License to Cook Missouri Style

Missouri’s state motto is “Show me.”

Julie Broski does just that in License to Cook Missouri Style with mouthwatering recipes such as Grandma’s Potato Salad, Amber House Strawberry Cream Cheese Crêpes, Strawberry Salad with Caramelized Pecans, Jane’s Deviled Eggs, Granddad’s Potatoes, Beef Veggie Soup, Prime Rib Roast, Amazing Baby Back Ribs, Rocky Ridge Pudding, Grandma’s Apple Dumplings, Black Walnut Chocolate Bars, Mrs. Truman’s Coconut Balls, and Fred Broski’s Holiday Pumpkin Pecan Special and many more.

This 180-page cookbook, in handy, spiral-bound, palm-sized format, also shares historical and tourism tidbits, with photographs and illustrations by Diane Huesinkveld.

A Midwest Independent Publishers Association 2008 prize winner!

A sample recipe:

Colorful Broccoli Salad

By the middle of August, gardeners in Missouri look for new ways to handle a bountiful tomato harvest. Linda Burton, educator at Powell Gardens, recommends this colorful and healthy salad.

4 tomatoes
2 to 3 heads of broccoli
1 head cauliflower
1 small red onion
1 celery stalk
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 bottle Italian dressing

Chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl that has a lid. Pour dressing over the vegetables and stir to coat with dressing. Makes 6 to 8 servings.