Product Description

Fascinating histories of fifteen great lodges located in ten national parks unfold in this beautiful book. Chefs from each lodge share signature recipes that help create the ultimate in the national park lodge experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #371130 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-16
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

An elegant cookbook that will enhance any family or community library cookbook collection.
The recipes compiled, organized and presented in "Western National Parks' Lodges Cookbook" by food expert and travel writer Kathleen Bryant are drawn from the menus of fifteen Great Lodges located in ten national parks located throughout the American West. Superbly presented with full-color photography and historical notations about the lodges themselves, the recipes range from Pan-Seared Salmon Tostatas (El Tovar, Grand Canyon National Park); to Navajo Eggplant (Zion Park Lodge, Zion National Park); to Strawberry-Poppy Seed Shortcake with Grand Marnier Whipped Cream (The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park); to Watermelon, Tomato, and Feta Salad with White Balsamic Vinegar (Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood National Forest). Each featured and gourmet quality recipe is methodically organized and thoroughly 'kitchen cook' friendly. A fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in America's national park system, "Western National Parks' Lodges Cookbook" is an elegant cookbook that will enhance any family or community library cookbook collection.

Love to Cook, Hate to Cook, You'll Love this Book!
Two kinds of people will enjoy Western National Park Lodges Cookbook by noted Southwest author Kathleen Bryant: those who like food and those who don't. It serves up an exquisite reduction of the history of select lodges to perfectly complement the 10 national park entrées along with ravishing recipes and mouth-watering photographic accompaniments. More than a peek at elite chefs' favorite recipes (someone called it "food porn"!), it is a keepsake--a coffee table book that will bring back memories of each park you've visited as though the pictures were of your own choosing.

I stretched out on the sofa and began reading as soon as I got it. The lyrical yet spare style that packs each sentence with sensory images is familiar to more than a million readers worldwide who have "visited with" the author many times through her articles in "Arizona Highways." Bryant's book Sedona: Treasure of the Southwest is the best seller in the town it celebrates. The Four Corners: Timeless Lands of the Southwest follows closely behind and is a favorite of tourists to this part of the Southwest. I rushed to buy Kokopelli's Gift for my nephews to introduce them not only to the magic of the desert, but also to great writing.

Buy three copies of Western National Parks' Lodges Cookbook. One to browse through and collect with your vacation mementos, one to give to someone whose life you want to immediately enrich, and one for unexpected gift needs, like the open-house you're invited to next Sunday.