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Winterlake Lodge Cookbook: Culinary Adventures in

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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.

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.

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.