The El Paso Chile Company's Sizzlin' Suppers - Hardcover

And now it's Sizzlin' Suppers. Kerr likes to wander around come supper time, so don't be surprised to find Horseradish Potato Salad (the author nominates this dish to the Steak Side Dish Hall of Fame) or Roasted Beet and Vidalia Onion Salad. Sure, there's a Tortilla Soup, but don't miss out on White Bean and Garlic Soup with Grilled Sausages. Kerr takes a swipe at the classic Salade Nicoise, but adds grilled salmon in place of tuna. His Grilled Shrimp with Guava Barbecue Glaze says a lot more about Puerto Rico than it does El Paso. The man likes to eat, everywhere, and then he brings it all on home. And this Sizzlin' Suppers book is the result.

"Dinner is eating," writes Kerr in the foreword. "Supper is therapy.... It's stew, not ragout. It's gravy or salsa, and never coulis.... Supper means food that you can eat with your fingers, and then you get to lick your fingers afterwards. Supper never met a finger bowl in its life."

So pull up a chair, relax, and have a little supper with W. Park Kerr, West Texas border style. --Schuyler Ingle