The Texas Holiday Cookbook

by Dotty Griffith

When first published, The Texas Holiday Cookbook drew rave reviews and gained a national following. In this new edition, truly Texan recipes have been updated for contemporary tastes, products, equipment, techniques, and lifestyle concerns such as nutrition profiles. It includes Texas chefs holiday traditions, recipes, and food gift ideas for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's; Texas wines and spirits for holiday celebrations; and Texas tricks to make holiday cooking tastier, quicker, and easier by using strategies for combining homemade with takeout, convenience products, and sharing the workload with guests.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 1997

About the author

Dotty Griffith is a recognized authority on Texas cuisine and barbecue. A former food editor and restaurant critic for The Dallas Morning News (Texas’s leading daily), Griffith is a native Texan who has made a career out of observing, analyzing, and sharing the elements of her state’s myriad food traditions. She lives in Dallas.

Reviews

[Kyla Bayang · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great cookbook - a whole bunch of basic Texas recipes in one place, plus a few new twists that are intriguely that I can't wait to try out! These are not just for holidays!

[Val Lienrecht · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful good variety




Glad I got this book, good variety of recipes some new ones as well to try , A good book

[Marian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Holiday Fare, I am reading the library copy, now just hope it is still in print!

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boyfriend is from Texas and he loved these meals! The recipes are time consuming but theyre worth it