Best of the Best from Michigan

Best of the Best from Michigan

From: Gwen McKee

from the Best of the Best Series

Cookbook Features:

  • Over 400 Selected Recipes from Michigan's Favorite Cookbooks
  • Includes photographs, illustrations, and historacl facts and trivia
  • Includes valuable information on leading tourist attractions and festivals
  • Includes a listing of all the parks in the state
  • Classic Blue Theme included.

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Best of the Best from Michigan

From: Gwen McKee


In this updated edition of Best of the Best from Michigan Cookbook, you'll find delicious recipes such as Country Apple Coffee Cake, Upper Peninsula Pasties, Mennonite Summer Borscht, Garlic-Rosemary Roasted Chicken, and Snow Flake Cookies.

In addition to over 400 time-tested and perfected family recipes that capture the flavor of Michigan, the cookbook also contains photographs, illustrations, and historical facts and trivia that convey the uniqueness of the Great Lakes State. There's valuable information on leading tourist attractions and festivals, plus a complete listing of all the parks in the state. A section in the back lists contributing cookbooks with ordering information—perfect for cookbook collectors.


Reviews


"We love this series of cook books. They give endless ideas whats to make. This book provides tastety and not too complex recipies from the car state. We visit Michigan quite much and hear the concrete road noise under our wheels quite frequently. Hence its time to experience the food from the North. Also here there is influence from the South.

The build up of the book is as all the others for quick orientation - morning -. drinks - starters - main - dessert." --Jörg Eggers


"From this delightful cookbook I learned that Michigan produces about 75 percent of the tart cherries in the US. Another interesting fact is that many Michigan dishes have been influenced by German immigrants. That being said if you're baking a cherry pie or constructing a German Potato Salad then Best of the Best from Michigan makes for a wonderful resource.

In my experience this "Best of the Best" series works best if it draws from a variety of sources. Pleased to say that this edition draws from a large body of contributing cookbooks.

As an added bonus this book includes interesting facts about the state and quite a few famous residents of Michigan are mentioned. Best of the Best from Michigan Cookbook is definitely one of the best of this series." --The Scoot

"I loved Michigan so much and was talking about it at work found out three co-workers had same books different states, so we traded off. This Christmas when no one know what to get anyone we are going to buy more states to add to our collection. Just the fun facts of each state were a walk down memory lane.. will make a great present any time of year! Well made, pictures were wonderful, can't say enough" -- bush1974

Includes the Classic Blue Theme



About the Author


Gwen McKee is a publisher with a mission. As the co-founder (with her husband, Barney) and the editor-in-chief of Quail Ridge Press, she has dedicated the past two decades to preserving America's food heritage. Through Quail Ridge Press, Gwen has now accomplished much of this task by creating the 50-volume Best of the Best State Cookbook Series that includes over 20,000 classic recipes. Today Quail Ridge Press is one of the most successful regional publishers, and certainly one of the most thriving publishing houses owned by a woman.

Gwen's interest in preserving "real" American food came naturally. Like most native Southerners, she was influenced by a family immersed in the traditions of Southern cooking and entertaining. Over a period of many years, Gwen collected recipes that were handed down through her family for traditional holidays and reunions.

Gwen McKee's first venture in publishing came after she and Barney moved to Jackson, Mississippi, when he became Director of the University Press of Mississippi. She was approached by two ladies, Ruth Moorman and Lalla Williams, with a small 80-page manuscript called The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook. Risking her family's meager savings, Gwen published the book, which sold out in three weeks. She knew that she had tapped into a market seeking something different. For the next few years, she slowly expanded, publishing four additional theme cookbooks.

Four years later Barney had joined Gwen, and they now had a full-blown publishing company named after the street where they lived, Quail Ridge Drive. They also had a unique idea--a cookbook that celebrated the best recipes from all the best cookbooks in Mississippi. After extensive research throughout the state, and lots of recipe testing, Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook was published. Thus Gwen McKee began her quest to preserve the best recipes of America. Now, 28 years later, 48 volumes in the Best of the Best State Cookbook Series are currently in print, each featuring favorite recipes from the leading cookbooks found throughout every state in the country.

