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A Bowl of Red:: A Natural History of Chile Con Carne
A Bowl of Red A Natural History of Chile Con Carne Author:Frank X. Tolbert Frank Tolbert's A Bowl of Red started out as a series of columns in the Dallas News. It's not really a cookbook but I've made terrific chilis from his suggested recipes. It's not even completely about chili, although it starts out with that classic American dish. Tolbert starts with a history of the origins of chili in Texas cuisine and uses tha... more »t as a base for wandering around through southwestern cuisine, famous Texas and southern cooks, ghost towns, European immigrants in Texas, the science of chili, chuck wagon chefs and many other topics. His descriptions of the first several World Series of Chili Cookoffs in Terlingua, Texas read like a combination of the Marx Brothers and P.J.O'Rourke. - Shane O'Neil« less