Tasty ribs, juicy burgers, mouthwatering chicken, fresh fish, inventive side dishes, and yummy desserts from "Sunset" magazine's fabled test kitchens in Northern California make this a frequent reference book for weekend barbecue enthusiasts and weeknight grillers alike.

This guide to grilling flavors will help anyone create great-tasting grilled dishes by demonstrating how to mix up simple and delicious rubs, marinades, brines, and BBQ sauces in 400 easy-to-use recipes. Three sections on different types of flavorings for grilled food: Soaked: Marinades and Brines Slathered: Sauces, Glazes, Mops, Salsas, Sweet Sauces Seasoned: Rubs, Dressings, Butters, Pestos, Dipping Sauces Special "101" sections provide essential grilling guidance and basic recipes to use with the sauces and seasonings. Special feature recipes show how to use some of the recipes in the book, including Pork Loin with Mustard Molasses Glaze, Beer-Brined Smoked Catfish Spread, Smoked Oysters with Cherry Horseradish Relish, and Salt-Crusted Shrimp with Greek Island Dipping Sauce Features tips for success in every chapter, a reminder checklist at the beginning of each section

Regardless of the season, nothing satisfies quite like grilled food. This beautifully illustrated collection by best-selling cookbook author Rick Rodgers contains an irresistible array of quick and easy grilled dishes featuring beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, and even fruit. Like the other books in the series, this one features recipes that take 30 minutes or less and use common, easily available ingredients.

This book provides all the ideas you need to achieve the perfect barbecue. There are over 100 recipes, from traditional favourites to exciting new and exotic dishes, suitable for all occasions from simple family suppers to entertaining with friends. Everything you need to know about choosing and operating a barbecue is included in the informative introduction, together with recommended cooking times. Learn how to enrich the unique flavour of chargrilled meat by marinating it before cooking, or how to judge which fish are suited to grilling and which benefit from a marinade or a foil wrapping. Expand your repertoire beyond burgers, ribs and chicken wings, and to discover how this flexible cooking method can provide everything from a light snack to a complete banquet.

Food always seems more appetising when it is eaten outdoors, and this sensational book, covering planning, preparation and presentation as well as recipes, will ensure that outdoor entertaining is delicious, trouble-free and fun. The book is divided into six chapters with recipes for all courses and occasions: Appetisers & Snacks, Meat & Poultry, Fish & Shellfish, Vegetarian & Vegetable dishes, Salads & Accompaniments, and Outdoor Entertaining. Step-by-step photographs illustrate the easy-to-follow recipes, which include hints and tips on accompaniments, alternative ingredients and how best to pack and transport the finished dishes. There are even recipes that are ideal for preparing on a portable grill. The last chapter offers many ideas for entertaining alfresco, including some special summertime drinks.

This contemporary collection of more than 100 recipes from chef-instructor Mary Karlin covers the range of wood-fired cooking options available to home cooks. From flame-licked Plank-Roasted Porterhouse or Grilled Naan to a hearth-baked Milanese Risotto, Leek, and Asparagus Tart or Warm Chocolate-Chipotle Cakes, Karlin's unassuming yet refined kitchen sensibility shines through in every dish. With a vast knowledge of terrific ingredients, the diverse flavor characteristics of hardwoods, and the best live-fire techniques and equipment now available, Karlin is a passionate advocate for this growing trend.   Her globally inspired Indian, Italian, Mediterranean, American, and North African recipes for cooking over live flame and embers are paired with contributions from Peter Reinhart, Bruce Aidells, Deborah Madison, and other fired-up chefs. Whether you're a seasoned barbecue expert or you just bought your first bag of lump charcoal, WOOD-FIRED COOKING will have you stoking appetites in no time.

Grilling has become a national pastime in this country. On the menu year-round, barbecue has an inspired following of enthusiastic grillers always looking for new ingredients and techniques to create that perfect hot-off-the-flame meal. Combining Western barbecue techniques with the enticing and unusual flavors of Asia, "The Asian Barbecue Book" is an easy way to add spice to your grilling! "The Asian Barbecue Book" is full of rich, smoky and meaty barbecue dishes, including classic Asian recipes such as Indonesian Satay, Korean Barbecue, Indian Tandoor and Persian Shish Kebabs"--"and new favorites to try like Chicken Wings with Hoisin Honey Marinade, Beef Short Ribs with Teriyaki Glazing and Salmon Filet with Miso Marinade. Complete with sides, salads and desserts, this treasury of Asian barbecue recipes will be a resource for years to come.

With 10 million gas grills sold each year, this year-round cooking tool has simply become an extension of the kitchen. Home cooks need recipes to keep that gas grill humming. These 200 recipes cover everything you could possibly want to put on the grill, from mains to sides, fruit and marinades, with tried-and-true tips for how to make grilling foolproof