Summer is on its way! Get out your BBQs, picnic blankets, and warm up that appetite. The library is waiting to help you out.
The New Gas Grill Gourmet by A. Cort Sinnes is a completely revised and expanded version of the classic gas griller's bible, with 100 brand-new recipes. There are plenty of classic grilled options, such as Old-Fashioned Barbecued Chicken, Garlic-Studded London Broil, Rosemary Potato Wedges, and of course the Classic Burger. But if you're feeling a bit more adventurous, you've got lots of choices, like Fish Tacos, Lamb Kebabs, Spicy Hoisin Pork Brochettes, and Chicken Breasts with Chevre and Yellow Pepper Puree. Recipes include vegetarian, cooking for one, and off-the-grill side dishes.
BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig dishes up 350 recipes with clear explanations of basic techniques. They provide master recipes for basics like chicken wings and then offer loads of suggestions on how to use rubs, marinades, and sauces, as well as different cooking techniques. The BBQ Queens pull together a complete meal instead of only a perfectly seared steak (just like a man!). They offer ideas for your whole meal, with plenty of suggestions for sides and desserts. They show you how grilling extra food for leftovers can simplify meal preparation and leave you lots of free time.
Raichlen's Indoor! Grilling by Steven Raichlen has 270 recipes created especially for grilling machines, built-in grills, grill pans, stove-top smokers, rotisseries, and fireplaces. Raichlen, known as “the gladiator of grilling”, explains why he wrote an indoor grilling book. His editor lives in an apartment in Manhattan, and like millions of others, has municipal fire codes or a simple lack of space making grilling outdoors illegal or impossible. Arctic winter temperatures, snow, sleet, rain or hail, also deter many. If you're a diehard outdoor griller, be assured that most of the recipes in this book can be made outdoors. Try spit-roasted prime rib, chicken under a brick, curry-grilled lamb kebabs, potatoes roasted in the ashes, bayou wings, vanilla-grilled pineapple with dark rum glaze and hundreds more bold new ideas.
Taming the Flame : secrets for hot-and-quick grilling and low-and-flow BBQ by Elizabeth Karmel offers more than 350 recipes from down-home to uptown – from Bubba's barbecued baby back ribs to bacon-wrapped sea scallops. Kamels says her side dish, salad, dessert (including the best apple pie you've ever eaten), and pomegranate margarita recipes will liven up any cookout!
The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining by Cheryl and Bill Jamison boasts 850 recipes and hundreds of tips for grilling, barbecuing, smoking, rotisserie roasting, planking, big-pot frying, and boiling. Cheryl and Bill travelled the globe sampling regional outdoor favourites, from barbecued Kansas City ribs to Texas brisket, rotisserie chicken from France, banana-leaf wrapped dishes from Mexico's Yucatan, crab cakes from Chesapeake Bay. Then they came home and cooked and cooked until they had it right.
A Man, a Can, a Grill : 50 no-sweat meals you can fire up fast by David Joachim boasts great tasting meals ready in minutes. This is where the can comes in – sloppy joe sauce for chicken, canned soda for a tenderizing marinade, canned ham, tuna, spam, and don't forget the beer-can chicken. Joachim insists you'll get rave reviews when you take a perfectly roasted whole chicken off the grill with an open beer can stuck up its...um...orifice.
Picnics : easy recipes for the best alfresco foods by Robin Vitetta-Miller offers something for everyone who wants to get outside and enjoy some simple, delicious food and refreshing drinks. You'll find everything you need to put together a beautiful outdoor meal, tips on what and how to pack it, and themed menus for special feasts. Picnic ideas include: smoked salmon, crab cakes, wraps and sandwiches, red potato salad with bacon and herbs, sesame-glazed shrimp salad with sugar snap peas, roasted red pepper dip, plus all the breads that go with them – parmesan cheese twists, garlic rosemary focaccia, and cheddar corn bread with green chiles. Bad weather? Throw a blanket on the floor and dine under the light of your family room.
The library offers the following magazines that can be signed out, Chatelaine, Canadian Living, and Martha Stewart Living. Try the spring and summer issues for great BBQ recipes and picnic and party planning.
Try Martha's Summer Favourites DVD. Follow along as Martha prepares some of her most delicious warm-weather dishes and drinks. There are great suggestions for the backyard barbeque and helpful tips for making picnics and trips easy and enjoyable. Segments also include projects for kids, projects for picnics and the beach, and outdoor decorating.
Bon appetit!
Jo-Anne Agostino, Public Services Assistant
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