STIR-UPS, from America's heartland, salutes the unique flavor of today's Home on the Range.  How times have changed since our Grandmothers spent many an hour at the range ... stirring up those tempting flavors we all remember.  The Great Plains Region with its vast blue skies and golden fields of grain offers its own unique flavor to America's cooking heritage.  We have come a long way since Grandmother's day, when stirring up something for supper meant an entire day by the stove including the extra chores of putting food by for the long months of winter ... to the pre-packaged cooking helpers and quick tricks in the microwave of today.   We won't be content with cardboard quickies or microwave magic.  STIR-UPS is for the cook who wishes to please with the best possible flavor through "tried and true techniques.

STIR-UPS doesn't claim to be a purely regional cookbook ...  we like to think the selections included are treasures and favorites from this crossroads of America in which we live.  Thus, we include selections from near and far to tempt even the most discriminating cook.  Each section in STIR-UPS is named to enhance the spirit of the Great Plains.  Some of the recipes in the "Territory Treats" section were tried-and-true secrets of our Grandmothers before Oklahoma became a state.  Shortcuts on time but not on flavor will be found in "Pony Express-oh"!  The "Salad Stampede" and "Slim Pickins" sections include a health-conscious variety of ideas and suggestions.  "Kids Korral" is a round-up of creativity for wranglers of all ages.  Recipes in "Dough-Si-Dough" bring the unequaled aroma of homebaked breads to your kitchen.  It is entirely appropriate that we consider these recipes for golden goodness to be our most unique contribution to Regional American Cooking.

Just as we harvest wheat to send around the world, STIRUPS represents a harvest of kitchen ingenuity and flavor.  As you browse through the 400 pages, you will find over 700 tested recipes, some of which are marked with the JWL seal of approval.  These recipes received the highest ratings by all who tested and tasted them and are guaranteed to stir-up blue ribbon compliments.   Helpful hints, time and money-saving ideas, as well as tempting variations are expressed through the STIR-UPS symbol. 

Whether stirring up a gourmet treat for a fancy shindig or simply making play dough on a rainy afternoon ... STIR-UPS will bring a unique flavor to your HOME ON THE "RANGE."