Best of the Best from Ohio

Best of the Best from Ohio

By: Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley

from the Best of the Best Series

Cookbook Features:

  • More than 450 recipes--each a proven favorite
  • Favorite short-cut recipes, low-fat recipes, make-in-advance recipes, handed-down favorites and more
  • Compiled from over 90 of the leading cookbooks from all over the Buckeye State
  • Classic Blue Theme included.

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Best of the Best from Ohio

From: Gwen McKee


The Gateway to the Midwest is also the gateway to good eating! From farmland cooking to Cincinnati Chili, from Berried Treasure Chicken Salad to Buckeye candy, the recipes in Best of the Best from Ohio Cookbook are nostalgic and traditional as well as new and innovative.

This brand-new edition features more than 300 recipes from 54 of the state's most popular cookbooks; descriptions and ordering information for all contributing cookbooks; photographs and illustrations showcasing Ohio places and attractions; and fascinating history and trivia about Ohio.


Reviews


"I have wanted a copy of this cookbook for several years! First saw it when I was visiting in Ohio, but did not purchase a copy for myself! Every recipe is a tried and true recipe and all recipes are resourced and documented as to their origination. The copy I received is in excellent condition and looks as if it has never even been used and brand new!" --Amazon Customer


"This will be one of your favorite cookbooks. I have a lot of cookbooks that I only find a few good recipes, not with this one ! I have ordered more as gifts." --Terri Young

"My sister-in-law originally got this for me and I love it. I have since purchased it quite a few times for friends. None of the recipes are too hard, and there is such a wide range of options. You can find everything from dinner, to tailgate food, to yummy pies for the holidays. I have my favorites, but I keep trying new ones and they are always great! I highly recommend!!" -- CW

Includes the Classic Blue Theme



About the Author


A native Mississippian, Barbara Moseley grew up on a farm in Florence, Mississippi, so her appreciation for good food has roots in her fertile upbringing. She enjoys working in the family vegetable garden and sharing the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables it yields--both in fresh form and prepared in the fantastic recipes she loves to cook.

Barbara is co-editor of the Best of the Best State Cookbook Series as well as the distinguished Recipe Hall of Fame Collection. Barbara along with her co-editor, Gwen McKee, have published nearly 100 books.


Gwen McKee is a publisher with a mission. As the co-founder (with her husband, Barney) and the editor-in-chief of Quail Ridge Press, she has dedicated the past two decades to preserving America's food heritage. Through Quail Ridge Press, Gwen has now accomplished much of this task by creating the 50-volume Best of the Best State Cookbook Series that includes over 20,000 classic recipes. Today Quail Ridge Press is one of the most successful regional publishers, and certainly one of the most thriving publishing houses owned by a woman.

Gwen's interest in preserving "real" American food came naturally. Like most native Southerners, she was influenced by a family immersed in the traditions of Southern cooking and entertaining. Over a period of many years, Gwen collected recipes that were handed down through her family for traditional holidays and reunions.

Gwen McKee's first venture in publishing came after she and Barney moved to Jackson, Mississippi, when he became Director of the University Press of Mississippi. She was approached by two ladies, Ruth Moorman and Lalla Williams, with a small 80-page manuscript called The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook. Risking her family's meager savings, Gwen published the book, which sold out in three weeks. She knew that she had tapped into a market seeking something different. For the next few years, she slowly expanded, publishing four additional theme cookbooks.

Four years later Barney had joined Gwen, and they now had a full-blown publishing company named after the street where they lived, Quail Ridge Drive. They also had a unique idea--a cookbook that celebrated the best recipes from all the best cookbooks in Mississippi. After extensive research throughout the state, and lots of recipe testing, Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook was published. Thus Gwen McKee began her quest to preserve the best recipes of America. Now, 28 years later, 48 volumes in the Best of the Best State Cookbook Series are currently in print, each featuring favorite recipes from the leading cookbooks found throughout every state in the country.

In 1997 Quail Ridge Press and Gwen reached an entirely new plateau when the QVC selected Best of the Best from Mississippi Cookbook as the winner of its "Quest for America's Best--QVC's 50 in 50 Tour" contest. The book sold out within two minutes during its first appearance, and remained a favorite that sold out many times afterward in subsequent showings. This initiated a series of QVC presentations in which over 175,000 Best of the Best cookbooks were sold over the next three years.

