Customer Reviews

Big Sky Cooking

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Ellen Wright has done it again. This time, with Meredith Brokaw. And the two have combined to put together a wonderful array of recipes that are easy to follow and wonderful to serve to guests. Often at my dinner parties I refer to Ellen Wright's previous books. But now Big Sky opens a new door to cooking and presents inviting and simple recipes that will have your guests in awe of your skills. Even for simple family meals, you will find yourself referring to Big Sky time and time again... I don't know what I did before Big Sky was published. This is a five-star cookbook that everyone should have in their home.

Those who have followed Ellen Wright's colorful advice about entertaining back East should surely be eager to gobble up her third hardcover offering ... this one co-authored with Tom Brokaw's wife Meredith ... about how to really do it right out West.

Given her eye for great photography and scenery that sets the mood for serious as well as whimsical meals, Ellen's "Big Sky Cooking" has already earned a place on my kitchen bookshelf as a combination coffee table travelogue and special occasion reference book.

I'm looking forward to using it during lakeside entertainment at our cabin this summer.

The authors experienced a frantic Manhattan lifestyle tempered by visits to Montana until they bought a ranch and become involved in the food traditions of the area. When passionate cook Ellen Wright discovered the area's blend of fresh game and ingredients, she joined them and BIG SKY COOKING WITH REFLECTIONS features a fine blend of full-page color photos, recipes, and dishes steeped in Montana ingredients. Sesame-Soy Venison Chops, Elk Pepper Steaks, and Bison Osso Busco aren't dishes you'll find many other places, either.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

The recipes are great but the text articles about life in Paradise Valley make this book truly wonderful! My only criticism (and I'm also writing the publisher) is that the editing needs work. Several typos keep this from being a 5 star book.

Ellen Wright has done it again. This not about just cooking and entertaining, subjects the author deals with elegantly. It is about style and a unique way of doing things. She knows how to make a hostess look good and how to do it in an effortless way. Her suggestions are out-of-the-box - - spicy grilled shrimp with chicken curry with a New Yorker cartoon at every plate...incredible.

Wright takes books and writing like this to a new level.

This is a "must read" for anyone who cares about entertaining.

This book has great pictures and fairly good recipes. Its kind of a yuppy moves to the west and lets get into the life style of Montana book.

This book is filled with excellent recipes that are different from your every day common recipes. An excellent addition to my wife's cook book collection.
One recipe in the book "McCleod's Hot Mustard" is worth the price of the book.
Carl Robinson

This is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I have ever seen or owned, and I own over 245 of them. The recipes are enticing, the pictures are gorgeous. It just arrived in the mail and I can hardly wait to start cooking! Great job Meredith Brokaw! I wish I could have had you autograph it for me.

This book has three facets-all worthwhile.First is the excellent illustration of the unsurpassed scenery of the backcountry of Montana.This alone is worth the price of the book.The pictues of the Brokaw's ranch are illustrative and nostalgic of a simpler time in our lives.Secondly are the recipes which Meredith Brokaw and Ellen Wright have assembled.They are simple and appropriate for the setting of a getaway where family and friends can gather and relax.Third is the story of how Tom Brokaw found this setting and how Meredith,his wife,learned to love it.My own story of coming to Montana is very similar but on a smaller scale.I recommend this book for anyone who loves the outdoors and appreciates simplicity and the beauty of nature.

I must admit, I'm not a cook, but this cookbook caught my eye, with its beautiful Montana scenery and close-ups of Meredith's many delicious dishes. Maybe it will inspire even me to cook!