Cowgirl Cuisine: Rustic Recipes and Cowgirl Adventures from a Texas Ranch

by Paula Disbrowe

"One of the most entertaining Texas cookbooks I've seen in a long time." -- Patricia Sharpe, Texas Monthly

Four years ago, food writer Paula Disbrowe left her urbane life as a food writer in New York City to become the chef on a ranch in Texas Hill Country. Armed with boots, a cowboy hat, a pick-up, and a horse, she began to redefine her life and the cuisine she served on the range. Part cookbook, part adventure tale, Cowgirl...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060789395
• ISBN13: 9780060789398
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Lovely and tasty treats await!

I picked this book up on a whim and read it cover to cover over the weekend. I think the author is pretty upfront that she's a city girl transplant to Texas finding her way into Western cuisine. I think her recipes offer a unique blend of traditional favorites made better with her big city touches.I followed several of her recipes and they all came out beautifully and were more than tasty. This book makes a terrific gift for anyone who likes a wonderful narrative along with good food. It's lovely enough for coffee table/kitchen book but useful for making good fresh food.

Cowgirl Cuisine

Now this is a cookbook!!!! You feel like you really know this gal. I haven't any other cookbook like it in my collection. Very down to earth and shows her quirky sense of humor. Recipes are delicious and something different than the "meat and potatoes" usual in my kitchen. I have already ordered several to give as gifts.

Entertaining and SEXY...

I just love this cookbook! The recipes are simple and straight forward...any home cook can make them with little effort and the results are sure to get raves. I've already made the Canyon Granola and it's super. The fun stories personalize Paula's true love for the Texas Hill Country and the sexy photographs made even my husband page through the book with interest! Great job. I plan to give copies to all my Texas Hill Country friends.

Take it from me...

Disbrowe's new title is well laid-out, beautifully illustrated, a highly engaging read and, best of all, the recipes are as tasty as they are accessible to the casual adventurer in the kitchen. Take it from me. I lived outside the USA for over twenty years, and have eaten and cooked my way around the globe more times than I would want to recall. Who would have guessed that the best in food awaited all the while in the Texas Hill Country?