RIDE 'EM HIGH
I never thought there was much of a need for a cowboy cookbook, but then ol' Robb Walsh comes out with this book and danged if I'm not reading it. And even thinking about cooking from it.
Then again, I'd read almost anything Robb writes 'cause he is the funniest son of a gun west of the Delaware. But "The Texas Cowboy Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos'' (Broadway Books; $17.95) isn't meant to make you roar; it's lively, all right, but it digs deep into the Texas cowboy culinary vernacular and brings a documentary-like sense of reality to a maligned and mythical culture.
The recipes that Robb, who is the food critic for the Houston Press, brings to the fore are so appealing, they almost made me change plans for our Memorial Day Weekend festivities and go with a cowboy-themed menu: Cane Vinegar Pork Chops, Barbecued Cowboy Steaks, Jalapeno Corn Bread, Jicama and Carrot Coleslaw, Hill Country Peach Pie, Roasted Ancho Pecans.
You know, I may have to sneak those Roasted Ancho Pecans in there somewhere, right?
cheers,
Andy
5.23.07
Then again, I'd read almost anything Robb writes 'cause he is the funniest son of a gun west of the Delaware. But "The Texas Cowboy Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos'' (Broadway Books; $17.95) isn't meant to make you roar; it's lively, all right, but it digs deep into the Texas cowboy culinary vernacular and brings a documentary-like sense of reality to a maligned and mythical culture.
The recipes that Robb, who is the food critic for the Houston Press, brings to the fore are so appealing, they almost made me change plans for our Memorial Day Weekend festivities and go with a cowboy-themed menu: Cane Vinegar Pork Chops, Barbecued Cowboy Steaks, Jalapeno Corn Bread, Jicama and Carrot Coleslaw, Hill Country Peach Pie, Roasted Ancho Pecans.
You know, I may have to sneak those Roasted Ancho Pecans in there somewhere, right?
cheers,
Andy
5.23.07
posted by Andrea Clurfeld at 2:27 PM
2 Comments:
Andy --
This is not really a response to this new blog, but rather for several back. This weekend I tried with little steps to try to buy more local stuff. I was in Manalapan at a store associated with a flower market. The store had New Jersey asparagus and honey/jams made in Long Branch. I have not tried the honey yet, but the asparagus was wonderful. Thicker than at the usual grocery store, but I think of that as a positive. Very flavorful and the texture, cold, was great.
Today I went into a fish market in Oakhurst. I asked the clerk if they had any fish locally caught. Without missing a beat, he said that the fluke was local. Since I knew from your blog that it was excellent in quality, that will be my dinner tonight. Haven't eaten yet, but ". . .one small step. . ."
YOU ARE MY HERO!!!
Once you start looking, and asking, you'll be amazing at the delicious local foods you'll find. For example: The best blueberries I've ever eaten are grown at Earth Friendly Organic Farm, out on Old Noah Hunt Road, maybe a five-minute ride west of Great Adventure.
What we have to do now is convince more local markets to source local and sell local. We can do that by asking "What's local?" Just like you did.
PLEASE keep me posted on what you find and where. Feel free to post specific shop names, farm names, brand names. I'd love for others to benefit from your experiences.
And me, too!
THANK YOU.
andy
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