In 1997 Quail Ridge Press and Gwen reached an entirely new plateau when the QVC selected Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook as the winner of its "Quest for America's Best--QVC's 50 in 50 Tour" contest. The book sold out within two minutes during its first appearance, and remained a favorite that sold out many times afterward in subsequent showings. This initiated a series of QVC presentations in which over 175,000 Best of the Best cookbooks were sold over the next three years.

In 1999 Gwen McKee took another important step in reaching her goal by creating the Recipe Hall of Fame Collection. The Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook, featuring 450 winning recipes from all the Best of the Best state books, was an instant hit, selling 65,000 copies within the first few months of publication. With over 700,000 copies in print, the collection now includes Recipe Hall of Fame Dessert Cookbook, Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook, and Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook II in addition to the original Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook.

Gwen McKee is also the editor of Beyond Grits & Gravy and Best of the Best from America Cookbook. She is the author The Little Gumbo Book and The Little New Orleans Cookbook, the latter of which has been translated into French. These two gift cookbooks were a natural progression, as Gwen was born and reared in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was educated at Louisiana State University where her major studies and interests were journalism, English, Delta Gamma and Barney.

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Recipe Included with this Cookbook:


  • Simply Cherry Smoothie
  • Chocolate Banana Milkshake
  • Just Yummy
  • Creamy Hot Chocolate
  • Spicy Warm Cider
  • Wassail
  • Grandma's Fruit Slush
  • Lime Frosted Party Punch
  • Red Wine Punch
  • Boerenmeisjes Cocktail
  • Mama Wang's Spinach Squares
  • Appetizer Quiche
  • Summer Pizza
  • Hot Rye
  • Pigeon River Pate Savory Baguette
  • Black Bean Cakes with White Salsa
  • Crunchy Cheese Ball
  • Jacquie Caters Nutty Cherry Gorgonzola Balls
  • Shrimp Marinated in Beer
  • Mexican Bean Dip
  • Tarantula Dip
  • Beer Dip
  • Artichoke Hearts Cheese Dip
  • Chili Cheese Dip
  • Fruit Dip
  • Mango Salsa
  • Hazelnut Cream Cheese
  • Chili Sauce
  • Green Pepper Jelly
  • Caramel Corn
  • Puppy Chow
  • Teddy Bear Snack Mix
  • Bonita's Beer Bread
  • Apple Nut Bread
  • Applesauce Bread
  • Cranberry Pecan Bread
  • Pork and Beans Bread
  • Magi Bread
  • Pumpkin Dessert Bread
  • Brian's Cinnamon Bubble Loaf
  • Parmesan Bread
  • Banana Bread
  • Banana Nut Bread
  • Moist Cornbread
  • For Sure Popovers
  • Potato Biscuits
  • Breakfast Polenta
  • Quick and Easy Refrigerator Rolls
  • Pam's Dinner Rolls
  • Huckleberry Scones
  • Kolach (Hungarian Poppy Seed Roll)
  • Banana Date Nut Muffins
  • Cherry Crumb Muffins
  • Blueberry Muffins
  • Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake
  • Country Apple Coffee Cake
  • Easter Strudel
  • Cinnamon Twists
  • Nutty Sticky Buns
  • Orange Sticky Buns
