1 comments about Alaska Roadhouse Recipes: Memorable Recipes from Roadhouses, Lodges, Bed and Breakfasts, Cafes, Restaurants and Campgrounds Along the Highways and Byways of Alaska and Canada.

1. This is a really fine & useful cookbook. As the full title says, it features recipes from Alaska and Canada's Yukon Territory. Calories are a good thing in the frozen North, so this is definitely not a diet cookbook. That said, there are plenty of recipes which do not put consumers at risk of instant heart attack.

   There are a number of real gems in here, including a lot of special breakfast dishes among the recipes, as one might expect from a book representing a lot of B&Bs. Many of them can be put together the night before and just cooked in the morning (Heavenly French Custard, Freezer French Toast, a wide variety of Strata recipes) and most of them would be really great for a Sunday brunch.

   My current nomination for the best recipe in the book is Halibut Surprise, p. 134. I've made this for a number of potlucks since I found it. The first time EVERY adult at the meal asked for the recipe. Since then it's just been the ones who haven't already gotten it from me. This is an incredibly easy recipe to make, you can use halibut, salmon, shrimp, or crab (fresh king crab is awesome), and people will think you are an amazing cook. You can put it together before guests arrive; it doesn't need to be hovered over while cooking -- all in all, great for entertaining. Probably worth buying the book just for that!

   A lot of the recipes feature local specialities, but only of the sort which can be obtained in local supermarkets in the Lower 48 (I'm not saying it'll be just as good as using fresh halibut or Copper River reds, folks, but it will still be good). Unlike most Alaska cookbooks, this one has no recipes for moose or caribou. About the only ingredient that might be hard to find is fiddlehead ferns, but they can be mail ordered in cans if you can't get fresh.

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2 comments about Northwest Food & Wine: Great Food to Serve With the Wines of Oregon & Washington.

1. Unlike any other food and wine book, NORTHWEST Food and Wine, is the most current book on the foods and wines of Washington State and Oregon. It is an easy-to-read interesting compilation of the latest in food and wine trends from the great Pacific Northwest.



2. I've been looking for a cookbook that has wine pairings with food that won't break my budget and yet complement my choice of wines. The recipes are simple and tasty. Many cookbooks in the market today tend to be needlessly complicated or just plain out of reach to the average consumer. The Taggerts did a wonderful job of making this subject accessible but not condescending. It is just right for the budding wine enthusiast who love to cook. I've liked it so much that I'm giving a copy to a friend.

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1 comments about Seattle Picnics: Favorite Sites, Seasonal Menus, and 100 Recipes.

1. This appears to be the only book published (1991) by Barbara Holz Sullivan. Loaned to me by a good friend, I have enjoyed this to its fullest. I have long been a Seattleite, yet have learned places-to-go from this charming book ... and her picnic recommendations are positively fabulous (very practical, useful recipes). Unfortunately, I have learned that this book is currently out of print; I would most certainly like to acquire my own copy.

1 comments about Add Another Place Setting.

1. I've bought several copies of this book for friends and family -- it makes a great gift. There are a lot of good Southern recipes, beautiful photos and nice sidebars about Northwest Arkansas. Junior League cookbooks are the best!

2 comments about Pacific Northwest Palate: Four Seasons of Great Cooking.

1. This is a wonderful book! I go to it every time I have questions about terms, herbs, how to prepare specific items, the proper season to look for certain foods... etc. Not to mention the recipes, wow. You will impress family, friends and guests with the beautiful presentation and tastes and yet the recipes are easy to follow and explain things a novice cook (such as myself) would need to know. I am still learning from this cookbook and enjoying preparing and presenting these dishes. If this were the 1960's you would buy a Julia Child cookbook. Now, it should be this one. After years of cooking and many cook books this is still my go-to for information and a meal that is truly artful. And even if you are not lucky enough to live in the Pacific Northwest Susan Bradley coaches you through substituting fresh local food from your area. In a time of high gas prices and questionable products from far away places, cooking with local seasonal foods not only makes good sense but makes you a better chef. After several "dud" cookbooks lately I was hoping to find another one by this author... maybe one's in the works? Anyway, this is a must to own.



2. This is my all time favorite cookbook. Fresh, flavorful NW cuisine at its best. I love how the book is layed out by seasons. This book is timeless and is a "must have" for everyone that enjoys cooking.

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