The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos University of North Carolina Press from the classic apple pie

from the classic apple pie

with more than 100 recipes and 4-color photography throughout

it is also a go-to ingredient for the special-occasion menu

though there the drink is more often sipped rather than shot

The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos University of North Carolina Press from the classic apple pieAuthor: Robb Walsh 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 garlic were introduced, to the 1890s when the Chile Queens of San Antonio sold their peppery stews to