The Don Imus Ranch - and his wife Deirdre's book

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" The kids are up each morning at 6 with chores all day and there's no meat,

eggs, or dairy products on the menu - whether the kid is a vegan or

not. " http://www.musicradio77.com/wwwboard/messages/255751.html

 

 

 

Editorial Review:

 

Book Description:

 

'Kids come from all over to the Imus Ranch. Some are cancer survivors. Some are

still battling cancer. Some have life- threatening blood disorders, and some

have lost a brother or sister to sudden infant death syndrome. You might imagine

there would be a lot of sadness here, but there isn't. We welcome kids who have

known too much sickness and too much death, and we give them something they

urgently need: a sense of independence and purpose through healthy, vigorous

living.' --From 'A Day at the Ranch'

 

To some, a vegan cattle ranch may seem a contradiction in terms--but then so

would a place where desperately ill children discover their true strength by

learning to ride horses and rope calves. Welcome to the Imus Ranch, 4,000

unspoiled acres set in rolling hills and mesa country 50 miles east of Santa Fe.

Here good food and clean living set the stage for life-changing events.

 

Children who visit the Imus Ranch work alongside authentic western ranch hands;

they gain a firsthand insight into life as an American cowboy. The experience

refuels their bodies and their spirits, in large part because every aspect of

the environment is as nontoxic as possible--from the vegan food served at

mealtime in the hacienda to the paint on the walls in the barns. The children

leave stronger than when they came, with a sense of accomplishment and pride in

their new abilities.

 

In The Imus Ranch: Cooking for Kids and Cowboys, Deirdre Imus shares more than

125 recipes from the unique place that she and her husband, Don Imus, created.

The dishes, from Butch's Blueberry Pancakes, Cowboy Sloppy Joes, and Buffalo Red

Chili Enchiladas to Chicken-Less Pot Pie, Imus Ranch Barbecue, Walnut

Chocolate-Chip Cookies, and Arborio Sweet Rice Pudding, are guaranteed to please

the whole family. As Deirdre says, if kids and cowboys will eat it, it has to be

good!

 

Packed with full-color photography that reflects the warmth and vitality of the

Ranch, actual letters from the children who have visited, and a helpful pantry

section, this book will enable us all to live a simpler, healthier

lifestyle--one meal at a time.

 

100% of author revenues from this book go to the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with

Cancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Reviews

Average Rating:

 

Rating: - Walkin' The Walk...Talkin' The Talk!!!

A lot of folks think my listening to Don Imus for over 25 years has turned me

into a clone of him. I am a bit of an old buzzard myself,but I got to meet

Fred,Don and Deirdre Imus at a book signing in Madison,Conn. for the

" TwoGuys,FourCorners " book. First...with any of them,you get straight talk/no

bull,no matter what the topic. The Imus' have had the Auto Body Express since

1994,making great products at a loss to them to make stuff in the USA,and his

food products work with the recipes in this book. ... Read More

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating: - Not vegan at all.

I don't know anything about the Imuses, their politics, or whatever it is that

upsets people about them, but I do know that

 

" Ovo vegetarian " does not equal " vegan. " The inside flap of the book calls the

ranch " vegan " but for anyone who actually is vegan, the abundance of eggs & meat

replacements that contain egg whites in these recipes is horrifyingly

misleading.

For anyone looking for vegan recipes, there are a dirth of new books out there

that actually contain information about healthy vegan cooking and the vegan

lifestyle. Myra Kornfeld's Voluptuous Vegan, the Millennium Cookbook, & May All

Be Fed are good places to start.

 

And as far as the " personal essays " about the ranch, though self-serving, as

some reviewers note, Imus does manage to make herself look completely classist &

racist: when the fourth kitchen crew she hired (who apparently have " tattoos,

nose rings, do rags & hip hop shorts " ) quit en masse & she refers to them as

" the Crips & the Bloods, " relieved that they have left without killing them all.

Very nice.

 

Do yourself, vegans, & members of chef gangs everywhere a favor by spending your

money on someone else's book.