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Elsah Landing Restaurant Cookbook

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I remember going to "The Landing" for Sunday suppers while in college just up the hill in Elsah. I can't put into words how good the food was! Imagine how excited I was to be able to bring the desserts, breads and meals home to California with this cookbook. I make the desserts and breads constantly, both for home and gifts. People can never get enough of the Banana Chocolate Chip Bread or the California Strawberry Pie. Sometimes the ingredients are hard to find, but the results are worth any effort you have to make. This is a staple for any good cook's kitchen.

I agree with you on the Elsah Landing restaurant. I drove hundreds of miles to go there for lunch and was never disappointed. Try the California Strawberry Pie with peaches and blueberries (together) if is to die for. I have the first cookbook (although tattered and torn from use) but I would love to find the second cookbook that they published. Can anyone help me on this one? This is another part of my past that I miss so much and wish they were still in business.

If you've ever wanted to have fail-safe recipes for home-made soup, bread, and pies, this is the cookbook to own. The banana chocolate chip bread is requested by my daughter in college for care packages as "the taste I can never forget." It makes a wonderful wedding present or gift to a cook who thinks she already has everything

This cookbook came from a restaurant located in the Southwestern corner of Illinois, in a little town called Elsah. It became quite the rage for several years, but the reataurant has since closed. The recipies in this book are some of those used in the restaurant, and will remind you of your grandmother's cooking. The food is simple yet elegant, and delicious.... every bite!

Boy, do I miss the Elsah Landing Restaurant. My faves from the cookbook are the chicken noodle and vegetable beef soups, the orange bread, and the Cape Cod cranberry-orange pies. Great stuff--