Fire up the barbecue - Just in time for summer, 6 hot cookbooks can make you a grill master

"Cooking food over an open flame is certainly not a modern cooking technique. Ever since man learned how to rub two sticks together back in the B.C. years (that's "before charcoal") to flambe the catch of the day, we've been on an endless pursuit of the ultimate grilling experience.

And every barbecue season the list of cookbooks offering the latest techniques, tips and recipes grows ever larger...

Whether you cook with gas, charcoal, wood or anything else that gets the job done, here are six of the latest cookbooks to help you earn the title of Grill God (or Goddess) at your Memorial Weekend barbecue."

Includes book reviews:

• Good Times, Good Grilling by Cheryl & Bill Jamison


• Weber's Real Grilling by Jamie Purviance


• The New Gas Grill Gourmet by A. Cort Sinnes


• Bobby Flay's Grilling for Life by Bobby Flay


• The BBQ Queens Big Book of Barbecue" by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig


• The Italian Grill by Micol Negrin

Includes recipes:

• Double-Decker Mushroom Beef Burgers


• Grilled Fresh Figs with Mascarpone and Balsamic Syrup


• Smoky Pepper Strips in Lemony Caper Marinade


• Tangy Thai Chicken


• Grilled Spice-Rubbed Vidalia Onions


• Grilled Prosciutto and Basil-Wrapped Shrimp

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Posted by Michael Dupuis at May 26, 2005 9:33 PM