Synopses & Reviews
This magnificent collection of award-winners from America's state and county fairs--presented in the same appealing comb-bound, paper-over-boards format as the bestselling
Church Suppers--includes 693 delicious recipes sure to please everyone at the table.
Blue Ribbon Recipes is the ultimate collection of recipes from across the U.S.A. Created and tested by some of the best cooks ever--America's home cooks--each tasty dish is a proven award-winner from one of the country's many highly competitive state or county fair cooking competitions.
The recipes are simple to make and include something for everyone, from appetizers and salads to main dishes and entrees, from breads and pastries to desserts and preserves. Regional dishes encourage readers to sample favorites from every corner of America, including Bayou Breakfast Casserole, Corn-Jalapeño Fritters, Green Chile Whiskey Stew, Kansas City Beef, Balsamic Chicken with Peach Glaze, Lemonade Marmalade, Triple Layer Mud Pie, Maine Blueberry Pie, Cappuccino Cheesecake, and Molasses Sugar Cookies. Entertaining features throughout share with readers some state fair history and facts and give the recipes for such favorite fair foods as corn dogs, soft pretzels, and funnel cakes.
Filled with local flavor and handsomely illustrated with original illustrations of the food and ingredients, Blue Ribbon Recipes is a winner--and the perfect addition to every home kitchen.
Synopsis
Fair food is more than just corn dogs, cotton candy, jams, and cookies. Look within the pages of Blue Ribbon Recipes and you'll find a delicious, down-home array of state and county fair contest winners from across the U.S.A. from the Iowa State Fair to the San Diego state Fair, from the Maui Onion Festival to the Warrens Cranberry Festival, first-rate home cooking can be found in abundance within this collection of state and country fair award-winning recipes. Blue Ribbon Recipes includes the best of these ribbon-winners from all fifty states and from eighty fairs, which means there's something here for every person at your table. From appetizers to soups and sandwiches, from main dishes to bread, rolls and biscuits, from dips and dressings to every dessert imaginable, there's a recipe to satisfy every craving and for every occasion in Blue Ribbon Recipes.
About the Author
Barbara Greenman has developed and edited many cookbooks, including
The American Century Cookbook by Jean Anderson,
Family Circle All-Time Favorite Recipes,
Family Circle Best-Ever Cakes and Cookies, and the
America Loves... series by Linda West Eckhardt. She is also the editor of Black Dog & Leventhal's bestselling
Church Suppers,
Blue Ribbon Recipes, and
Church Socials. She lives in New York City.