Lone Star Legacy, a Texas Cookbook

I bought this book when I lived in Austin when it was first published and it has been my main cookbook for all those years. My copy is now so beat up with sauced up pages that the cover finally fell off. I am looking to replace it.

Published in 1981 by the Austin Junior Forum, lone Star Legacy, A Texas Cookbook, is pretty typical of this particular genre of cookbook, i.e. a book put together by a group as a fund raising project. Many, many people contributed their favorite recipes and it is in the typical spiral format with nice dividers between the various sections. Actually, this book is a pretty class act. It is very well done, very professional, but most importantly, it truly features some delightful dishes. We have had this book for about ten years now and have gleaned some very fine eating from it. Like all such cookbooks, this one is broken down into various sections. From Appetizers to beverages, to main courses to deserts, it is all here. The directions are simple and easy to follow. The format is easy on the eye and the book is well constructed so that it will not fall apart with over use. Now just because this work was created in Texas, don't think it is filled with nothing but Tex-Mex dishes, far from it. While there is certainly a section devoted to this, you must remember that this state is quite diversified and this book pretty well proves it. The variety presented here his great. To be quite frank, if you cannot find at least twenty dishes in this book that will suit your taste with a brief overview, then you do not like food all that much. Tip: Try the Almond Sausage Dressing or the Cheese and Spinach Pie...trust me. Don Blankenship The Ozarks

The three cookbooks Lone Star Legacy, Lone Star Legacy II and Changing Thymes are excellent, easy recipes for family and entertaining. The Lone Star Legacy (blue) book has recipes for basic great meals; Lone Star Legacy II has very tasty, easy meals and a particularly great Tex-Mex section with some speciality Mexican dishes. The Changing Thymes has very simple recipes that always turn out -- Citrus Mint Tea is great. This book has had all the recipes analyzed for dietary information and caloric content. A real plus for those watching their diets and cholesteral. The trio of these books is a must for good cooks, who like to make entertaining and family meals easy and delicious.