The heyday of the true cowboy may have ended long ago, but our fascination with that way of life lives on. The Canadian Cowboy Cookbook is a tip of the hat to all things cowboy, including archival photos and historical information interspersed with delicious recipes to provide an intimate glimpse into life as it was on the range.
Cowboy aficionados can now rustle up chow that would do even the crankiest chuckwagon cook proud. Some recipes are authentic cowboy fare, while others have a contemporary twist. The result is delicious food steeped in the romantic nostalgia of a bygone age recreated for a modern audience:
• the pancake breakfast complete with flapjacks, sausages, scrambled eggs and coffee
• cornbread biscuits, Johnny cake and hard tack
• buckaroo burgers, hamburger hash and shepherd’s pie
• chuckwagon stew, baked beans and prairie oysters
• berry cobbler, burnt sugar rolls and matrimonial cake.
So, whether you are firing up the barbecue, dusting off the Dutch oven or simply turning on your stove, this celebration of outdoor cooking has something for you, along with practical suggestions for entertaining family and friends in the backyard or at the cabin.