Best of the Best from the
Plains Cookbook

By: Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley

Cookbook Features:

  • 401 of the most exceptional recipes from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas
  • Easy to follow recipes
  • Fascinating history and trivia about the region scattered throughout
  • Photographs and illustrations showcasing places and attractions in the Plains region
  • A New Cook'n Theme included.

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Best of the Best from the
Plains Cookbook

From God's Country to Your Table...

In this third volume of their regional series, editors Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley proudly present the special flavors of cooking in the Plains. Here, in addition to an abundance of delicious meat, bread, and potato recipes, outdoor life brings in mountain trout, pheasant, big game, wild berries . . . and big appetites to the campfire as well as to the kitchen table. No matter the indoor or outdoor cooking methods, the results yield the finest soups, stews, salads, desserts . . . it's just plain good cooking.

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Recipes Included with this Cookbook:

  • Quest for the Best Regional Cooking
  • Beverages and Appetizers
  • Homemade Orange Julius
  • Cranberry Cheesecake Shake
  • Graduation Punch
  • Wassail
  • French Iced Coffee
  • Hot Buttered Rum (Non-alcoholic)
  • Spicy Hummus
  • Black Bean Salsa
  • White Bean Dip
  • Nacho Cheese Dip
  • Shoe Peg Corn Dip
  • Gazpacho Dip
  • Major Grey's Delightful Dip
  • Idaho Caviar
  • Fresh Fruit with Sour Cream Grand Marnier Dipping Sauce
  • Apple Dip
  • Artichoke Heaven
  • Artichoke-Tomato Tart
  • Holiday Pinwheels
  • Cowboy Cheese Puffs
  • Sausage Squares
  • Onion Sausage Sticks
  • Classic Onion Bloom
  • Tater Wedges
  • Potato Logs
  • Hot Potato Skins
  • Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Devil Eggs
  • Cocktail Quiches
  • Apricot Chicken Wings
  • Beef in a Bread Bowl
  • Teriyaki Tidbits
  • Smoked Salmon Cheesecake
  • Homemade Fiddle Faddle
  • Munchies
  • Sesame Thins
  • Bread and Breakfast
  • Prairie Biscuits
  • Auntie Em's Cheddar Biscuits
  • Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Grandma's Minute Rolls
  • Easy Refrigerator Rolls
  • Fool-Proof Popovers
  • North Idaho Spoon Bread
  • Lily's Beer Bread
  • Bread in an Onion Ring
  • Cheezy Hot French Bread
  • Patio Bread
  • Parmesan Puffs
  • Poppy Seed Bread with Orange Glaze
  • Flatwillow Colony Zucchini Bread
  • Rhubarb Bread
  • Sausage Bread
  • Skillet Cornbread
  • Spicy Corn Muffins
  • Toffee Delight Muffins
  • Pumpkin Chip Muffins
  • Peach Upside Down Muffins
  • Almond Rusks
  • Trapper Peak Huckleberry Yogurt Muffins
  • Mocha Vanilla Huckleberry Muffins
  • Lemon Huckleberry Scones
  • Cranberry Walnut Scones
  • Quick Caramel Rolls
  • Opal’s Double Butterscotch Crescent Rolls
  • Cake Mix Sweet Rolls
  • Victory Baked Apple Rolls
  • Frosted Orange Rolls
  • Cinnamon Sunrise Bread
  • Almond Apple Coffeecake
  • Raspberry Cream French Toast
  • Old-Fashioned Potato Pancakes
  • Homemade Maple Syrup
  • Waffles Supreme
  • Sinfully Chocolate Waffles
  • Huckleberry Waffles
  • Cream Cheese Brunch Bars
  • Sunrise Enchiladas
  • Breakfast Pizza
  • Deviled Egg Bake
  • Scrumptious Eggs
  • Glacier Breakfast Bake
  • Breakfast in One
  • Breakfast in the Skillet
  • Spinach and Feta Scramble
  • Basque Baked Eggs
  • Copper King Cheese and Bacon Quiche
  • Egg Blossoms
  • Oven Apple Butter
  • Deluxe Crockpot Oatmeal
  • Soups, Chilis, and Stews
  • Baked Potato Soup
  • Potato Soup
  • Cheesy Potato Soup
  • Broccoli Cheese Soup #
  • Zuppa Tortellini (Tortellini Soup)
  • Hamburger Soup