  • Fabulous French Toast
  • Apple Cinnamon French Toast
  • Blueberry French Toast
  • Potato Pancakes
  • Blueberry Pancakes
  • Apple Pecan Waffles
  • Michigan Baked Oatmeal
  • Breakfast Souffle
  • Egg and Ham Strata
  • Omelet in a Bag
  • Oven Baked Vegetable Omelet
  • Golden Rod Eggs
  • Scrambled Eggs with Cream Cheese and Chives
  • Eggs Monterey
  • Eggs and Mushrooms au Gratin
  • Spicy Pears in Cranberry Sauce
  • Citrus Combo
  • Ginger Baked Peaches
  • Cinnamon Breakfast Apples
  • Spatzle (Drop Noodles)
  • Marinated Focaccia Bread Sandwiches
  • The Ultimate Corned Beef Sandwich at Home
  • Pizza Muffins
  • Asparagus Tomato Soup
  • So Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
  • Roasted Garlic Soup
  • Cheesy Broccoli Soup
  • Judy's Homemade Cheese Soup
  • Cauliflower Ham Cheese Soup
  • Pease Soup
  • Beet Soup (Borscht)
  • Hearty Italian Soup
  • Mennonite Summer Borscht
  • Swiss Peasant Bread Soup
  • Spicy Pasta, Bean, and Sausage Soup
  • Soup of Dried Favas, Cauliflower, Potatoes, and Olive Oil
  • Gatherer's Soup (Morel and Barley with Wild Leek)
  • Dr. Mike's "Stay Well" Soup
  • Sous Chef's Vegetable Puree
  • Saudi Lentil Zucchini (Shorbat Bazeela)
  • French Onion Soup with Swiss Cheese Croutons
  • Sun Kissed Soup
  • La Garbure (French Cabbage Soup)
  • Quick Corn Chowder
  • Golden Peach Gazpacho
  • Taco Soup
  • White Chili
  • White Chicken Chili
  • Grandpa Lenny's Famous Chili
  • Winterfest Chili
  • Quick and Creamy Chicken Stew
  • Sweet and Sour Beef Stew with Dried Cherries
  • Beef Stew with Wine
  • Venison Stew
  • Jeffrey's Secret Spice Blend
  • Breast of Chicken Raspberry
  • Raspberry-Glazed Grilled Chicken
  • Chicken with Bing Cherry Sauce
  • "Weird" Cranberry Chicken
  • Breasts with Leeks and Oranges
  • Scalloped Chicken
  • Baked Chicken Breasts Supreme
  • Autumn Chicken
  • Friendship Chicken Casserole
  • Forgotten Chicken
  • Sherried Chicken
  • Garlic Rosemary Roasted Chicken
  • Stir Fried Chicken
  • Honey Baked Chicken
  • Cheddar Chicken Harvest Pie
  • Chicken Enchiladas
  • Bengal Lime Curry
  • Barbecue Chicken Wings
  • Spicy Tandoori
  • One Pot Chicken Dinner
  • Poulet Pour la Famille
  • Chicken Glacies
  • Chicken Salad Pockets
  • "Mud" Chicken
  • Turkey Hash
  • Turkey Casserole
  • Duck Orange
  • Pleasant Pheasant
  • Morel Stuffed Grouse
  • Zucchini and Corn Salad
  • Broccoli Slaw
  • Broccoli Salad
  • Three Bean Salad
  • Tabbouleh Salad
  • Asparagus and Mustard Dill Dressing
  • Swiss Layered Salad
  • Nancy Stuck's Cherry Ramen Noodle Salad
  • Napa Cabbage and Sesame Salad
  • Kozmo's Coleslaw
  • Sweet Cabbage Salad with Apple and Walnuts
  • Fruited Winter Slaw
  • Warm Spinach Salad
  • Holiday Salad
  • Oven Roasted Beet, Bacon, and Spinach Salad
  • Great Grape Chicken Salad
  • Island Turkey Salad
  • Grilled Chicken Salad
  • Taco Salad
  • Taco Salad 2
  • Steak and Mushroom Salad
  • Leelanau Country Inn's Salad Leelanau
  • Bev's Strawberry Pecan Salad
  • Peach Waldorf Salad
  • Mandarin Orange Salad
  • Deviled Eggs
  • Basil Tortellini Salad
  • Wilderness Bay Whitefish Salad
  • Heavenly Hash