In 1999 Gwen McKee took another important step in reaching her goal by creating the Recipe Hall of Fame Collection. The Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook, featuring 450 winning recipes from all the Best of the Best state books, was an instant hit, selling 65,000 copies within the first few months of publication. With over 700,000 copies in print, the collection now includes Recipe Hall of Fame Dessert Cookbook, Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook, and Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook II in addition to the original Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook.

Gwen McKee is also the editor of Beyond Grits & Gravy and Best of the Best from America Cookbook. She is the author The Little Gumbo Book and The Little New Orleans Cookbook, the latter of which has been translated into French. These two gift cookbooks were a natural progression, as Gwen was born and reared in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was educated at Louisiana State University where her major studies and interests were journalism, English, Delta Gamma and Barney.

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Recipe Included with this Cookbook:


  • Cincinnati Red
  • Tasty V-8 Juice
  • Cheesecake Kahlua Milkshake
  • Sherbet Punch
  • Ruby Punch
  • Tequila Sunrise Punch
  • Peach Bellini
  • Hot Spiced Cider
  • Eggnog
  • Baked Cheese in a Sourdough Bread Bowl
  • Nacho Cheese Pinwheels
  • Baked Caramel Cinnamon Brie
  • California Sun Cheese Ball
  • Pimento Cheese Spread
  • Crab and Shrimp Spread
  • Mushroom Tarts
  • Mini Cheese Tarts
  • Festive Chicken and Spinach Cups
  • Won Ton Quiche
  • Lale's Crab Appetizer
  • Sauerkraut Balls
  • Quick Appetizer Pizza
  • Roasted Vegetable Tart
  • Gorgonzola Biscuits
  • Hidden Valley Ranch Oyster Crackers
  • Eggrolls
  • Sam's Frito Plate
  • Taco Dip
  • Hot Reuben Dip
  • Beef Dip
  • Marshmallow Fruit Dip
  • That Dip
  • Savory Artichoke and Spinach Dip
  • Artichoke Dip
  • Gazpacho Salsa with Creole Spiced Tortilla Chips
  • Fresh Salsa
  • Black Bean Salsa
  • Portage Trail Mix
  • Granola
  • Sweet Potato Biscuits
  • Ham and Swiss Cheese Biscuits
  • Old Fashioned Cornbread
  • Buttery Pan Rolls
  • Barbara's Rolls
  • Scottish Oat Scones
  • Cream Scones
  • Pumpkin Spice Muffins
  • Cranberry Pumpkin Bread
  • Sweet Potato Cranberry Bread
  • Peanut Butter Bread with Strawberry Butter
  • Strawberry Nut Bread with Strawberry Butter
  • Cranberry Sour Cream Coffeecake
  • Yummy-to-Your-Tummy Jelly Rolls
  • Mrs. Harding's Waffles
  • German Apple Pancake
  • Oatmeal Pancakes
  • Grandma Mac's Cinnamon Toast
  • French Toast Sticks
  • Blueberry Cream Cheese Stuffed Baked French Toast
  • Apple French Toast
  • Ham and Swiss Souffles
  • Zesty Cheese Egg Bake
  • Egg and Sausage Casserole
  • Brunch Strata
  • Eggs Benedict Casserole
  • Breakfast Pizza
  • Vanilla Cream Sauce
  • Easy Apple Butter
  • Savory Stuffing
  • Chinese Vegetable Soup
  • Mrs. Mozelle Morris' Corned Beef and Vegetable Soup
  • Italian Wedding Soup
  • Kelton House Gazpacho
  • Shaker Tomato Soup
  • Southwestern Tortilla Soup
  • Taco Soup
  • Too Good Tortellini Soup
  • Spaetzle
  • Potato Soup
  • Onion Bisque
  • Fresh Mushroom Soup
  • Broccoli Mushroom Chowder
  • Smoky Cheese Chowder
  • White Chili
  • Cincinnati Chili
  • Lentil Chili Cincinnati Style
  • Greek Roasted Potato Salad
  • Dill Pickle Potato Salad
  • Copper Penny Carrots
  • Asparagus, Spinach, Pasta, and Cashew Salad
