Big Sky Cooking, Cookbook of the Day

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jun 27th 2006 @ 8:04AM

People magazine called this cookbook "gussied up frontier fare" and it manages to deliver not only recipes, but a little bit of the "frontier" style, as well. Big Sky Cooking is written by Meredith Brokaw, wife of Tom Brokaw, and Ellen Wright, veteran cookbook author. Meredith and Tom lived much of their lives in New York City, but bought a ranch in Montana some 16 years ago. It was there that they learned to appreciate what you can grow and cook from the pantry, because they were not able to run to the store at a moments notice to pick up fresh avocados or lemongrass on a whim. Montana taught Meredith to slow down, plan and simply enjoy food and cooking, which is what she tries to pass along in this book, complimented by photos of delicious, home style food and western scenery.

The recipes focus on things that would be best in the summer, like Butterflied Turkey on the Grill, Berry Cobbler and Watermelon and Feta Salad, though others would be equally good all year round, like Frontier Eggs, Pesto or Jalapeno Cornbread.

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