta on lists of America's best restaurants. Donna's passion for spice has long been the guiding principle of her restaurant, and her flavorful, innovative... Read more >

Cowboy Cocktails
Boot Scootin' Beverages and Tasty Vittles from the Wild West
Written by Grady Spears and Brigit Legere Binns
Photographed by Rhonda Hole

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2000
Price: $14.95

Cowboys may be tough and gritty, but their beverages can be as smooth and refreshing as a mornin' sunrise. "Fishin' with a Worm," "Drugstore Cowboy Shake," "Branding Iron" -- these are just a few of the thirst-quenching libations served up in COWBOY COCKTAILS, the best drink collection this side of the... Read more >