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| Introduction | |
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| Hill Country Garden Party | |
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| Mini Okra Pancakes | |
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| High's Hummus with Pita Crisps | |
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| Sweet-and-Sour Lamb Ribs | |
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| Rebecca's Table Caprese Salad | |
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| Sidebar: Party Tips from a Legendary Host | |
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| Fresh Corn and Pea Salad | |
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| Rustic Bread Salad | |
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| Sidebar: Artisan Cheesemaker Chrissy Omo | |
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| Roasted Beet Salad with Spicy Maple Pecans and Chrissy's Fresh Ch�vre | |
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| Watermelon Salads with Tequila-Lime Dressing | |
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| Avocado-Cucumber Soup | |
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| Grilled Quail Salad | |
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| Garden Tomato Lasagna with Pesto | |
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| Three Pigs Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Candied Carrots | |
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| Savory Smoked Tomato-Asiago Scones | |
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| Sidebar: Fred's Party | |
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| Belted Galloway Ice Cream Sandwiches | |
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| Figgy-topped Pound Cakes | |
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| Plum Tart | |
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| Kimmie Cookies | |
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| Garden Party Cocktails | |
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| gulf coast beach bash | |
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| Chicken-fried Shrimp | |
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| Campechana | |
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| Marinated Crab Claw Cocktail | |
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| White Balsamic-Jicama Slaw | |
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| Seafood Gumbo | |
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| Farmstand Tomato Soup with Arugula Pesto | |
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| Sidebar: Gulf Coast Entertaining, Rockport Style | |
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| Cajun Catfish Tacos with Chipotle Mayonnaise | |
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| Champagne-marinated Shrimp Boil | |
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| Crab in Shells | |
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| Sidebar: Beach House Memories | |
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| Big Easy Whole Flounder | |
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| One-Pot Cajun New Potatoes | |
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| Lemony Artichokes au Gratin | |
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| Pineapple Bundt Cake | |
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| Sidebar: Beachside Frozen Pops | |
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| Cocoa Cloud Icebox Pies | |
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| Vanilla Sand Dollar Cookies | |
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| S'mores Cupcakes | |
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| Watermelon Mojitos | |
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| homecoming | |
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| Deviled Eggs | |
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| Layered Salad in a Jar | |
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| You Can Go Home Again Potato Salad | |
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| Curried Jasmine Rice Salad | |
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| Double-dipped Buttermilk Fried Chicken | |
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| Slow-baked Brisket with Bourbon Mustard Barbecue Sauce | |
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| Ralph's Six Rivers Tuna with Honey Grain Rolls | |
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| Sidebar: The Six Rivers Ride | |
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| Gangy's Spoon Bread | |
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| Butternut Squash Bread | |
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| Walnut Baked Beans | |
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| Butterscotch Brownies with Brown Sugar Butter Icing | |
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| Peach-Almond Bars | |
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| Hostess-with-the-Mostest Cupcakes | |
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| Sidebar: Tailgating | |
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| White Chocolate Cake with Spiky Meringue Frosting | |
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| Peanut Butter and Jam Cake | |
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| Syrup Cake | |
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| Graham Cracker-Pecan Crunch | |
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| Grandma Olfers's Malted Mocha Bars | |
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| Homecoming Iced Tea | |
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| San Antonio Tex-Mex Fiesta | |
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| Pork and Tomatillo Quesadillas with Ancho Dipping Salsa | |
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| Queso | |
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| Rosa's Red Posole | |
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| Lime Soup | |
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| Fiesta Chiles Rellenos | |
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| Sidebar: Fiesta | |
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| Chicken with Banana-Basil Mole | |
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| Beans a la Charra | |
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| Cheese Enchiladas with Chile Gravy | |
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| Rib-eye Fajitas on the Grill | |
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| El Rancho de la Reina Casserole | |
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| Puffy Tacos with Bison Chili | |
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| Rosa's Mexican Rice and San Antonio Refried Beans | |
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| Sidebar: Loncito's Food Salon | |
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| Cinnamon Crescents | |
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| Peque�o Chocolate-Pecan Tartlets | |
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| Chubby's White Pralines | |
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| Key Lime-Coconut Cream Cake | |
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| Corona Sorbet | |
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| Silver Bullet Margaritas | |
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| White Sangria | |
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| Big-City cocktail party | |
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| Savory Double Cheese Slice-and-Bake Cookies | |
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| Polenta Rounds with Cheese, Chive Pesto, and Red Pepper | |
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| Sidebar: Soign�e soirees | |
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| Tuna Spoons | |
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| Party-in-a-Shot-Glass Oyster Shooters | |
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| Wild Mushroom Turnovers | |
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| Sidebar: Better All the Time | |
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| Lemon-Ginger Chicken Canap�s | |
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| Homemade Potato Chips | |
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| Cheddar Soup Cups | |
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| Avocado Pancakes with Cr�me Fra�che and Trout Roe | |
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| Mary's Crayfish Pies | |
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| Sidebar: The Buddy System | |
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| Lemongrass-skewered Quail Sausage | |
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| Lemon-Chip Cookies | |
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| Chile Crinkle Cookies | |
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| Chocolate Mousse Cookies Two Ways | |
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| Black-and-White Bars | |
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| Big-City Cocktails | |
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| West Texas dinner party | |
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| El Rancho Chopped Salad with Cornbread Croutons and Creamy Poblano Dressing | |
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| Iceberg Wedge with Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing | |
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| Mary Jane's Bean Pot Soup | |
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| Not Really Son-of-a-Bitch Stew | |
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| Beer-braised Short Ribs | |
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| Blue Javalina Grilled Lamb with Quinoa Pilaf | |
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| Chicken-fried Steak | |
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| Stuffed Bandera Quail with Pepper Glaze | |
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| Green Tomato Macaroni and Cheese | |
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| Sidebar: Party Maestro Don Strange | |
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| Achiote-seared Chickpeas | |
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| Butter Beans and Mixed Greens | |
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| Sweet Potato Biscuits | |
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| Bud's Mashed Potato-Creamed Corn Casserole | |
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| Jalape�o Cornbread with Cheese, Corn, and Arugula | |
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| Giant Chocolate Cake with Cowboy Coffee Frosting | |
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| Sohnne's Mama's Double-Decker Blackberry Cobbler | |
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| Drunken Brandy-Peach Bread Pudding | |
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| Maple-Pecan Butter Thins | |
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| Top-Shelf Tea | |
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| Smoke Old-Fashioned | |
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| Basics and Sources | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Index | |