You'll love what's cooking in the Land of Lincoln.

From Chicago to Cairo, fifty-nine of the leading cookbooks from the Land of Lincoln have contributed a delicious variety of recipes to create this remarkable collection.

These favorite recipes from cooks all over Illinois capture the state's unique flavors. Included in the more than 400 recipes are such delightful dishes as Chicago-Style Pizza, Mrs. Lincoln's White Cake, Hunker Down Popcorn, Easy Italian Beef, Harry (Caray)'s Chicken Vesuvio, and White Bean Bake.

These recipes are all tried-and-true Midwestern favorites.

• Edited by Gwen McKee and Barbara Moseley
• Comb bound
• Soft cover
• 288 pages
• 6 x 9 inches
• Illustrations
• Photographs
• ISBN-10: 0-937552-58-5
• ISBN-13: 978-0-937552-58-2
• Language: English
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press (©1995)

Easy Italian Beef

1 (3–4-pound) roast beef (rump roast or sirloin tip)   
1 jar pepperoncini peppers (juice and all)
1 can beer
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can beef bouillon

Combine all ingredients in a large crockpot.  Cook on high for 30 minutes, reduce heat to low.  Cook till beef is tender.  Remove meat from juices, slice and return to pot.  Serve on hoagie buns.  Dip sandwiches in juices.

For supper, start cooking before leaving for work.  It’s ready to eat when you get home.  For a luncheon, start cooking before you go to bed, allowing it to cook while you sleep!

Contributed by Carol’s Kitchen