Winterlake Lodge Cookbook: Culinary Adventures in [Paperback]

Kirsten Dixon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Chef Kirsten Dixon has successfully built her culinary reputation on the coupling of two themes: world-class cuisine and America's Last Frontier. Hailed by Bon Appetit, the James Beard House, Food Illustrated, the House of Blues, and Esquire, among many reviewers, Kirsten Dixon's elegant regional cuisine continues to excite international enthusiasm. Winterlake is one of three remote Alaska lodges operated by Kirsten and her husband; Carl. Nestled along the Iditarod Trail in the Alaska Range, Winterlake is accessible only by small plane, dog team, or snowmobile. Visitors are invariably gratified to sample her stylish fare along with log-cabin hospitality. In THE WINTERLAKE LODGE COOKBOOK, Kirsten divides the year into seasons, then commingles memoir and cooking lessons, inviting readers into this adventurous life. Lavishly illustrated with images of food, wildlife, and unsurpassable landscapes, this long-awaited sequel to Kirsten's RIVERSONG LODGE COOKBOOK (page 54) is as visually sumptuous as are her inspired recipes.

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About the Author

KIRSTEN DIXON is an internationally recognized chef. Early in her career, she was named one of the Ten Best Chefs by Pacific Northwest magazine and one of the Ten Best New Chefs by Esquire. In 1992, she was selected as a James Beard Foundation Special Events Chef. Later she was named a "Culinary Legend" by the House of Blues and Alive Culinary Resources. View her Web site at www.withinthewild.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Books (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882405632
• ISBN-13: 978-0882405636
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,247,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Slice Of Heaven In the Wilderness, February 24, 2004

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William F. Long (Lake Geneva, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winterlake Lodge Cookbook: Culinary Adventures in (Hardcover)

I had the good fortune to stay at Winterlake Lodge this past summer. Kirsten and Carl Dixon have built, literally with their own hands, a slice of heaven in the wilderness. Kirsten's new book captures the majic and majesty of their home on Finger Lake Alaska. Her recipes and narratives make you feel you are there. Actually, I had a chance to see the publisher's proof of the new cookbook during my stay. I even had a chance to join Kirsten in her kitchen to prepare her recipe for Gruyere cheese puffs. I couldn't wait for the book to finally go to press. After reading it again, I definitely plan to go back to Winterlake Lodge. But, in the meantime, I'll have a chance to relive my experience by trying some of Kirsten's simple, yet outstanding, recipes. This is a great book for cooking afficionado's and for those who just want to learn more about the Alaska experience.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Winterlake Lodge Cookbook, October 16, 2005

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Bea Challstrom "Honey Bea" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winterlake Lodge Cookbook: Culinary Adventures in (Paperback)

I bought it for my daughter, who is a chef, after seeing it in Homer, AK. Will give it to her for Christmas and I know she'll love it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Kind of Cookbook: A Cross between Memoir and Recipes, March 26, 2010

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Nancy A. Ruskowsky "Nancy Heyl Ruskowsky "... (Cody, Wyoming) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winterlake Lodge Cookbook: Culinary Adventures in (Paperback)

Imagine sharing recipes with a wonderful friend you've never met and likely never will. Kirsten Dixon, who lives life in her remote, Alaskan Winterlake Lodge welcomes all comers throughout the guest season, taking from her garden, focusing on river and lake water fare along with the game hunted in the area to feed all comers. She calls on a repertoire of recipes garnered from the many parts of the world she's slipped away to learn from and puts them in terms that make understanding easy. Add her life expertice and it's a book I read through from cover to cover, then started marking pages for future recipe reference a day at a time. With a book of my own in the making involving sourdough I studied her recipes featuring that aspect of cooking with relish. Then I reached the dilemma, who to loan to first but this time the best I can do is recommend my favorite chefs get their own on Amazon.