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Breakfast in Texas, recipes for elegant brunches, down-home classics & local favorites, Terry Thompson-Anderson ; photos by Sandy Wilson

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Breakfast in Texas

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Terry Thompson-Anderson ; photos by Sandy Wilson

recipes for elegant brunches, down-home classics & local favorites

Texans love the morning meal, whether it's bacon and eggs (often eaten in a breakfast taco) or something as distinctively nontraditional as saag paneer omelets, pon haus, or goat curry. A Lone Star breakfast can be a time for eating healthy, or for indulging in decadent food and drink. And with Texas's rich regional and cultural diversity, an amazing variety of dishes graces the state's breakfast and brunch tables. The first Texas cookbook dedicated exclusively to the morning meal, Breakfast in Texas gathers nearly one hundred recipes that range from perfectly prepared classics to the breakfast foods of our regional cuisines (Southern, Mexican, German, Czech, Indian, and Asian among them) to stand-out dishes from the state's established and rising chefs and restaurants. Terry Thompson-Anderson organizes the book into sections that cover breakfast and brunch libations (with and without alcohol); simple, classic, and fancy egg presentations; pancakes, French toast, and waffles; meat lover's dishes; seafood and shellfish; vegan dishes and sides; and pastries. The recipes reference locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, and Thompson-Anderson provides enjoyable notes about the chefs who created them or the cultural history they represent. She also offers an expert primer on cooking eggs, featuring an encounter with Julia Child, as well as a selection of theme brunches (the boozy brunch, the make-ahead brunch, New Year's Day brunch, Mother's Day brunch with seasonal ingredients, teenage daughter's post-slumber party breakfast, and more). Sandy Wilson's color photographs of many of the dishes and the chefs and restaurants who serve them provide a lovely visual counterpoint to the appetizing text

Introduction -- Entertaining thoughts on breakfast and brunch -- Breakfast and brunch libations -- Crack an egg : simple, classic, and fancy presentations -- Heavenly, syrupy pancakes, french toast, and waffles -- Meat lover's breakfast and brunch dishes -- Breakfast and brunch from the bounty of the waters -- Two great vegan breakfast/brunch menus and tasty sides for any breakfast -- Tasty pastries for breakfast and brunch