A Taste of Cowboy - by Kent Rollins & Shannon Rollins (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Whether he's beating Bobby Flay at chicken-fried steak on the Food Network, catering for a barbecue, bar mitzvah, or wedding, or cooking for cowboys in the middle of nowhere, Kent Rollins makes comfort food that satisfies. This gifted cook, TV contestant, and storyteller takes us into his frontier world with simple cowboy cooking anyone can do.

A cowboy's day starts early and ends late. Kent offers labor-saving breakfasts like Egg Bowls with Smoked Cream Sauce. For lunch or dinner, there's 20-minute Green Pepper Frito Pie, hands-off, four-ingredient Sweet Heat Chopped Barbecue Sandwiches, or mild and smoky Roasted Bean-Stuffed Poblano Peppers. He even parts with his prized recipe for Bread Pudding with Whisky Cream Sauce. (The secret to its lightness? Hamburger buns.) In these creative pantry recipes, Kent gets creative with ingredients on everyone's shelves, using lime soda to caramelize Sparkling Taters and balsamic vinegar to coax the sweetness out of Strawberry Pie.

With stunning photos of the American West and Kent's lively tales and poetry, A Taste of Cowboy is a must-have Western cookbook for everyone who loves good, honest food and wants a glimpse of a vanishing way of life.

Kent Rollins brings that life right to your table.

• Simple Weeknight Meals: Whip up satisfying dinners in a flash, like the 20-minute Green Pepper Frito Pie or the hands-off, four-ingredient Sweet Heat Chopped Barbecue Sandwiches.
• Creative Pantry Cooking: Discover unexpected tricks for ingredients you already own, from using lime soda for caramelizing potatoes to using hamburger buns for the ultimate light and airy Bread Pudding.
• Hearty Comfort Food: Master the authentic chicken-fried steak recipe that beat Bobby Flay on the Food Network, plus labor-saving breakfasts like Egg Bowls with Smoked Cream Sauce.
• More Than a Cookbook: Immerse yourself in a vanishing way of life with stunning photos of the American West and Kent's own lively tales and poetry.

Review Quotes

"Kent Rollins is one of my favorite people ever to appear on Chopped. His cowboy-gentleman manners, his jokes--but, most of all, his delicious chuckwagon cooking--needs to find its way into your heart, and onto your table. I know your family will enjoy this collection of delicious, easy recipes and stories as much as I do." -- Ted Allen, host, Food Network's Chopped "Kent Rollins is the real deal. This book is a humble and delicious tribute to life on the trail. With its heartwarming stories, rich descriptions, and honest, down-home recipes, you'll feel as though you're sitting by the fire, under the wide-open sky." -- Mike Mills, 17th Street Barbecue "Ken Rollins is a modern day 'cookie, ' a wise-acre, a secret poet, and a damned fine cook. With humor and reverence in equal measure, he opens up the cowboy's kitchen to us: There are angel-wing biscuits here, and creamy chile-based sauces, and the most epic chicken fried steak ever devised --along with the weirdest equipment list I've ever seen. (A gourd dipper and a shovel!) In the tradition of chuckwagon cooks, he serves up the beans with a side of profoundity and wit." -- Amy Thielen, author, The New Heartland Table "Kent and Shannon Rollins take us on the stunning journey of a chuck wagon cook. You will want to make and eat every single one of these mouthwatering recipes. This book is complete with life lessons, home remedies, and touching stories of a tightly knit cowboy family. You will learn the cowboy code: "Don't question the cook." Wise words to live and eat by! -- Amanda Freitag, chef and judge Chopped "A Taste of Cowboy takes me right back to my Southern roots. The eloquent prose and breathtaking pictures make me want to head to Oklahoma, jump on the Chuck Wagon, jingle the horses, cook on Bertha and sit around a campfire with Kent and Shannon to hear some cowboy stories. This is the good life, and with my fast-paced world, I want to be there." -- Cat Cora, cohost Iron Chef America "Kent and Shannon have taken me along the plains of Oklahoma on their chuck wagon without my ever having set a foot there. Along the ride, I have buckled my belt more than twice from laughing so hard at their stories.If there is any book that can remove the fear of cooking from absolutely ANYONE, it is this one." -- Pati Jinich, author, Pati's Mexican Table