  • Spinach Salad
  • Deviled Eggs
  • Taco Salad
  • Taco Dip Salad
  • Taco Salad and Dressing
  • Wild Rice and Turkey Salad
  • Asparagus, Spinach and Turkey Salad
  • Mary's Hot Chicken Salad
  • Berried Treasure Chicken Salad
  • Cilantro Cole Slaw
  • Oriental Salad
  • Cabbage and Carrot Salad
  • Roasted Beet Salad
  • Cauliflower Relish Salad
  • Cranberry Salad
  • Golden Fruit Salad
  • Grape Salad
  • Apple Salad
  • Caramel Apple Salad
  • "Stick 'Em Up" Salad
  • Spinach Chutney
  • Spiced Cranberry Sauce
  • Poppyseed Salad Dressing
  • Celery Seed Dressing
  • Terry's Beans
  • "Code 8" Crazy Beans
  • Baked Beans with Garlic
  • Calico Beans
  • Trucker Beans
  • Green Beans Italiano
  • Vegetable Tourlou
  • Mushroom Casserole
  • Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage
  • Beer Batter Onion Rings
  • Vegetarian Casserole
  • Cheesy Vidalia Onion Bake
  • Caramelized Onions
  • My Version of McDonald's Fries
  • Stone City Hash Browns
  • Lucy's Scalloped Potatoes
  • Patrician Potatoes
  • Dan's Potatoes
  • Whipped Mashed Potatoes
  • Mashed Potatoes Deluxe
  • Potato Casserole
  • Potatoes au Gratin
  • Greek Oven Potatoes with Lemon Juice
  • Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
  • Zucchini Casserole
  • French Fried Zucchini
  • Creamed Spinach
  • Baked Herbed Spinach
  • Spring Asparagus
  • Asparagus with Vinaigrette Sauce
  • Asparagus Casserole
  • Broccoli and Cauliflower Casserole
  • Spicy Carrots with Cumin Seeds
  • Baked Corn
  • Havarti Tomato Pie
  • Unbelievable Lasagna
  • Johnny Marzetti
  • Spaghetti Patties
  • Spaghetti Pie
  • Manicotti
  • Linguine with Chicken, Caramelized Oranges and Pistachios
  • Tortellini in Tomato Cream Sauce
  • Greek Style Shrimp with Pasta
  • Joe Montana's Mom's Ravioli
  • Linguine with Tomato and Basil Sauce
  • Favorite Mac and Cheese
  • Terry's Original Rice-Veggie-Cheese Casserole
  • Spanish Rice
  • Harvest Rice
  • Baked Antipasto
  • Easy Quiche
  • Crab Quiche in Bacon Crust with Cheese Sauce
  • Zucchini Quiche
  • Ham and Cheese Picnic Pie
  • Hawaiian Pizzas
  • Ham Loaf
  • Ham Loaf 2
  • Traditional Baked Ham
  • Baked Ham and Sweet Potatoes
  • Spiced Pork Chops
  • Pork Chop 'n Potato Bake
  • My Best Spareribs
  • Pork Tenderloin with Raspberry Sauce Supreme
  • Tortellini Toss
  • Bratwurst Noodle Casserole
  • Pizza Meat Loaf Cups
  • Meat Porcupines
  • Beef Stroganoff
  • Paprika Beef Roll
  • Beef Roll Ups
  • Great Beef Stew
  • Margaret's Sloppy Joes
  • Roy's Meatballs
  • Carmela's Tomato Sauce
  • Pasties
  • Country Sausage Gravy
  • Hamburger Gravy
  • Pepper Steak
  • Steak a la Pizzalo
  • Beef Burgundy
  • McGill Masterpiece
  • Barbeque Brisket
  • Best Roast Chicken
  • Roast Chicken with Orange, Lemon, and Ginger
  • Beer Butt Bird
  • Honey Glazed Baked Chicken
  • Herbed Chicekn Breasts
  • Garlic Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon
  • Apricot Chicken with Almonds
  • Chicken for Company
  • Party Chicken
  • Chicken with Feta and Tomatoes
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Rosemary White Wine Gravy
  • Chicken Primavera
  • Chicken with Purple Onions
  • Oven Fried Parmesan Chicken
  • Patricia's Chicken
  • Chicken Waikiki
  • Chicken and Egg Mold
  • Chicken Enchiladas
  • Chicken Enchilada Supreme
  • Chicken Casserole
  • Chicken Cobbler
  • Chicken a la King
  • Southern Style Chicken Gravy
  • Chicken Tetrazzini
  • Grandma Ratliff's Chicken and Dumplings
