Description: When Kit Carson lay dying, his famous last words were reputed to be, "I wish there was time for just one more bowl of chili". Whether fact or fantasy, the tale illustrates a truth about western life: Food was never far from the cowboy's mind. The Cowboy Country Cookbook celebrates the cuisine of the West with a unique selection of authentic range recipes culled from the cupboards of North America's famous and infamous ranchers, western restaurateurs, cowboy poets, country music entertainers and rodeo champions. Follow a mouthwatering trail from the Southwest through the Great Plains and Northern Ranges to the Canadian West. There's everything from Wrangler's Chicken Wings and Sock Coffee to Fried Chicken and Biscuits. Sprinkled with cowboy sayings and lore, and introductions to the diverse influences upon the cuisine of the West, The Cowboy Country Cookbook is sure to whet the appetite of anyone who's ever longed for a good horse, a saddle and some down-home western dining.

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