Barbecue Books: Kingsford Complete Grilling Cookbook or Cooking with Heirlooms

Kingsford Complete Grilling Cookbook

Author: Kingsford Charcoal

The definitive grilling guide from America's original charcoal brand.

Firing up the grill is a rite of summer and an American tradition. Approximately 85 percent of American households grill at least once a month between May and September, and many grill year-round. Perfect to spark the interest of beginners or to get seasoned pros really fired up, this definitive cookbook features a collection of recipes and grilling tips that celebrate and enhance the distinct experience of charcoal cookingâreal fire, real smoke, and great taste. It has great dishes for family barbecues, holiday cookouts, relaxing weekend picnics, and tailgating. Accessible and reader-friendly, it is filled with advice on everything from selecting the right charcoal grill to cooking the perfect steak, and covers grilling basics such as starting the fire, choosing cuts of meat, using the right amount of heat, and experimenting with different cooking methods.

Spiced up with charts, tips, and hints, the book also includes guidance on shopping for the perfect ingredients, caring for equipment, and grilling more efficiently for quick weeknight cookouts. Recipes include beef, chicken, seafood, pork, vegetables, and even desserts. Some surefire favorites require less than ten minutes of grilling time. With straightforward information, color photos, and recipes that are sure to become family favorites, this is the perfect book for every "backyard magicianâs" collection.

Kingsford Charcoal has been a leading manufacturer of charcoal since the 1920s and is the bestselling charcoal brand in America today. More than 70 percent of charcoal users buy the Kingsford brand, and it iswidely used in top restaurants and barbecue contests around the country. Rick Rodgers (East Orange, NJ) is the author of over 25 cookbooks, including the bestselling 101 series. He has been a coauthor, editor, or recipe tester for approximately two dozen additional cookbooks.

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Cooking with Heirlooms: A Collection of Recipes with Heritage-Variety Vegetables and Fruits

Author: Karen Keb Acevedo

Cooking with Heirlooms celebrates America's cooking heritage with a delightful array of recipes featuring heirloom vegetables and fruits. Each season of the year is represented with more than 150 recipes and mouthwatering full-color photographs featuring such favorites as chicken and dumplings, stuffed tomatoes, buttermilk pancakes, and cherry cobbler. From hobby farmers to kitchen gardeners, homesteaders, foodies, and those who cherish food history, Cooking with Heirlooms is for anyone interested in heirlooms or who simply enjoys the art of home cooking and the comfort of good food.

What People Are Saying

David Cavagnaro
"It is rare that we can joyfully serve two important causes with one book, improving our health with wholesome food while helping to preserve valuable agricultural biodiversity."--(David Cavagnaro, horticultural photographer and former manager of the preservation gardens at the Seed Savers Exchange's Heritage Farm)

Jessica Walliser
"A must have for every vegetable gardener interested in preserving a bit of our heritage and getting back to basics. Good home cookin' has never been so easy - or so beautiful!"--(Jessica Walliser, co-author of Grow Organic: Over 250 Tips and Ideas for Growing Flowers, Veggies, Lawns and More and host of Sirius Satellite Radio's The Organic Gardeners)

Jere Gettle
"Amazing recipes combined beautifully with mouth-watering photos make this the best book ever about using traditional crops in the kitchen . . . .A book that we will treasure for years and a sure favorite of gardeners everywhere!"--(Jere Gettle, owner/publisher, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. and The Heirloom Gardener magazine)