A Taste Of Cowboy: Ranch Recipes and Tales from the Trail

By Kent Rollins and Shannon Rollins

Irresistible recipes from pantry ingredients by an authentic cowboy and TV veteran

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 food 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.) 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 for everyone who loves good, honest food and wants a glimpse of a vanishing way of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Apr 7, 2015
• ISBN: 9780544273184

Kent Rollins

KENT ROLLINS grew up ranching and began cooking for cattle ranches in 1993 from his Studebaker chuckwagon. An acclaimed storyteller and poet, Kent has appeared on the Food Network and CBS Sunday Morning. He and his wife SHANNON, are the stars of their YouTube channel, Cowboy Kent Rollins. 

Reviews for A Taste Of Cowboy

[over.the.edge · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A Taste of Cowboyby Kent Rollins2015Houghton mifflin 5.0 / 5.0I just found this cookbook on Amazon, free this month with Prime.....I really liked it, it has some wonderful looking dishes and the author, Kent Rollins seems like a really cool person. He has been on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Chopped Grillmasters and Chopped Redemption and also appeared on NBCs 'Food Fighters'I love his recipes because they are simple, yet flavorful and delicious. His chapter titles are original ( for example 'Jingling the house' is breakfast food, )and he includes a Dictionary of Cowboy Lingo, The Cowboy Code and a list of Cowboy Cures to fix what's ailing you! This guy has heart, spunk, a great sense of humor and....he can freaking cook!! Standout recipes I am definitely going to try....Hodge Podge SoupGreen Pepper Frito PieMeat PiesHop Along Hominy CasseroleBrown Sugar Pork LoinBanana Split CobblerChocolate chip Kahlua Cake ......to name a few.Throughout the cookbook are quotes, like " Life Is Simple. People complicate it""A good friend will give you the shirt off of his back, but a true friend will put a $20 in the pocket. "Simple. Sweet. Good eating. Dig into this guy and his cookbook....I cant wait to try his Sourdough Starter for bread, biscuits and pancakes!