Treat yourself to a genuine taste of Texas with this collection of authentic and savory dishes as broad as the Texas sky and as hearty as a cowboy's laugh. James Stroman traveled the Lone Star State and collected the special recipes that have become traditional mealtime favorites with Texas families. These best-loved dishes include spicy Creole cuisine, splendid Tex-Mex offerings, classic Texas fare, and delectable Gulf Coast seafood. And for the carb-counters out there, a special icon has been added to draw attention to the low and no-carb recipes. From hors d'oeuvres to dessert, the recipes in Down Home Texas Cooking are as rich and varied as Texas itself.

Have you ever wondered, after marveling over a sumptuous four-star meal in an elegant restaurant, just how those celebrated dishes are created? James Stroman, author of Prize Recipes From Great Restaurants: The Western States, Dining Out At Home, and From Texas Kitchens, turns his culinary expertise toward the South and ferrets out the secrets of its famed restaurateurs in Prize Recipes from Great Restaurants: The Southern States and the Tropics . In the second volume of this series, well-known, innovative chefs from the Southern states and the tropics share recipes for some of their most famous dishes. Now, in your own kitchen, you can duplicate such delicacies as Mushrooms Stuffed with Crab Imperial (Blue Coat Inn, Dover, Delaware), Veal Piemontese (Tony's, St. Louis, Missouri), and Coral Reef Coconut Cream Pie (Coral Reef Club, Barbados, West Indies). James Stroman, president of Stroman Foods, Inc., is an inveterate traveler and dines regularly in the world's most outstanding restaurants.