Texas Church Supper & Family Reunion Cookbook
''Veteran cooks Dolores Runyon and Dona Mularkey have combined their recipes and some of their friends favorites into a little 84-page book chock full of delicious ideas for that summer family reunion or fall church potluck supper. You might not want to take Wino Pot Roast to the church supper, but it could liven up a family get-together. Other meat recipes include Texas Goulash, 15-Minute Chili, Chicken n Easy Dumplings, and Scott s Venison and Pork Meatloaf. Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes lead off the dessert section, which also features such delectable goodies as Whipping Cream Pound Cake, Texas Pecan Pie and Cow Patty Cookies. Other sections in Texas Church Supper and Family Reunion Cookbook offer recipes for appetizers, drinks, breads, salads and veggies. The Great Texas Line publishes useful and entertaining small books, 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches, reasonably priced at $5.95. The books make good remembrance or stocking stuffer gifts.'' -- Glenn Dromgoole --San Angelo Standard-TimesDona Mularkey of McKinney and Dolores Runyon of Dallas mined time-tested recipes, augmenting them with their beloved recipes begged from family and friends. Resulting is a compilation of favorites for your own family gatherings, church fellowship suppers, picnics and office parties. The 100-plus dishes travel well, and the pair has designated ones that can be made in 30 minutes or less, as well as some that can be produced in a slow cooker. Both avid foodies, Malarkey teaches at Southern Methodist University and Runyon is a Dallas writer. The forward is by Amy Culbertson, who was formerly food editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. --Nicki Bruce Logan, Plainview Daily Herald