[American Palate 01] • The Big Bend Cookbook · Recipes and Stories From the Heart of West Texas (American Palate) by Harelik, Tiffany -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction: Tumbleweeds and Tarantulas Food of the Big Bend: Restaurant Guide Mexican Food Semantics Rise and Shine! Breakfast in the Big Bend

Adele’s Ranch Biscuits Baked Almond French Toast Blueberry Oat Waffles House Breakfast Ranch Biscuits Veranda Apple-Cinnamon Oat Pancakes

Part I. Marathon

Geology 101: The Marathon Basin Brief History of Marathon

Big Bend Bucket List: Marathon

Main Courses

Adams Famous Goat Meat Buffalo Chili Cabrito Chicken Corn Chowder Cotulla Ranch Fish Fry Harold’s Halibut with Cilantro Sauce The Gage’s Mexican Seafood Cocktail Tarragon Chicken Salad The French Company Grocer’s Egg Salad

Sides

Coleslaw Mozzarella and Tomato Salad Potato Salad Sunny Broccoli Salad Tortilla Pinwheels

Desserts

Cowboy Grill Cobbler Cracker Pie Crazy Chocolate Cake Daisy’s Coconut Cake and Seven-Minute Frosting Fruit Cocktail Cake German Fruitcake Sopapilla Cheesecake

Local Lore and Legends in Marathon

Part II. South County: A Quick Trip to Terlingua and Lajitas

Brief History of South County

Big Bend Bucket List: South County

Main Course

Chicken-Fried Steak

Dessert

Jalapeño Chocolate Cake

Local Lore and Legends in South County

Part III. Marfa and Valentine

Brief History of Marfa and Valentine

Big Bend Bucket List: Marfa and Valentine

Main Courses

Asado Beebe’s Brisket Bibimbap with Ghetto Gochujang Dill Pickle Mustard Chicken Hawaiian Steak Jett’s Pistachio Fried Steak Peasant Chicken Quail a la Plancha Ranchland Dove Teriyaki Chicken

Sides

Baked Ricotta Caesar Salad Chevremale Crispy Fried Brussels Sprouts Haystack Chicken Sopa Grilled Romaine with Chorizo and Goat Cheese Endive Salad with Toshi’s Slightly Asian Dressing Jalapeño Potato Soup Roasted Carrots with Orange, Pineapple and Marjoram

Desserts

Coffee-Sprinkled Ice Cream Marfa Table Cinco Leches Cake

Local Lore and Legends in Marfa and Valentine

Part IV. Fort Davis

Brief History of Fort Davis

Big Bend Bucket List: Fort Davis

Main Courses

Chicken à la King Chile Rellenos Cranberry-Almond Chicken Salad Plata Roast Stacked Red Enchiladas

Sides

Cheesy Baked Pozole Dutch Oven Potato Recipe Golden Salad Hot Potato Salad

Desserts

Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookies Diane’s Pecan Pie Millionaire Pie Pineapple Dump Cake

Local Lore and Legends in Fort Davis

Part V. Alpine

Brief History of Alpine

Big Bend Bucket List: Alpine

Main Courses

Fideos de Nicolas Steve Anderson’s 22 Porter Beef Stew Reata’s Tenderloin Tamales with Pecan Mash and Sun-Dried Tomato Cream The Artisan The El Pastor

Sides

Reata’s Classic Tortilla Soup Wholemeal Loaf

Desserts

Bamma’s Jam Cake Melt-Away Cookies Sleazy Easy Cobbler

Local Lore and Legends in Alpine

Part VI. Foraging in the Trans-Pecos Region

A Beginner’s Guide Chile Pequins

Chile Pequin Egg Breakfast Pequin Pepper Sauce

Honey Mesquite Bean Pods

Mesquite Tortillas Cherry, Almond, Mesquite Smoothie

Agarita Berries

Agarita Berry Pie Agarita Berry Jelly

Prickly Pear Cactus/ Nopales/Tunas

Prickly Pear Simple Syrup West Texas Prickly Pink Limeade West Texas Prickly Pink Limeade for a Crowd Prickly Pear Jelly Nopalitos Deliciosos

Foraging for Medicinals

Creosote Salve Wild Texas Oregano Tincture Ocotillo Flowers

Part VII. Trans-Pecos Sauces

Marci Roberts’s Pesto Mole Sauce Papian Sauce Range-Style Goat Marinade Roasted Chile Macho Toby’s Sweet Chipotle Cream Sauce Tzaziki

Part VIII. Cheers to West Texas: Toasting with Cocktails and Beverages from the Big Bend

Chihuahuan Desert Hot Toddy Chihuahuan Desert Margarita Frozen Fresh Fruit Limeades Ginger Hot Chocolate James Evans’s Coffee

Part IX. What to Do in the Big Bend

Overview of Big Bend National Park

Big Bend Bucket List: Big Bend Park

You Can Do It Here in the Big Bend Camping and Hiking in the Big Bend

Trail Food Backpacking and Day Hikes Car Camping Natural Fly Spray

Wildlife and Hunting in Big Bend Country

Mule Deer Mountain Lions Coyotes Snakes Bears Desert Bighorn Sheep and Aoudads Randy’s Feral Hog Sausage Shack’s Quail Dumplings

Arrowhead Hunting

About the Author

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