Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Alaska's Favorite Cookbooks (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) [Plastic Comb]

Gwen McKee (Editor), Barbara Moseley (Editor), Tupper England (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2003 | Series: Best of the Best Cookbook Series

Discover the wonder of Alaska... one delicious dish at a time... on fascinating fact at a time...

How and what Alaska cooks is so incredibly unique! Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of the state's most popular recipes, surrounded by the history, culture, grandeur, and enormity that is Alaska.

Take a look inside to see what makes Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook is so extraordinary: - Fifty-six leading Alaska cookbooks contributed their favorite recipes.
- More than 350 outstanding Alaska recipes are included--Pecan-Crusted Salmon, Bear Tracks, Icy Strait BBQ Halibut, Blueberry Almond Cheesecake Tunnel.
- Trivia quips scattered throughout the book provide fascinating facts about Alaska. (Did you know that at their closest point, Alaska and Russia are a mere 2.5 miles apart?)
- Photographs and illustrations capture the state's charm and beauty.
- A catalog section describes each contributing cookbook.

Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook is the latest volume in the acclaimed Best of the Best Cookbook series.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

For decades, Quail Ridge Press has been collecting and publishing classic recipes from every corner of the country. The goal of this quest is to Preserve America's Food Heritage. The editors, Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley have sought out the leading cookbooks within a state, and then selected the most popular recipes from these cookbooks to produce the different volumes in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series. This series now totals thirty-eight volumes and contains over 15,000.

Recipes in the Best of the Best series come from cookbooks all over America. Each of the cookbooks serves up a slice of Americana that is unique to the region and community. All of these people's choice recipes are easy to understand and prepare, and the instructions, methods, and familiar ingrediants are kitchen tested and user friendly. Best of the Best cookbooks are full of outstanding recipes that you will want to cook over and over again.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 288 pages
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893062422
• ISBN-13: 978-1893062429
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #725,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of recipes., January 23, 2008

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Alaskan/Californian "TwoAlaskans" (Northern California, previously Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Alaska's Favorite Cookbooks (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) (Plastic Comb)

I have enjoyed this cookbook in which many have shared their favorite recipes. So far everything I have tried, my family has liked. There's a bit of everything in this book and it is a fun one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific recipes, August 12, 2005

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Reading Fever "New Mom" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Alaska's Favorite Cookbooks (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) (Plastic Comb)

I bought this cookbook while visiting AK. I love to bake and there are some terrific and easy recipes in here. A cookbook I will use often.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anticipating Alaska, July 1, 2009

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Dorothy Larew (West Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of the Best from Alaska Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Alaska's Favorite Cookbooks (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) (Plastic Comb)

Given the climate of Alaska, and the cost of necessarily imported ingredients, wanted to see what Alaskans typically cook in home kitchens. Use of native foods, berries, greens, etc., is interesting and practical. The recipes used are delicious and easy here in the "outside". Makes me more than ever eager for our first trip to the largest state.