The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook

by Diane Roupe, Sharon K. Soder (Illustrator), Mike Dieter (Photographer)

Nearly 1,000 crowd-pleasing and award-winning recipes presented in an easy, step-by-step format to ensure success for anyone-even beginners. More than just a comprehensive cookbook, The Blue Ribbon Country Cookbook contains easy-to-follow techniques and detailed explanations that ensure success. Chapters include every type of food, from soups and stews to pies and tarts, and recipes range from traditional favorites to more contemporary dishes such as Fresh Pear Salad with Ginger Dressing and Rosemary Chicken with Red Raspberry Sauce. What makes this book so special is not just the large number of recipes but also the amount of indispensable information that it contains. An Amazon reviewer explains the book "After 16 years of marriage, I was still not able to make some of the dishes my husband's mom did. I never quite got it right. I can now! In her book, Diane taught me the basics of cooking from scratch and now I receive the highest compliment--As Good as Mom's and Grandma's."

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

660 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book in 2001 at the Minnesota State Fair and Ms. Roupe signed it. It has been a constant companion in my kitchen ever since. Today I am consulting it again to bake a fresh peach pie. This book has a comprehensive collection of good recipes that work and turn out consistently delicious results. I highly recommend it whenever I'm asked for a cook book.

[Glenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

American home cooking with detailed descriptions of preparation procedures -- you will be a successful cook if you follow Diane's recipes. Personal favorite: Top the Pumpkin Bars, pg. 592, with the Creamy Cinnamon Frosting, pg. 578.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

What kind of monster puts Miracle Whip in guacamole? The reliance on Miracle Whip in much of the book made me not want to finish, but the dessert section save the book. The pie chapter alone is worth reading this book. Yum.