  • German Potato Salad
  • Hot German Potato Salad
  • Picnic Potato Salad
  • Cherry Walnut Couscous Salad
  • Cranberry Souffle
  • Grape Salad
  • Cherry Cran Salad
  • Saltless Seasoning
  • Pistachio Cottage Cheese Salad
  • Cool Cucumber Relish
  • Cranberry Relish
  • Simple Mayonnaise
  • Apple Cider Vinaigrette
  • Sweet Potato Mash
  • Sweet Potato Casserole
  • Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples
  • Apples and Potatoes (German)
  • Spicy Grilled Potatoes
  • Herb Roasted Potatoes
  • Potato Wedges
  • Zesty Twice Baked Potatoes
  • Hash Brown Casserole
  • Baked Bean Casserole
  • Calico Beans
  • Gumbo Beans
  • Grilled Zucchini Boats with Cheese
  • Oven Fried Zucchini Spears
  • Garden Ratatouille
  • Corn Casserole
  • Corn Fritters
  • Country Tomato Pie
  • Tomatoes Stuffed with Orzo
  • Real German Onion Tart
  • Creamed Onions
  • Kraut for Bratwurst and Kraut
  • Spinach Squares
  • Pickled Asparagus
  • Asparagus Vinaigrette
  • Asparagus au Gratin
  • Buffet Mushrooms
  • Elmer Thomas' Scalloped Pineapple
  • Five Ingredient Lasagna
  • Sharon's Lasagna
  • Mexican Lasagna
  • Mexican Manicotti
  • Mexican Stuffed Shells
  • Deluxe Macaroni and Cheese
  • Pasta with Anchovies and Capers
  • Mushroom Spinach Pasta
  • Sausage Pasta Fagioli with Spinach
  • Jambalaya
  • Spanish Rice
  • Mushroom Wild Rice Casserole
  • Broccoli Quiche
  • Hash Brown Quiche
  • Zucchini Quiche
  • Bubble Up Pizza
  • Spice-It-Up Seasoning Mix
  • Southwest Rib Eyes
  • Lemon Grilled Ribs
  • Weekend Spareribs
  • Oven Roasted Honey and Beer Ribs
  • Jim's Italian Beef
  • Cold Marinated Brisket
  • Good-As-It-Gets Grillers
  • Italian Beef Hoagies
  • Orange Sauce and Beef Stir Fry
  • Hungarian Beef Goulash
  • Steak and Kidney Pie
  • Great Grandma Deia's Cabbage Rolls
  • Unstuffed Cabbage
  • Burrito Bake
  • Enchiladas
  • Cheeseburger Pie
  • Minchilli Meatballs
  • Zesty Meatballs
  • Dad's Favorite Meatballs
  • Hearty Meat Loaf
  • Best Ever Sloppy Joes
  • Upper Peninsula Pasties
  • Sweet 'n Sour Pork
  • Sweet and Sour Pork Roast
  • Tourtiere French Canadian (Quebec) Meat Pie
  • Polynesian Pork
  • Orange Cranberry Pork Chops
  • Corn Dogs
  • Crockpot Wild Boar
  • Wine Sauce for Roast Game
  • Venison Steak
  • Venison Pot Roast
  • Venison Roll Ups
  • Venison Stroganoff
  • Elk, Venison, or Moose Oven Burgundy
  • Big Game Baked Round Steak
  • Fried Rabbit
  • Rabbit in Herb Sauce
  • Oven Fried Fish Sticks
  • Beer Baked Whitefish
  • Grilled Salmon with Pineapple Salsa
  • Salmon Cakes
  • Salmon Fillets with Mustard Sauce
  • Zesty Grilled Tuna
  • Open Fire Walleye Fish Fry
  • Baked Stuffed Trout
  • Stuffed Scrod
  • Swordfish Picata
  • Grilled Shrimp with Lemon and Garlic
  • Tempura Fried Soft Shell Crab
  • Charley's Bucket
  • Chef Larry's Tartar Sauce
  • Buttermilk Apple Cake
  • Fresh Apple Cake
  • Rosewater Currant Cake
  • Blueberry Cake
  • Peachy Cake
  • Pumpkin Pie Cake
  • Carrot Cake
  • Maryette's Carrot Cake
  • Date Krumbles
  • Mexican Fruitcake
  • Chocolate and Cherry Ring
  • Tapawingo's Molten Chocolate Cakes with Cherries
