Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook: Selected Recipes from the Favorite Cookbooks of Montana and Wyoming (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) [Plastic Comb]

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

Book Description

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

Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook invites you to recreate in your own kitchen the cooking style that is uniquely Big Sky. From Flathead Lake Monster Potatoes to Buffalo Stew, Montana Huckleberry Chocalate Fleck Pie to Wyoming Whopper Cookies, enjoy the most sought-after recipes from 68 of the region's leading cookbooks. You'll find down-home cowboy fare like Drovers' Stew, easy, one-dish meals like Omelet in a Bag, wondrous wild game and fish recipes like Montana Stuffed Baked Trout, to name only a few. Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook was created and edited with the everyday cook in mind. A peek inside reveals why this is an essential cookbook for you collection:

- Some 400 of Montana's and Wyoming's favorite recipes are included.
- Contributing cookbooks are listed with ordering information.
- A cross-referenced index makes finding recipes simple and easy.
- Recipes are easy to follow as well as edited for clarity and taste.
- Photographs, illustrations and interesting facts about the states take you on a tour of Big Sky.

Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook is the latest volume in the acclaimed Best of the Best State 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 (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893062430
• ISBN-13: 978-1893062436
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars America's Food Heritage, June 19, 2008

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Alva Skelton (Lancaster, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Interesting and nostalgic. I love to look at cookbooks and found this book worth keeping. Good idea to preserve recipes from across our country. I appreciate the number of cookbooks it took to make the selections.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy!, January 7, 2008

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Deborah Hefner (western South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of the Best from Big Sky Cookbook: Selected Recipes from the Favorite Cookbooks of Montana and Wyoming (Best of the Best Cookbook Series) (Plastic Comb)

I bought this as a gift, but on looking at the recipes before wrapping it, I ended up copying numerous recipes myself. The Glazed Fresh Apple Cookies are outrageously yummy! Also, most recipes don't require many ingredients, and most cooks have the ingredients right on their shelves already.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book of local recipes, January 3, 2007

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Martha S. Matloff MD "cookdoc" (Geneva, NY) - See all my reviews
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One of the best books of recipes from local cooks using local ingredients. Easy to follow and accurate.