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“The imagination finds refreshment in lands rich with plants and creatures of all kinds. Ucross is rich in spirit food.”


– Joy Harjo, Serving US Poet Laureate, third term, 2019-present
Ucross Fellow
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THE UCROSS

​COOKBOOK


Cooking for Artists on a Wyoming Ranch

The Ucross Cookbook is co-authored by long-time chef Cindy Brooks and alumna Cree LeFavour. It features 76 recipes, 60+ images, and passages by 10 acclaimed artist-alumni. 
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WHERE TO BUY THE UCROSS COOKBOOK

The Ucross Cookbook: Cooking for Artists on a Wyoming Ranch is now available in-person from more than a dozen independent bookstores, boutiques, and galleries across the Mountain West, including Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico. Find a cookbook near you here.

If you would like to shelve the cookbook in your shop, email us at info@ucross.org.​

The Ucross Cookbook is also available for purchase online here.
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ABOUT THE BOOK

The Ucross Cookbook: Cooking for Artists on a Wyoming Ranch features the most popular recipes by beloved long-time chef Cindy Brooks, whose artistry in the kitchen has fed and nurtured artists from all around the world. Published by Ucross, the prestigious artist residency program in northern Wyoming, the book is written by author and alumna Cree LeFavour, designed by Chickey Design, and includes food and landscape photography by alumna Martirene Alcántara.

Readers will also sample a taste of the cultural experience around the famed Ucross dinner table with passages by 10 acclaimed artist-alumni: author Sigrid Nunez; visual artist Munson Hunt; choreographer Ann Carlson; playwright and screenwriter Doug Wright; writer and poet (and former chef) Brendan Basham; writer, multi-disciplinary composer and performer Karma Mayet; operatic baritone Nathan Gunn; investigative journalist and novelist Suki Kim; composer and playwright Michael R. Jackson; and novelist and nonfiction writer Judith Freeman.
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This stunning hardcover book is a welcome addition to any kitchen, coffee table, or art book collection. It makes a wonderful gift for artists, foodies, or anyone interested in the intersection of art, food, and place. 
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ABOUT UCROSS

​The nourishment the chef provides is aligned with the artistic, emotional, and physical nourishment of the residency experience, and it is inextricably linked to place, land, and location.
For nearly 40 years, Ucross has grown into a vital and relevant resource for writers, visual artists, composers, and choreographers, as well as those working on collaborative projects. Ucross strives to provide a respectful, comfortable, and productive environment, freeing artists from the pressures and distractions of daily life.
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Food has always been at the center of the Ucross experience. Lunches and dinners are prepared and presented by Chef Cindy Brooks, who is the only Ucross staff member to receive a standing ovation each day. Lunches are delivered quietly to studio doors, and group dinners take place at 6:00 p.m. These dinners provide an especially rewarding opportunity for artists to relax together, connect, share creative challenges and solutions, discuss process, network with peers, and sometimes even begin collaborations. Artists in residence frequently note how much the dinner experience—and Cindy’s presentation—means to their creative process. 
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UCROSS FOUNDATION          

30 Big Red Lane

Clearmont, WY 82835

307.737.2291       

info@ucross.org

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Ucross Foundation acknowledges with respect that it is situated on the aboriginal land of several Indigenous communities, including the Cheyenne, Crow, and Lakota nations. Indigenous people continue to live in this area and practice their teachings and lifeways. Today, this region remains an important place for many Indigenous peoples. As a Wyoming institution, we recognize and respect this historical context and are working to build reciprocal relationships with the Native nations on whose lands we are situated. In partial fulfillment of that commitment, Ucross established Fellowships for Native American Visual Artists in 2017 and Native American Writers in 2020.
Photo credits: Board and staff photos courtesy of William Coupon; additional website images courtesy of Martirene Alcantara, Trine Bumiller, Jennifer Garza-Cuen, Bill Megalos, and Neerja Kothari: video on homepage courtesy of Bill Megalos.
  • ABOUT
    • Ucross Story
    • Founder
    • Board
    • National Advisory Council
    • Staff
    • Opportunities
  • ARTISTS
    • Residency Program
    • Selected Honors & Notable Alumni
    • Native American Fellowships
    • Native American Art Curatorial Convening
    • Partnerships
    • Facilities >
      • KOCUR
      • ROCK STUDIOS
      • SCHOOL HOUSE & DEPOT
      • JESSE'S ONE AND TWO
      • BIG RED & DANCE STUDIO
    • Alumni
  • LAND
    • LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    • Ranch History
    • Ecology
    • Birds
  • VISIT
    • Ucross Art Gallery
    • Chapel
    • Park >
      • DONORS
    • Raymond Plank Center
    • Ranch Directions
  • CONNECT
    • STAY CONNECTED
    • Alumni News >
      • ALUMNI NOTES
    • Special Events >
      • UCROSS AWARDS
    • Press Room
  • SUPPORT
    • Ways To Give
    • 40th Anniversary Campaign
    • VOLUNTEER
    • Cookbook
    • Individual Giving
    • Institutional Giving & Named Residencies
    • Legacy Giving
  • APPLY
  • DONATE