Tex-Mexis more than just a flavor-packed cookbook of tried and true recipes for comfort-food favorites like nachos, fajitas, and chiliits a way of life.

A revelatory book that will make you want to heartily wander the border.Hugh Acheson

It was born in the 1940s when traditional Northern Mexican cuisine collided with the robust flavors of Texas ranchers kitchens. Now, chef and restaurateur Ford Fry presents the definitive book on the topic with craveable recipes that are heavy on flavor and light on fuss. Peppered throughout are jump-off-the-page photographs, helpful ingredient explainers, playful histories, and important cooking tips. These melty, crispy, hot-as-heck classics include Dirty Breakfast Tacos, Grilled Shrimp Diablo, Cheese Enchiladas Con Chili Gravy, Sopapillas with Local Honey, and more salsas than you can imagine. Pour yourself a Classic Margarita on the Rocksdont forget to salt the rimand get ready to satisfy the rumble in your stomach.

Praise forTex-Mex

Fry puts his passion into [this] approachable cookbook. . . . [Tex-Mex] offers recipes forall-time favorites like nachos, fajitas, and enchiladas, with lesser-known dishes like albondigas, and staples such as migas and campechana de mariscos.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ford Frys food is warm, inviting, and soulful, and his passion for all things Tex-Mexfrom queso to combo platesis contagious. If you love refried beans, salsa, enchiladas, and tacos, youll want to cook everything in this beautiful and lively new book. I know Ill be referring to it time and time again.Lisa Fain

These authors make the perfect team to capture the crave-ability of Tex-Mex. This fantastic book will lead you to discover the soul of Texass ultimate comfort food.Tyson Cole

The photos and recipes make you salivate and the stories remind you of the friends and family who youve shared a basket of warm chips and salsa with countless times before. I for one plan to enjoy this book the way it was meant to be: with a big bowl of queso dip in front of me and an ice-cold margarita in hand!Kevin Gillespie