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Praise for the Kerrs' Recipes and Cooking Methods, 20 May 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: El Paso Chile Company's Texas Border Kitchen Cookbook (Hardcover)
After about twenty-five years of looking for a reliable guide to reproducing the tastes I remembered growing up with in El Paso, I found Park and Norma Kerr's book. My search is over. His meat recipes (and his methods) for pork or chicken deshebrada are outstanding, and typical of the entire book. Tamale pie for company and pot beans for home alone! He combines the basically simple (and timeless) ingredients of Border cuisine to yield results which will delight anyone who longs for home cookin' as it was yesterday and remains today from the Franklin Mountains to Houston. Instructions are complete and clear, a pleasure to read and execute. Keep 'em coming, Kerrs.
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'Superb' and 'Outstanding' won't do this cookbook justice!, 20 Jan 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: El Paso Chile Company's Texas Border Kitchen Cookbook (Hardcover)
Texas Borders provides wonderful Tex-Mex recipes that are fairly easy to follow. Some of the ingredients may be difficult to find outside of southwest but substitutions could be made. Specific recipes to drool over are Chili Con Queso w/Crab dip (forget the chips, go for a spoon and bowl)and Blueberry Cornbread (I've only followed the non-blueberry version and a sweeter, more flavorful cornbread I've yet to eat). Hoppin' Juan is a delightful twist to the South's Hoppin' John made with green chilies, black-eye peas, and rice. Not only are the recipes wonderful, but Park Kerr's writing style and humor are delightful and a mirror image of the man himself. I try to go by his shop every time I'm in El Paso -- 909 Texas Ave., I think, (Pecan Praline coffee and his Chili seasoning mix are worth the effort). Occasionally I've had the opportunity of visiting when Park is there. He is very witty and personable. His cookbooks are a wonderful addition to my collection and are very entertaining to read. I've even learned to sear those green chilies straight from the store. I will definitely order his new Sizzlin Suppers cookbook. It should be exceptional also.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This is the closest to true TEX-MEX yet!, 28 Sep 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: El Paso Chile Company's Texas Border Kitchen Cookbook (Hardcover)
Coming from a true South Texan, I am constantly trying to re-create recipies from the eating establishments around us. I found this cookbook and so far believe the Green Chicken enchiladas can walk on water. I have also prepared the double spoon bread, chipotle-lime mayonaise and the smoke signals barbeque sauce. I usually work with serranos and jalapenos and this book opened up a whole new world of peppers. It is a must have.
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I love this cookbook, 7 Jan 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: El Paso Chile Company's Texas Border Kitchen Cookbook (Hardcover)
I've tried many recipes out of this book and they've all been outstanding. The chili verde was excellent, the jalapeno poppers make those frozen things taste like dog doo. This is down home "comfort food" cooking at its best. Not only that, its well written, with mouth-watering descriptions of the foods, it inspires me to cook!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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'Superb' and 'Outstanding' won't do this cookbook justice!, 20 Jan 1999
By candice cobb - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: El Paso Chile Company's Texas Border Kitchen Cookbook (Hardcover)
Texas Borders provides wonderful Tex-Mex recipes that are fairly easy to follow. Some of the ingredients may be difficult to find outside of southwest but substitutions could be made. Specific recipes to drool over are Chili Con Queso w/Crab dip (forget the chips, go for a spoon and bowl)and Blueberry Cornbread (I've only followed the non-blueberry version and a sweeter, more flavorful cornbread I've yet to eat). Hoppin' Juan is a delightful twist to the South's Hoppin' John made with green chilies, black-eye peas, and rice. Not only are the recipes wonderful, but Park Kerr's writing style and humor are delightful and a mirror image of the man himself. I try to go by his shop every time I'm in El Paso -- 909 Texas Ave., I think, (Pecan Praline coffee and his Chili seasoning mix are worth the effort). Occasionally I've had the opportunity of visiting when Park is there. He is very witty and personable. His cookbooks are a wonderful addition to my collection and are very entertaining to read. I've even learned to sear those green chilies straight from the store. I will definitely order his new Sizzlin Suppers cookbook. It should be exceptional also.
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