The All-American Cowboy Grill
Sizzlin' Recipes from the World's Greatest Cowboys
Authors: Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, Ken Beck and Jim Clark
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press, 2004

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We were honored that Cheryl was able to join us last year. Click the photo for a picture of her taken at the Buckaroo Book Shop, part of the 2009 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival.

From our Purveyor of Books:
It's no secret that I'm a Gene Autry fan so I went right to the index to find his favorite recipes...and on pg. 118 is Ina Autry's Veal Chops California and pg. 202 Gene Autry's Hearty Western Chocolate Chip Cookies. By the way, we've prepared both and they are delicious!

This is a really fun recipe book...for the chef and armchair reader alike. Just flipping through to look at the recipe titles and photos is fun. From Guy Williams (TV's Zorro) is Outlaws-on-the-Lam Grilled Lamb, from Will Rogers is Grin and Lariat Grilled Vegetables, and from Glen Campbell's kitchen comes Rhinestone Cowboy Brussel Sprouts. Here's William Boyd's (Hopalong Cassidy) favorite salad fixins: Bar 20 Spinach Salad with Sweet Parsley Dressing and a favorite of Audie Murphy, Sure-Shot Peanut Stuffed Celery!

From the Publisher:
The All-American Cowboy Grill blazes a new trail through the Old West as it partners 200 savory recipes from American cowboys and cowgirls of movie, TV, rodeo, and music fame with 100 photos and sidebars of related interest.

 

Riding shotgun with the recipes of the celebrities are mouth-watering recipes rustled up by cooks from some of the top real-life ranches of the western United States.

This time around the call to "come and get it!" has the cooks focusing on recipes for the home and patio grill. The bulk of the recipes feature entrees, the star of the grill, but those recipes are complemented with a variety of other dishes that can be prepared on the grill, including vegetables, breads, and desserts, and an assortment of foods that accompany a grilled supper such as cool, cool beverages and side dishes.

The book has short sidebars with real western history as well as western pop culture trivia from the movies and TV. There are short articles on famous western tourist and museum sites. Here is an example of the fun, extra material that makes this cookbook such good reading, along with Roy Rogers' recipe for the best Corn on the Cob are his ten Riders Club Rules:

About the Authors:
{>}Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, grew up in the San Fernando Valley where Trigger was her pet. Today, she and her husband, Larry, travel the United States in their RV making appearances at major western film and music festivals. She is the author of Cowboy Princess.

Ken Beck and Jim Clark are free lance writers who have written numerous books, including Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook and The All-American Cowboy Cookbook. Ken is an editor for The Tennessean and lives in Watertown, Tennessee. Jim is founder of the Andy Griffin Show Rerun Watcher's Club and lives in Nashville.

Hardcover, comb bound for easy use. B&W photos. 225 pp. Index of  featured Cowboys and Index of Recipes. List of Guest Ranches and Chuck Wagons who contributed recipes. List of website links.

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