  • Chicken Couscous Sandwiches
  • Turkey Tetrazzini
  • Herbed Turkey
  • Cheesy Turkey Bake
  • Shrimp Sauteed in White Wine and Garlic
  • Shrimp Scorpio
  • Basil and Garlic Shrimp and Scallops
  • Broccoli and Shrimp Stir Fry
  • Lake Erie Potato Fried Fish
  • Baked Orange Roughy
  • Pan Fried Halibut a la Sherry
  • Thyme-Scented Salmon with Tuscan White Bean Salad
  • Salmon with Fresh Herb Pesto
  • Baked Fish
  • Steamed Sole
  • Thai Crab Cakes with Cilantro Peanut Sauce
  • Scalloped Oysters
  • Fried Oysters
  • Ancestor Apple Cake
  • Apple Baba
  • Apple Dapple
  • Mandarin Orange Cake
  • Peach Kuchen
  • Blueberry Upside Down Cake
  • Linda's Carrot Cake
  • "Disorderly Conduct" Cake
  • Filled Kugelhopf
  • Moravian Sugar Cake
  • Almond Cake
  • Black Forest Upside Down Cake
  • Cappuccino-Chocolate Coffee Cake
  • Milky Way Cake
  • Kahlua Mousse Cake
  • Century-Style Chocolate Sheet Cake
  • Fluffy Sponge Cake
  • Angel Food Cake
  • Lemon Custard Cake Dessert
  • Vanilla Wafer Cake
  • Easy and Delicious Amaretto Cake
  • Snickers Cheesecake
  • Festive Pina Colada Cheesecake
  • Flourless Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Torte
  • Low Fat Sugar Free Cheesecake
  • Potato Chip Cookies
  • Potato Chip Cookies 2
  • Best Cookies in the World
  • Moravian Molasses Cookies
  • Granny's Iced Shortbread Cookies
  • Sugar Cookies
  • Linda's Christmas Sugar Cookies
  • No-Bakes
  • Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies
  • Lemonade Cookies
  • Orange Drop Cookies
  • Old Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies
  • Grandma's Date Pinwheel Cookies
  • Mocha Crinkles
  • Mother Always Called Them "Sand Tarts"
  • Moonbeams
  • Hawthorn Hill Coconut Macaroons
  • Cherry Coconut Bars
  • Cherry Filled White Chocolate Squares
  • Cream Cheese Bars
  • Caramel Choco-Bars
  • Pumpkin Bars
  • Reese Cup Bars
  • Blonde Brownies
  • Nut Cups
  • Almond Brittle
  • Coconut-Peanut Butter Snow Balls
  • Scottish Haystacks
  • Lebkuchen
  • Popcorn Balls
  • Fudge
  • Buckeyes from Ohio
  • No Fail Divinity
  • Fluffy Cranberry Cream Cheese Pie
  • Heavenly Cream Cheese Pie
  • Sugar Cream Pie
  • Brown Butterscotch Pie
  • Nutter Butter Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
  • Buckeye Pie
  • Pecan Pumpkin Pie
  • Pecan Pie
  • Easiest Apple Pie
  • Cranberry Apple Pie
  • Elderberry Pie
  • Buttermilk Berry Pie
  • Grandma Hike's Blackberry Cobbler
  • Apple Dumplings
  • Apple Pudding
  • Butterfinger Trifle
  • Strawberry Cream Trifle
  • Chocolate Pate
  • Four Stack Chocolate Pudding Dessert
  • White Chocolate Mousse
  • Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
  • Pumpkin and Gingersnap Delight
  • Cannoli Shells and Filling
  • Fruit Pizza
  • Strawberry Dessert
  • Key Lime Dessert
  • Cherry Meringue Christmas Dessert
  • Fudgesicle Dessert
  • Crunchy Ice Cream Dessert
  • Watermelon Sorbet
  • Baklava
  • Circleville Pumpkin Show
  • Clardale Farm
  • Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
  • Famous Ohioans
  • Goodyear Blimps
  • Hale Farm
  • Jack Nicklaus
  • John Glenn
  • Lakeside Daisy
  • Longaberger Company
  • Marblehead Lighthouse
  • National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
  • Ohio Timeline
  • Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
  • Presidents
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Rock House
  • Rotaynah
  • Scioto River
  • Serpent Mound
  • Snowmobile
  • Y Bridge
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