The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos

Old-Fashioned Breakfasts: The Spanish Missions and the Cowboy Culture

• Molcajete Sauce
• Frijoles
• Mi Tierra’s Frijoles Charros (Cowboy Beans)
• Frijoles Refritos
• Ox Eyes
• Cisco’s Huevos Rancheros
• Amaya’s Migas
• El Chico’s Chorizo
• Flour Tortillas
• Corn Tortillas
• Janie Garza’s Nopalitos and Eggs
• Café de Olla

Chili con Carne: The Chili Joints and the Chili Queens

• Venison Chili
• Tangia (Berber Chili)
• Carne con Chile
• Chile Puree
• Casa Rio Chili con Carne
• Lady Bird Johnson’s Pedernales Chili
• Puchero
• Chili Queen Enchiladas
• Sam Huddleston’s Chili
• Truck Stop Chili
• Truck Stop Enchiladas

Early Combination Plates: The Original Mexican Restaurant

• Homemade Chili Powder
• Chili Gravy
• Original Cheese Enchiladas
• Spanish Sauce
• Pollo con Arroz
• Fritoque

Hot Tamales! Mexican, Tejano, and Southern-Style

• Stewed Chicken
• Homemade Lard
• Mexican-Style Tamales
• Salsa Verde
• Cornmeal Tamales
• Cornmeal Tamales Cooked in Chili Gravy
• Tamale Pie

West Texas Enchiladas: The Old Borunda Café

• Old Borunda Stacked Red Chile Enchiladas
• Roasted Green Chiles
• Chile Macho (Green Chile Sauce)
• Stacked Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
• Chile Colorado con Puerco

Mex-Mex: The Myth of Authenticity

• Dario’s Chile Rellenos
• Tex-Mex Mole
• El Azteca’s Chicken Mole Enchiladas
• Posole
• Tex-Mex Dry Rub
• Costillas (Beef Ribs)
• Barbacoa
• Lengua (Tongue)
• Carne Guisada
• Tortilla Soup

Dulces and Desserts: The Pecan Shellers’ Uprising

• Loma Linda Pralines
• Piloncillo Pecan Patties
• Pineapple Sherbet
• Mi Tierra Biscochitos
• Mexican Wedding Cookies
• Flan
• Homemade Dulce de Leche (Caramel)
• San Antonio Chocolate-Cajeta Flan Cake

American Cheese Enchiladas: The Mexican-American Generation

• Larry’s Cheese Enchiladas
• Molina’s Old-Fashioned Chili Gravy
• Los Tios Mexican Rice
• Josie’s Plate (Chicken Enchilada with Friday Sauce)
• El Fenix Guacamole Salad
• El Chico’s Salsa Fria (Pico de Gallo)
• Molina’s Hot Relish (Escabeche)
• Chili Mac

Puffy, Crispy, and Crazy: The Lost Art of the Taco

• Homemade Taco Shells
• Puffy Taco Shells
• Ground Beef Tacos
• El Fenix Original Tacos

The Junk Food Era: Nachos, Bean Dip, and Frito Pie

• Brown’s Nachos
• Mi Tierra’s Chile con Queso
• Bean Dip
• Seven-Layer Dip
• Frito™ Pie
• Salsa Picante

Sizzling Fajitas: Tejano Tastes from the Valley

• Sonny Falcon’s Fajitas
• Ninfa’s Showcase Fajitas
• Ninfa’s Red Sauce
• Ninfa’s Green Sauce
• “Steak Fajitas” (Tacos al Carbon)
• “Chicken Fajitas”
• McAllen Fajitas
• Botanas Platter
• Smoked Tomato Salsa

Frozen or on the Rocks? The Margarita Revival

• Frozen Margaritas
• Chuy’s Mango Margarita
• Two-Tone Sangria
• Cadillac Gin Fizz
• Moderno’s Chico
• Kentucky Club’s “Mexican Margarita”
• Sangrita
• Michelada

From Paris, Texas, to Paris, France: Twenty-First-Century Tex-Mex

• Jan Beeman’s AWHQ Shrimp Enchiladas
• Elvis Green Chile-Fried Chicken
• Chuy’s Green Chile Stew
• Montparnasse Gruyère Enchiladas
• Fried Oyster Nachos
• Mango Salsa
• Blue Crab Salsa
• Red Snapper Ceviche
• Migas Especiales con Hongos
• Huevos with Vegetarian Chorizo