Synopses & Reviews
In a cooks spur-of-the-moment search for a good recipe, one will always find it in The Overlake Cookbook. This little blue book of great recipes, a Pacific Northwest community favorite, has moved from the Seattle market into the national market due to its universal appeal for the busy cook or new cook or active family anyone who wants well-balanced but fun and easy meals with great flavor the next best thing to reservations! There are 180 recipes to fit the casual menu or spark party fare while still satisfying nutritional concerns. As with her other books, the author, Bonnie Stewart Mickelson, entices the reader into the recipes with catchy descriptions of their origins and guaranteed success, plus fun, creative menu suggestions.
Review
Quick-to-fix, easy and delicious recipes... this collection lives up to that. Many of the recipes are unusual... gems brought back from an overseas stay, favorites recalled from childhood, or treasured recipes given as gifts from friends. Author/editor Bonnie Stewart Mickelson has put this book together with the same flair as the Private Collections, which she edited for the Junior League of Palo Alto. As with all her books, she has personally and thoroughly tested each recipe before writing it. Its a special book.
Journal American
About the Author
Cookbook collectors will recognize author Bonnie Stewart Mickelson as editor of the Tastemaker Award-winning Private Collection and Private Collection 2, published by the Junior League of Palo Alto. Under her own umbrella, she wrote the beloved Hollyhocks & Radishes, which has won three national awards. Born and reared in northeastern Ohio, Bonnie and her husband and family of 15 children were long-time residents of the San Francisco Bay area, and presently reside near Seattle. Her artistic and journalism backgrounds, combined with the skills she acquired cooking and entertaining for many, have substantiated her success. She writes with clarity, imparting sincere credence to each recipe. But it is her warmth and spontaneity that set her books apart.