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A celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Pink Adobe restaurant in Santa Fe offers a collection of 141 southwestern recipes, divided into twenty-eight menus for any occasion, that combine Southern, Hispanic, and Creole cookery.

Food is an art. Combining her urge to paint with a love of eclectic but nonetheless appetizing gastronomy, restaurateur Murphy adds a sequel to The Pink Adobe Cookbook. Subtitle to the contrary, not all of her 28 menus and 141 recipes speak "southwestern"; instead, she offers a m{‚}elange of cuisines that somehow seems to work. No more agonizing over what dish goes with which; everything's simplified, lists and recipe directions included. A Dixieland brunch, for example, features chicken hash in a grits ring, while a Chinese medley buffet for six begins with smoked oyster puffs. Naturally, Santa Fe-like ingredients do predominate (tortillas, chilies, and the like); so do old American favorites--hots dogs, barbecued chicken, and cabbage rolls stuffed with brown rice. Easy entertaining. Barbara Jacobs