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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.
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Apple-Cheddar-Squash Soup
Sue Rainey - Pottsboro, Texas
1st Place - One Pot Meals, 2013
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Pumpkin Fudge
Sherry Price - Garland, Texas
3rd Place - Candy, 2011
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Pumpkin Bacon Soup
Charles Chambers - Lubbock, Texas
1st Place - Guess What's Cooking, 2011
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My Family's Favorite Stuffing
Meredith Clarac - Addison, Texas
1st Place - Fall Family Favorites, 2011
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Don't let the cold weather get you down! Warm up with this traditional Texas dish.
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Make a quick and tasty cookie for your family this weekend.
Enjoy this simple yet delicious recipe from one of the participants in this...
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Donna Thomas of Dallas won three first place blue ribbons and the best-of-show ribbon in the State Fair of Texas' Egg and Bacon competition...
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The State Fair loves to showcase Creative Arts competitors and their creations in our Cookbook and our new recipe blog on...
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Year after year, Texans from across the state participate in one or more Creative Arts cooking contests.
One of the more well-known...
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Does anything beat the taste of a fresh warm cookie just out of the oven?
The State Fair has offered baking contests in the Creative Arts...
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