The Southwest Table: Traditional Cuisine from Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona Book

Take a good measure of Southwest culinary history, blend it well with insights from area chefs and food experts, and add plenty of mouthwatering recipes and stunning food photography, not to mention fascinating historical images. What do you get? The Southwest Table—a vibrant, must-have resource onAmerica's spiciest swath of states.

Veteran cookbook author Dave DeWitt focuses on southwestern Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona—the areas most influenced by Native American and northern Mexican cookery, as well as American imports and techniques. These are the traditional locations for this unique cuisine—dating to prehistory—as this area was part of Mexico for more than two centuries.

In addition to more than 130 recipes, The Southwest Table includes a "Pepper Primer," a glossary of Southwestern cooking terms and ingredients, and a section describing the best Southwestern restaurants in each region.