A Regional Winner of the Tabasco Community Cookbook Award, Café Oklahoma presents a wonderful collection of more than 400 recipes, handed down by generations of pioneers of many colors and cultures and origins – all of whom have made Oklahoma home. From Oklahoma’s picturesque beginning as Indian Territory, through the dark days of the Depression, to the heady times of the Oil Booms, a way of life has developed here that is distinctly Oklahoma. It’s composed of equal parts of friendliness and hospitality, together with pride in the past and faith in the future. At the same time, there’s an easy going tolerance and a willingness to get along with ones neighbor, whatever his background might be. More than just a cookbook, Café Oklahoma features 12 fabulous party and menu ideas as well as humorous and sentimental food memories spiced throughout. Chapter dividers feature fascinating side trips into the legends and lore of Oklahoma. These historical vignettes include stories such as “the very first Wedding in Oklahoma,” telling the story of the symbolic “marriage” on Statehood Day of Miss Indian Territory and Mr. Oklahoma; “Territorial Ladies and Territorial ‘Ladies’” explaining that settling the Oklahoma Territory took a special breed of man and a special breed of woman; “Cowboys, Famous and Otherwise;” “Some Days It Just Rained Oil;” and “Route 66 – Main Street Oklahoma.”

• 286 pages featuring over 400 kitchen-tested recipes
• 12 fabulous party and menu ideas
• Oklahoma specialties including 58 traditional Sooner family favorites
• Fascinating side trips into the legends and lore of Oklahoma
• Spiced throughout with humorous and sentimental “food memories”
• Hard bound covers laminated for durability
• Lay flat binding and a red ribbon bookmark for noting your favorite recipes