Bob Parvin Books

One taste of Texas cuisine will have everyone craving more, whether they're native Texans or not! Veteran chef and culinary instructor Terry Thompson-Anderson presents a lively, information-rich exploration of the Lone Star State's diverse culinary landscape. This timeless cookbook is filled with tantalizing recipes, historical insights, and a thorough examination of the state's multifaceted population. With dishes like Texas Chicken-Fried Rib-Eye with Tabasco Cream Gravy and baked Oysters on the Half-Shell with Cilantro-Chili Sauce, Thompson-Anderson's spirited recipes are sure to impress. As the Executive Chef of Maner Lake Lodge, she shares her expertise, offering a range of mouthwatering specialties. Chapters cover everything from appetizers to desserts, showcasing the indomitable Texas spirit. The book also highlights the state's burgeoning wine industry, pairing local wines with her recipes. With options for every palate, from upscale dishes like Roast Beef Tenderloin to comforting favorites like Texas Toast, the cookbook celebrates the rich flavors of Texas. It features unique specialties like Slow-Smoked Quail and Gulf Coast seafood, while also catering to urban tastes with creative pizzas and elegant entrees. Ultimately, this cookbook captures the essence of Texas cuisine—melding traditional and modern influences with undeniable Texan flair!

Many outlanders think of Texas as a land of cactus flats or High Plains ranches, its landscape broken only by barbed wire fences of perhaps an oil derrick. Texans, of course, know better. Here, in 202 magnificently reproduced, full-color photographs from Texas Highways magazine, the astonishing diversity and beauty of Texas landscapes are splendidly and dramatically displayed. The damp pine forests, shaded lakes, and tangled thickets of East Texas; the fertile fields of the rolling prairies; the vast wheat and cotton farms and rangelands of the Panhandle plains; the rugged peaks rising high over desert flats in the Trans-Pecos; the sun-drenched beaches and citrus groves of the coastlands; and the limestone cliffs, clear streams, and hidden springs of the Hill Country—all are Texas landscapes. These stunning photographs from the state’s official travel magazine not only reveal the physical beauty of these varied regions, but also tell us something about the culture and heritage of those who live there. In his introduction to this volume, John Graves describes the Texas landscapes as they once were and as they now are, and muses on how man has shaped the land and how, in its turn, the land has shaped man too.