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Creative Arts Cookbook Recipes Each year, the State Fair of Texas ribbon-winning recipes are shared in a one-of-a-kind cookbook. Recipes that have either made it through generations or perhaps a newly inspired dish, this selection of history cannot be found anywhere else. Purchase your winning recipes cookbook today or enjoy the ones we’ve selected below.
A Decade of Delicious
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Featuring the best of the best over the past decade, this year’s cookbook celebrates the recipes that took home the top prize in their category. Whether you’re looking for something sweet or savory, the Best of Show Cookbook will become your go-to place for exciting new recipes.
Peppermint Candy Bark
The State Fair loves to showcase Creative Arts competitors and their creations in our Cookbook and our new recipe...
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Big Tex's Spicy Cookies
The State Fair loves to showcase Creative Arts competitors and their creations in our Cookbook and our new recipe...
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Eggnog Creme Brulee
The State Fair loves to showcase Creative Arts competitors and their creations in our Cookbook and our new recipe blog...
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'Tis the season for infinite family gatherings, overly crowded shopping malls, extreme traffic jams and, of course, overindulgent holiday...
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Hazelnut Orange Thumbprint Cookies
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Fresh Cranberry Salad
Pauline Ofstad - Dallas, Texas
1st Place - Fall Family Favorites, 2011
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Black-Bottom Pecan Cheesecake Pie
Sue Rainey - Pottsboro, Texas
2nd Place - Cheese, 2011
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Mama's Pecan Pie
Dianne Sheridan - Allen, Texas
Best of Show - Pies, 2012
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Roberta Sigel - Dallas, Texas
2nd Place - Fall Family Favorites, 2011
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Roasted Cranberry Sauce with Herbed Candied Walnuts
Brandon Rodriguez - Duncanville, Texas
1st Place - Fall Family Favorites, 2011
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