  • Wagon Master Soup
  • Hearty Hamburger Soup
  • Spanish Rice and Beef Soup
  • Dorothy’s Taco Soup
  • Country Chicken and Barley Soup
  • Red and Gold Split Pea Soup
  • Pen’s Lentil Soup
  • Eat Your Carrots Soup
  • Fresh Cream of Tomato Soup
  • Cheatin’ Chicken Chowder
  • All American Clam Chowder
  • Thunder Mountain Turkey Soup
  • Turkey Gumbo
  • Chili and Cornbread
  • Cow Punching Chili and Dumplings
  • Northwest Chili
  • Gunsmoke Chili
  • Chili for a Crowd
  • Drovers' Stew
  • Shepherd's Stew
  • Basque Bean Stew
  • Rattlesnake Stew
  • Christmas Eve Beef Stew
  • Salads
  • Country Coleslaw
  • Crispy Oriental Salad
  • Spinach Salad
  • Spinach-Avocado-Orange Toss
  • Avocado Citrus Toss
  • Six "S" Salad
  • Autumn Salad
  • Strawberry & Romaine Salad
  • Zesty New Potato Salad
  • Easy German Potato Salad
  • Sweet-Sour Green Beans
  • Bean Salad
  • Mexicali Chicken Bean Salad
  • Marinated Onion-Tomato Salad
  • Smoked Turkey Salad
  • More Than Chicken Salad
  • Cranberry Chicken Salad
  • Garden Fresh Chicken Pasta Salad
  • Gwen's Macaroni Salad
  • Greek Feta Salad
  • Fettuccine Heaven Salad
  • Hidden Pear Salad
  • Pear and Walnut Salad
  • Festive Cranberry Salad
  • Overnight Layered Fruit Salad
  • Lemon Jell-O Salad
  • Cucumber Sauce
  • Hot Bacon Dressing
  • Raspberry Vinaigrette
  • Grandmother's Mayonnaise
  • Vegetables
  • Roasted Potatoes
  • Ruth’s Smashed Potato Bites
  • Heavenly Sour Cream Potatoes
  • Flathead Lake Monster Potatoes
  • Microwave Scalloped Potatoes
  • Easy au Gratin Potatoes
  • Puffy Coated Onion Rings
  • Caramelized Onion Tarts with Gorgonzola Sauce
  • Honeyed Onions
  • Microwave Creamed Onions
  • Spinach Casserole
  • Spinach and Feta Pie
  • Zucchini Pie
  • Impossible Garden Pie
  • Bountiful Stuffed Squash
  • Baked Cabbage
  • Nebraska Corn Pie
  • Triple Corn Casserole
  • Corn Casserole
  • Fresh Vegetable Medley with Parmesan-Lemon Sauce
  • Zippy Glazed Carrots
  • Fun Lady’s Tomato Pie
  • Asparagus Casserole
  • Pop’s Pepper Poppers
  • Garlicky Green Beans with Mushrooms
  • Barbecued Green Beans
  • Baked Bean Casserole
  • Chuck Wagon Bean Pot
  • Cowboy Beans
  • Firehole Beans
  • Idaho Buckaroo Beans
  • Pasta, Rice, Etc
  • Creamy Garden Spaghetti
  • Mock Lasagna Rolls with Cheese Filling
  • Chicken Lasagna
  • Sundance Ziti
  • Pasta Primavera
  • Pasta with the Works
  • Pizza Hot Dish
  • Speedy Overnight Casserole
  • Mrs Annie Krug’s Goulash
  • Basque Style Paella
  • Turkey and Brown Rice Casserole
  • Rice with Ham and Shrimp
  • Wild Rice Casserole
  • Feta-Crab Quiche
  • Crustless Quiche
  • Hash Brown Quiche
  • Tomato, Basil and Cheese Pie
  • Super Stuffed Pizza
  • Meats
  • Peppery T-Bone Steaks & Chili Corn
  • Barbecued Steak
  • Pepper Steak
  • Chicken-Fried Steak
  • Beef Pineapple Fantasy
  • My Favorite Beef Stroganoff
  • Six-Shooter Steak
  • Chili on a Stick
  • Southwestern Beef Brisket
  • Working Man’s Roast
  • French Dip
  • Tenderloin with Shiitake Sauce
  • Beef Tenderloin with Pepper Jelly Sauce
  • Roast Beef Pastries
  • Montana Pasty
  • Potato Pepperoni Hot Dish
  • Hobo Dinners
  • Hobo Delight
  • Sweet and Sour Meatballs
  • Swedish Meatballs with Red Wine Sauce
  • Border Burgers
  • Green Chile Cheese Burgers by Denise
  • Shepherd’s Pie
  • Cheese-Filled Meat Loaf
  • Summer Sausage
  • Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
  • Quick Crescent Taco Pie
  • Walking Taco
  • Tamale Pie
  • Veal Parmigiana
  • Liver and Onions
  • Western Barbecued Ribs
  • Jerry’s Superb Short Ribs
  • Kurt’s Killer Pork Ribs
  • Blue Ribbon Barbecued Country Back Ribs
  • Orange-Glazed Pork Butt
  • Bourbon Pork Tenderloins
  • Pork Chop and Potato Bake
  • Pork Sauerkraut Platter
