Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Houston Food Truck Culture 9
The Trailer Food Diaries Cookbook Series 11
Sauces and Spreads
Bacon Jam: Golden Grill 14
Chocomonsterlicious Almond Butter: Monster PBJ 16
Chimichurri Sauce: Stick it 18
Citrus Aioli: Speers Rolling Bistro 18
Cinnamonsterlicious Peanut Butter: Monster PBJ 19
Cookiemonsterlicious Cashew Butter: Monster PBJ 20
House Whole-Grain Mustard: Good Dog Hot Dogs 21
Sesame Oil Vinaigrette: Coreanos 22
"Ask a Local" with Paul Galvani, Author of Houston's Top 100 Food Trucks 23
"Ask a Local" with Debra Ford, Haute Wheels Producer 29
Appetizers, Sides and Small Plates
Apple Horseradish Slaw: Good Dog Hot Dogs 32
Boudin Balls: The Lunch Bag 33
Bernie's Pickles: Bernie's Burger Bus 34
Creole Shrimp Fritters: Southern Lunchable 38
Homemade Kimchi: Coreanos 40
Korean Slaw: Coreanos 41
Salmon Quettes: Soul Cat Cuisine 44
Seafood Bloody Mary: Sr. John's Fire 46
Snails Gone Wild (Spicy Escargot Poppers): L'es-Car-Go 48
Southern-Style Green Beans: Southern Lunchable 50
"Ask a Local" with Mai Pham, Houston Food and Travel Writer 51
"Ask a Local" with Rebecca Masson, Top Chef Competitor and Owner of Fluff Bake Bar 55
Handhelds
Beer-Braised Lengua Tacos: Craft Infusion 58
BDL Hot Dog: Happy Endings Asian Fusion 60
Fozzey Bear: Big Daddy Z's 61
Fried Avocado Taco: HTown Streats 62
Joel St. John's Shrimp Corn Dogs: Sr. John's Fire 64
Lamb Burger Patties: Fraiche 65
Korean BBQ Pork Belly on a Stick: Stick It 66
Pineapple Habanero Burger with Korean Bulgogi Beef and Spicy Habanero Mayonnaise: Chi'Lantro BBQ 68
Rockabilly Diner Rocking Blue Burger: Rockabilly Diner 70
Shanghai Egg Rolls: Happy Endings Asian Fusion 72
Shrimp Tempura Taco Baos: Happy Endings Asian Fusion 74
Veggie Burger: Fraiche 75
Sloppy Slaw Dog: Good Dog Hot Dogs 76
Swamp Pig: Big Daddy Z's 78
The Pi Burger: Pi Pizza Truck 80
Tips from the Food Trucks: Starting Your Own Food Truck Business 83
Where the Food Truckers Eat: The Best Food Trucks in Houston 87
Sweets
Brownies: Frosted Betty 90
Froot Lopp Cereal Milk Crème Brûlée: HTown Streats 92
Pineapple Jalapeno Italian Soda or Snow Cone: Snow Cone Angels 93
Kevin Bacon: Chocolate-Covered Bacon: Custom Confections 94
Red Velvet Fritters: Speers Rolling Bistro 96
Spiced Mini Doughnut Holes: Fraiche 98
Tony's Caramels: Custom Confections 101
Food Truck Appendix 103
Index 105
About the Author 109