Customer Reviews

Whitewater Cooks

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I love this cookbook. The pictures alone are wonderful, and the recipes themselves turn out both beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. I've made about ten of the recipes. So far, our favorites are the black bean vegetarian chili, the corn bread, and the white chocolate-hazelnut brownies. The only criticism I have is that the book is poorly edited. Some of the ingredients are not specific enough (for example, "1 tsp mint"; dried? extract? fresh chopped?) and the instructions are sometimes incomplete. Still, by guessing as best I could, the recipes turned out well. I hope that the next edition of this book is more complete and specific.

Over the years I've had the pleasure of visiting the Whitewater Resort and the Fresh Tracks Cafe many times and neither I, nor anyone in my family has ever been disappointed in the food that we've had - we've always enjoyed it. So when I found out that they had a cookbook, I immediately bought it - and again, I have not been disappointed.

It's full of great recipes (I've tried several and LOVE them all) that are fresh, easy and yummy. The recipes tend to be on the healthy side (which I like) but are not lacking in flavor in anyway - they are some of the most flavorful I've had. They are also very simple and most could be made quickly on a weeknight. This is a definite keeper for us!

I bought this book based on a single recipe recommendation...but now I am working my way through the recipes every weekend. So far, the recipes have been fantastic! I highly recommend the Smoked Salmon Chowder, and look for the Honey Curry Dressing recipe...try it over roasted beets & salad greens...I love that they suggest ways to use the sauces, not just in one recipe. Love the book!

I am a cook book addict, but this is our favorite.. Without exception, every recipe in Whitewater Cooks is a winner, so much so that we are about to order seven more as gifts.

You'll have a recipe for everything. Straight forward and huge portions that you can put in your freezer.

Try the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!

Admittedly I have not prepared any of the recipes from this cookbook. I just received it a week ago. They may very well be amazing. My review is based on my personal taste in recipes and that alone. Many of the recipes in this cookbook have a long list of ingredients. They look absolutely delicious and I would be happy to order them at a restaurant, but I won't be preparing them at home very often. A few recipes require ingredients that are a bit obscure, like galangal root, garam masala, pappadums. Overall this cookbook seems like one I might pull out a few times a year to make something unique, but not one I would use day in and day out.

Cookbooks are difficult to review. Each cook has different preferences. The ones that I'm sharing are just mine. :) It's a beautiful book. And for the right person with the right taste in food it would be a fantastic gift.

Fabulous memory of Whitewater ski resort, the food and easy to cook unusual recipes.

-Steve-

this is a wonderful cookbook, especially for cold weather cooks! Lovely photographs, very detailed receipes..not for a fast dinner but really worth trying!

That's all there is to it. There's not a single miss in this book. Every recipe is a hit!! And the pictures are awesome too!! I'd pay $100 for this book if I had too. Do yourself a favor and get one. You won't regret it.

Some of my favourite recipes from the amazing whitewater cafe. They bring back great memories of growing up in the Koots, and my winter at the Whitewater ski hill...
And it's great food, with tastes coming together from around the world.