From Blog To Cookbook The Homesick Texan Cookbook

Many bloggers dream of turning their daily weblogs into books and from there into solid gold. This has happened to Lisa Fain, creator of the great blog The Homesick Texan Cookbook. Her insights and recipes will be available September 13th when the blog turned book goes out to the public. It's a cookbook that has a definite appeal. Why? Because it features all old fashioned Texan recipes.There are chilis and biscuits, cornbreads and barbecues. Any foodie can recreate a perfect Houston barbecue or San Antonio Tex Mex feast.

Ms Fain was the subject of yesterday's weekly Feed Me column in The New York Times Dining section. The interview ,conducted by Alex Wichtel, highlights this former office worker's love of her native Texan cuisine. She started her blog when she was working in the magazine production section of Advertising Age . It became a full time job and she quit to work on it and the accompanying cookbook. It paid off. There are many people who follow her and love the down hominess of her recipes. These are family recipes with the chief ingrdients being love.

I checked out the site and it is a good one. The recipes are true Texan , using native chiles and produce. Since Texas is also part of the South the recipes also reflect that cuisine. There are a lot of cornbread, crawfish and biscuit recipes along with sweet buns and cobblers. I love her black eye pea dip and will try it along with her pea salad, a Texas classic.Ms. Fain also has a section where you can buy other authors' cookbooks featuring barbecue and Southern cooking. You can also buy chilies , Mexican chocolate and other ingredients along with pots and pans too.

The Homesick Texan Cookbook is a great blog and it will be neat cookbook too. If you haven't visited this site yet please do. You'll pick up some tasty homestyle Texan recipes and some interesting down home advice.