In celebration of its 85th year working with the Colorado Springs community, the Junior League of Colorado Springs proudly presents, A Peak at the Springs, A Culinary Exploration of Colorado Springs. We'll take you on a tour of our beautiful city and its unique neighborhoods and attractions. Whether you are packing a picnic lunch for a hike through Garden of the Gods Park or planning a Colorado-casual backyard dinner party, you'll enjoy our wonderful collection of new and classic recipes featuring locally-grown Colorado ingredients. Available now! Buy yours online here. A Peak at the Springs is also available at these locations:
- aba Tina Unique Gifts and Accessories - 1713 S. 8th Street
- Black Cat Books in Manitou Springs - 720 Manitou Avenue , Manitou Springs
- Covered Treasures Bookstore - 105 Second St. , Monument
- The Boutique at the Broadmoor - 1 Lake Avenue
- Hilton Garden Inn - 1810 Briargate Parkway
- Like No Other Bakery - 412 S. 8th Street
- The Market at Garden of the Gods Gourmet - 2528 W. Cucharras
- Sparrow Hawk Cookware - 120 N. Tejon Street
- Terra Verde - 208 N Tejon Street
- Achievement Gallery - 115 S. Main Street, Fountain
- Borders Book Store - Southgate
- Savory Spice Shop - 110 N. Tejon Street
- Junior League of Colorado Springs - 2914 Beacon Street
A Peak at the Springs is a coffee-table style cookbook featuring the beautiful food photography of Dennis Lane with food styling by Jacqueline Buckner. A Peak at the Springs also features photography from award-winning nature photographer Todd Caudle, and several local photographers including Andrea Pacheco, Bruce Thomas, Jessica Feis and Danny Myers.
The City of Colorado Springs recently announced a proclamation naming A Peak at the Springs the official “Spirit of the Springs cookbook” for the combination of good work, good food and goodwill that Junior League continues to provide to the City of Colorado Springs.
Ten local chefs contributed their amazing recipes to A Peak at the Springs:
Andrew T. Darrigan - Executive Chef / Owner, Food Designers
James W. Davis, Jr. - Executive Chef, The Blue Star
Jerad Dody, Executive Chef, moSaic Restaurant at the Inn at Palmer Divide
Barry Dunlap - Executive Chef, Summit Catering
Lawrence "Chip" Johnson - Proprietor and Executive Chef, The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery
Nancy Johnson - Like No Other, etc. Bakery
Jonathan Peterson - Executive Chef, Picnic Basket Family of Companies
Alicia Prescott - Executive Pastry Chef, The Blue Star and Nosh
Brian Sack - Executive Chef, The Famous
Greg Soukup - Blue Sage Catering
A Peak at the Springs is printed on Forest Stewardship Council certified paper using agri-based ink.
Recipes were collected from Junior League of Colorado Springs members, families and friends. After extensive testing and refining 125 recipes made the final cut to be included in A Peak at the Springs. Here's a sampling of our recipes:
Honey Lavender Lemonade
Smoked Salmon Brie en Croute
Spicy Sesame Hot Wings
Zucchini and Watercress Soup
Colorado Microbrew and Cheddar Cheese Soup
Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Brandy Sauce
Pan Roasted Breast of Pheasant with Vanilla and Pears
Wild Mushroom Crepes
Olathe Corn Soufflé
Stacked Basil Potatoes
Basil Jalapeno Mojito Sorbet
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Palisade Peaches Foster
As with all of The Junior League of Colorado Springs fund-raising endeavors, this cookbook is an investment in our community that supports our mission and focus on women and children's health and development in the Pikes Peak Region.
The JLCS cookbook will be available wholesale. If you are interested in being a vendor or buying in large quantities, please contact cookbooks@jlcoloradosprings.org.
Have a recipe you want to share for consideration in our next cookbook? Submit the recipes at http://www.frprecipecollection.com/ and enter book code 8133-LK.
Interested in other Junior League Cookbooks?
Not only has the committee been working on the cookbook for our league, we have been busy swapping cookbooks from leagues around the country. We have a wonderful sampling for you to choose from. These cookbooks are available for purchase at the JLCS office and at the general meetings - be sure to check them out.
