Colorado Colore: A Palate of Tastes

Colorado Colore is a selection of more than 300 recipes designed to be artfully inspiring yet uncomplicated and accessible. In these pages, you will find recipes offering a taste of the state's diverse cultural influences and bounty of colorful ingredients, from Herb Dumplings with Baby Spinach to Farmer's Market Soup to Chai Chocolate Custard.

With memorable theme-style menus complete with suggested wine pairings and an entire section dedicated solely to fresh vegetarian fare, Colorado Colore reflects the healthful lifestyle and the naturally brilliant aesthetics of Colorado.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0960394672
• ISBN13: 9780960394678
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Favorite Recipes Press (FRP)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

beautiful cookbook

I own two other Junior League Colorado cookbooks and the recipes are all winners. This book stands out with its bright cover and beautiful illustrations. A joy to use!

Definitely A Working Mom's Friend

Colorado Colore is the greatest cookbook yet from the Junior League of Denver. I have the previous three books and have always used them because the recipes are foolproof and I know that they will always be great. But this latest book is FANTASTIC!!!!!!I sat down last Sunday with the new book to make my grocery list and found that many of the ingredients that I would be purchasing for a couple of the recipes could be used for many of the others in the book. The items that I needed to purchase were items that were simple to find at the local market. I definitely liked this so that I would not have to spend alot of time searching for the ingredients.So far I have made the Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Chops with Pumpkin Sauce and it was to die for. I served it with a salad and couscous. I think next time I will make garlic mashed potatoes with it. My family loved it and it seriously only took 20 minutes to create from stove to dinner table. I have also made the Chicken with Orzo and Veggies. This was very yummy and definitely a hit with the family. Caution is needed on this recipe though to make sure that you cook the chicken first. The way the recipe is written, if you are not familiar with cooking, you might accidentally cook the veggies with the chicken and then they would be soggy and not crispy. Tonight I will be cooking the Green Olive Chicken Enchiladas and feel certain they will also be liked by the critics--as well as the overscheduled mother. I just threw the chicken in the crockpot before I left the house this morning and the meat will be ready for the other ingredients by the time I get home. Easy; very easy.Thanks Junior League of Denver for the time, effort, and thought you put into compiling such a great collection of tasty, healthy, and simple to make dishes for people with busy lives. Eventhough these recipes are quick and easy, they taste fabulous and I would not hesitate to serve ANY of the recipes I have made so far to ANYONE. You have really outdone yourselves! I look forward to working my way through the book!!

Jr. League Does It Again

For anyone that has tasted any of the recipes in any of the other cookbooks by the Jr. League of Denver, Colorado Colore will meet their expectations! The cookbook is very appealing to look at. It also offers cooking, party planning, complementing wines, etc. on almost every page throughout the book. The recipes are delicious and make the cook look like a chef, without a need for the culinary skills. Everything that I have eaten out of this cookbook is delicious. It will be the first to be pulled off of my shelf when it is time to prepare a new dish or spice up an old favorite!

WOW!!

What a great book! Not only is it absolutely beautiful, the recipes are written for the most novice chef. If you have any of the other cookbooks by The Junior League of Denver or are just starting your collection, this one is definitely a must have! Colore has fabulous recipes for quick family dinners as well as entertaining. And the best part is they all turn out looking like you've spent the entire day cooking (even when it only took 10 min to make). If you love rich desserts try the Toffee Cake with Caramel Sauce. Yum!!

Fabulously Delicious and Easy!

I am literally buying this for my entire family. Not only are these recipes easy to prepare (and buy for; how many times do you buy a fancy cookbook only to discover that you can't find half the ingredients??) but the recipes are really delicious. My faves so far are the Bleu Cheese Quesadillas with Pear Salsa, the Montrachet Spread, and the Sweetheart Straws, but I've just started delving into this amazing book. I'm going to work my way through all the recipes! Does anything sound better than Autumn Pumpkin Gnocchi with Butter Thyme Sauce? Yummy! Check out the picture for the Beef and Pepper Bundles; that's the one all my coworkers were making hungry noises for. I'd feel great using this book for entertaining or for making meals for the family.