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Better Than Almost Anything Cake
  • Chocolate Sour Cream Coffee Cake
  • Pumpkin Roll
  • Pineapple Sheet Cake
  • Rhubarb Pudding Cake
  • Harvey Wallbanger Cake
  • Wacky Cake
  • Peanut Butter Cake
  • Cracked Egg Cake
  • Coconut Pound Cake
  • Apple Cider Pound Cake
  • Loaf Cake - 1920
  • Outrageous Cheesecake
  • Pretzel Cheese Cake
  • Turtle Cheesecake
  • The Parish House Inn Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Cherry Chocolate Cookies
  • Low Fat Chocolate Turtle Cookies
  • Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
  • Jan Hagel (Sugar Cookies)
  • Sugar and Spice Cookies
  • Snow Flake Cookies
  • Festive Gingerbread Cookies
  • Gingerbread Cookies
  • Lemon Shortbread Cookies
  • Whipped Shortbread
  • Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Walnut Crescents
  • Zucchini Cookies
  • Snowy Teacakes
  • Raspberry Chip Walnut Biscotti
  • Chocolate Raspberry Bars
  • Cherry Cheese Brownie Bars
  • Brownie Mix in a Jar
  • Fudge Bars
  • Hungarian Fruit Pastry Bars
  • Easy Time Squares
  • Walnut Bars
  • Light Lemon Squares
  • Tiger Butter
  • Coconut Peanut Butter Logs
  • Date Roll
  • Banket (Almond Roll)
  • Chocolate Brownie Hearts
  • Chocolate Amaretto Truffles
  • Crispy Nests
  • Holiday Wreath
  • Peanut Butter Christmas Mice
  • Angel Wings
  • Mom's Teddy Bear
  • Chocolate Golf Balls
  • Chocolate Covered Eggs
  • Grandma's Peanut Butter Fudge
  • Michigan Nut and Berry Bark
  • Mary K's Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
  • Bertha's Foolproof Pie Crusts
  • Peach Schnapps Pie
  • Bob Hope's Lemon Pie
  • Rhubarb Raisin Pie
  • Japanese Fruit Pie
  • Banana Cream Pie
  • Custard Pie
  • Fresh Berry Berry Pie
  • Sugar Free Cherry Pie
  • Cherry Pie Filling and Crust
  • Paper Bag Apple Pie
  • Field Trip Apple Crunch
  • Sour Cream Apple Squares
  • Keith Famie's Michigan Apple and Cherry Cobbler
  • Baked Cherry Dessert
  • Chocolate Eclair Dessert
  • Surprise
  • Cream Puff Dessert
  • Pistachio Dessert
  • Blueberry Dumplings
  • Springtime English Trifle
  • Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
  • Elegant Lady Finger Dessert
  • Custard
  • Mother's Rhubarb Pudding
  • Chocolate Mousse with Bailey's Cream
  • Blueberry Freeze
  • Lori's Easy Magic Shell Ice Cream Dessert
  • Hot Fudge Sauce
  • Apple Crisp Parfait
  • Heavenly Dessert
  • Listy (a Czech/Bohemian pastry)
  • Creamy Layered Fruit Sensation
  • Arch Rock
  • Big Sable Point Lighthouse
  • Bridalveil Falls
  • Cherry Blossoms
  • Detroit
  • Dog Sled Racing
  • Famous Michiganians
  • Gerald R. Ford
  • Grand Hotel
  • Hitsville USA... Where It All Began
  • Langley Bridge
  • Laughing Whitefish Falls
  • Lumberman's Monument
  • Mackinac Bridge
  • Mackinac Island
  • Michigan State Capitol
  • Michigan Timeline
  • Nickless-Hubinger Mill
  • Parks in Michigan
  • Pheasants
  • Renaissance Center
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes
  • Sunflowers
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls
  • Windmill Island
  • Wolverines
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