  • Apple Baked Pork Chops with Sherry
  • Dutch Oven Pork Chops
  • Chalupa
  • Ham Loaf
  • Tangy Glazed Hams
  • Leg of Lamb of the West
  • Brats, Beer, and Onion Packet
  • Pepper-Style Jerky
  • Poultry
  • Mandarin Chicken with Broccoli
  • Real Fried Chicken
  • Hunter’s Chicken
  • Chicken Breast with Cranberry Orange Sauce
  • Blue Spruce Olive Chicken Mozzarella
  • Garlic Lovers’ Chicken
  • Chicken Chalupas
  • Fantastic Chicken Fajitas
  • Chicken Enchiladas
  • The World’s Easiest Chicken
  • Dutch Oven Chicken Dinner
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken
  • Oven Barbecued Chicken
  • Juicy Baked Chicken and Mushrooms
  • Chicken Squares with Mushroom Sauce
  • Chicken and Stuffing Casserole
  • Hot Chicken Sandwich
  • Chicken Pie
  • Guilt-Free Gourmet Turkey Burgers
  • Turkey Rolls
  • Crock-Pot Dressing
  • Cornbread Dressing, Country Style
  • Game
  • Burger Pot Pie
  • Country Hash
  • Chicken Fried Venison Steak
  • Prime Rib of Venison
  • Venison North Idaho
  • Smoked Deer Ham
  • Teriyaki Elk Kabob
  • Bou Bobs
  • Wild Game Dip
  • Basic Jerky
  • Quail Cook-In-A-Bag
  • River Roast Wild Goose
  • Creamed Pheasant with Caramelized Onions
  • Flint Ridge Pheasant
  • Sautéed Duck Breasts with Roasted Apples on Pasta
  • Duck and Wild Rice Trail Casserole
  • Seafood
  • Trout in Foil
  • Blodgett Lake Stuffed Trout
  • Papa’s Favorite Trout
  • Sugar-Cured Rainbows
  • Platte River Catfish Fillets
  • Dutch Oven Halibut
  • Walleye Whopper
  • Fillet of Salmon with Tomato Beurre Blanc
  • Orange and Herb Salmon
  • Seafood Giovanni
  • Feta Shrimp Bake
  • Cakes
  • Punch Bowl Cake
  • Almost Better Than Harrison Ford Cake
  • Twice the Guilt Cake
  • Rave Reviews Coconut Cake
  • Poppy Seed Cake
  • Rhubarb Cake Quicky
  • Simply Great Pineapple Cake
  • Victorian Applesauce Cake
  • Stack Cake
  • Apple Crisp Cake
  • Easy Strawberry Cake
  • Cranberry Cake with Cream Sauce
  • Hootenholler Whiskey Cake
  • Peanut Crunch Cake
  • Burnt Sugar Candy Bar Cake
  • Potato Cake
  • Filled Fudge Cake
  • Four-Day Make-Ahead Sour Cream Fudge Torte
  • Black Joe Cake
  • Idaho Chocolate Cake
  • Cherry Chocolate Dump Cake
  • Black Forest Cake
  • Cheesecake Cups
  • Lemon Cheesecake
  • Blender Red-Raspberry Cheesecake
  • Snow White Cheesecake
  • God’s Country White Chocolate Cheesecake
  • Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake
  • Amaretto Cheesecake
  • Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake
  • Cookies and Candies
  • Best in the West Sugar Cookies
  • Basque Wedding Cookies
  • Cornflake Macaroons
  • Snow Flurries
  • Gingersnaps
  • Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies
  • Chocolate Malt Ball Cookies
  • Pineapple Drop Cookies
  • Lollipop Cookies
  • Perfect Raisin Cookies
  • One Cup Cookies
  • Chocolate-Peppermint Cream Cookies
  • Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Macadamia Chip Cookies
  • Wyoming Whopper Cookies
  • Peanut Butter Middles
  • Chrys’ Devil Hermits
  • Interstate Bar Cookies
  • Marshmallow Krispie Bars
  • Almond Bars
  • Oatmeal-Cheesecake-Cranberry Bars
  • Date Bars
  • Bing Bars
  • Rhubarb Dream Bars
  • Apple Bars
  • Sour Cream Raisin Bars
  • Yaak Trail Bars
  • Pecan Pie Bars
  • Rocky Road Fudge Bars
  • Fudgy Chocolate Cookie Bars
  • German Chocolate Caramel Brownies
  • Triple Fudge Brownies
  • Cinnamon Brownies
  • Orange Gumdrop Chews
  • Moon Rocks
  • Vinegar Taffy
  • Popcorn Balls
  • Old-Fashioned Toffee
  • Peanut Clusters
  • Holiday Chocolate Almond Wedges (Candy Pizza)
  • Beef Fudge
  • Mashed Potato Fudge
  • See’s Fudge
  • Spud Candy
  • Pies and Other Desserts
  • Montana Huckleberry Pie
  • Montana Huckleberry Chocolate Fleck Pie
  • Easy Huckleberry Ice Cream