Great keepsake cook books featuring favorite family recipes from each state! Specialty and signature dishes reflect historic, cultural and regional influences.Each book is liberally sprinkled with fascinating state trivia. Books are 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and comb-bound for lay-flat ease of use.

Says author DeWald: "Cooking, like love, must be shared. This isn't a recipe collection. It is a history-of-life cookbook" -- the result of over thirty years of exploring the culinary scene of the cooking fires of Arizona.

Presents recipes from various renowned restaurants in Arizona.

Phoenix's dynamic food scene has deep culinary roots courtesy of a vibrant community of talented chefs, artisanal producers, and dedicated farmers. Phoenix Cooks by award-winning food writer Christina Barrueta presents 100 signature chef-tested recipes designed for home cooks of all skill levels. From a refreshing yellow gazpacho to an epic Oscar-style tomahawk steak to comforting mesquite chocolate-chip cookies, this beautifully photographed cookbook of Silicon Desert's most popular dishes has something for everyone.

More than one hundred authentic recipes center around Hopi staples of beans, corn, wheat, chilies, meat, gourds, and native greens and fruits.

Tastes & Treasures II is a colorful souvenir of the Southwest that's part cookbook, part history book and all Arizona. You'll find recipes from the Grand Canyon's Harvey House at Bright Angel Lodge, Bisbee's Cafe Roka and Kai at Wild Horse Pass as well as recipes from Historymakers, including The Honorable Jon Kyl, columnist Erma Bombeck and Ambassador/astronaut Barbara Barrett. Cherished Legacy Recipes contain history and recipes from some of Arizona¿s original families.

Stories and recipes from Lisa Dahl, chef/owner of acclaimed restaurants in Sedona, Arizona.