Celebrity chef Ted Reader knows good grilling -- and in his bestselling cookbooks (including The Art of Plank Grilling), it definitely shows. Reader maintains that anything at all can be cooked with gas or charcoal, from delectable hors d'oeuvres to hearty main dishes, from perfectly grilled vegetables to unique (but delicious) desserts. The 125 detailed, step-by-step recipes presented here are enough to satisfy any appetite, and, as always, the author loves to include his useful tips and tricks to achieve grill perfection. Reader may be a rare breed of grill expert, but luckily for us, he's willing to share his expertise!
That summer mainstay the humble hamburger leaps off the grill with the help of Ted Reader’s unique innovations in preparation and presentation. With more than 100 recipes, he lets readers go far beyond the basic burger. Tips and tricks for cooking on an uncovered grill, using the right meat binders, and seasoning and chilling meat properly are explained in detail. BBQ pros learn to grill burgers that are moist and juicy every time with recipes like Texas Smoked Brisket Burger, Prime Rib Burger with Horseradish Compound Butter, and Carolina BBQ Pulled Pork Burgers with Mustard Slaw.
Celebrity chef Ted Reader knows good grilling -- and in his bestselling cookbooks (including "The Art of Plank Grilling"), it definitely shows. Reader maintains that anything at all can be cooked with gas or charcoal, from delectable hors d'oeuvres to hearty main dishes, from perfectly grilled vegetables to unique (but delicious) desserts. The 125 detailed, step-by-step recipes presented here are enough to satisfy any appetite, and, as always, the author loves to include his useful tips and tricks to achieve grill perfection. Reader may be a rare breed of grill expert, but luckily for us, he's willing to share his expertise!
Gastro Grilling is for everyone who loves to fire up the grill anytime of the year and turn an everyday meal into a gastronomic delight. If you consider grilling and cooking over the hot fire a hobby and not a chore, then get ready to create the most delicious meals you've ever tasted right in your own backyard. In Gastro Grilling you will find recipes like Fire-Roasted Oysters Topped with Crawfish Bourbon Butter or Grilled Jumbo Prawns Stuffed with Shrimp and Wrapped in Chicken & Bacon. Add to that the ever succulent Better Butter Burger Stone-Grilled or Hot Smoked Pulled Salmon Sandwich with a Cured Brown Sugar Rub. Tender juicy steak recipes that you'll be itching to get cooking outside. Chockfull of 125 lofty, fun recipes, including rib recipes to make your mouth salivate and your fingers sticky, this must-have grilling book features recipes for great-flavoured steaks of beef, veal, pork, lamb, and game that are the essence of grilling. There are plenty of tasty chicken recipes too. If you like seafood, Ted makes it easy for gastro grillers to master the grill with simple-to-prepare and absolutely delightful dishes such as Chipotle Cinnamon Sea Scallops or Grilled Halibut Steaks with Avocado Wine Butter Sauce. There are even a few yummy grilled dessert recipes to round out the complete meal. Gastro Grilling has something for everyone!
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Celebrated food blogger and best-selling cookbook author Deb Perelman knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion—from salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe. “Innovative, creative, and effortlessly funny." —Cooking Light Deb Perelman loves to cook. She isn’t a chef or a restaurant owner—she’s never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny Manhattan kitchen was, at least at first, for special occasions—and, too often, an unnecessarily daunting venture. Deb found herself overwhelmed by the number of recipes available to her. Have you ever searched for the perfect birthday cake on Google? You’ll get more than three million results. Where do you start? What if you pick a recipe that’s downright bad? With the same warmth, candor, and can-do spirit her award-winning blog, Smitten Kitchen, is known for, here Deb presents more than 100 recipes—almost entirely new, plus a few favorites from the site—that guarantee delicious results every time. Gorgeously illustrated with hundreds of her beautiful color photographs, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is all about approachable, uncompromised home cooking. Here you’ll find better uses for your favorite vegetables: asparagus blanketing a pizza; ratatouille dressing up a sandwich; cauliflower masquerading as pesto. These are recipes you’ll bookmark and use so often they become your own, recipes you’ll slip to a friend who wants to impress her new in-laws, and recipes with simple ingredients that yield amazing results in a minimum amount of time. Deb tells you her favorite summer cocktail; how to lose your fear of cooking for a crowd; and the essential items you need for your own kitchen. From salads and slaws that make perfect side dishes (or a full meal) to savory tarts and galettes; from Mushroom Bourguignon to Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake, Deb knows just the thing for a Tuesday night, or your most special occasion. Look for Deb Perelman’s latest cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers!
A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the James Beard Award for General Cooking and the IACP Cookbook of the Year Award "The one book you must have, no matter what you’re planning to cook or where your skill level falls."—New York Times Book Review Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)—and use a foolproof method that works every time? As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji López-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don’t work that well, and home cooks can achieve far better results using new—but simple—techniques. In hundreds of easy-to-make recipes with over 1,000 full-color images, you will find out how to make foolproof Hollandaise sauce in just two minutes, how to transform one simple tomato sauce into a half dozen dishes, how to make the crispiest, creamiest potato casserole ever conceived, and much more.
The past few years have seen an explosion of interest in cooking over fire, with cooks all over the world seeking to get elemental in their cooking. But fire and smoke doesn't always have to be about hunks of meat. Chargrilling and barbecue are a fantastic way of getting the maximum flavour out of versatile vegetables. If you're bored of beefburgers, or if you're vegetarian and want more than scorched sweetcorn and chewy halloumi, then Charred offers up over 70 original, exciting recipes to cater for all your veggie BBQ needs. With sections on Stuffed and wrapped veg, Burgers and fritters, Kebabs, Low, slow and smoked, and Sharing Platters, the vegetarian dishes will be the highlight of every meal, with the likes of whole roast cauliflower drenched in spiced garlic butter, griddled radicchio with burrata and figs, or corn on the cob with Cambodian coconut, lime and chilli. Live-fire and BBQ expert Genevieve Taylor has developed these inventive, sensational dishes so that they can just as easily be cooked in a grill pan or conventional oven, year-round. Celebrate the magic that happens when glorious veg meet flame!
Lauren Ulm is a vegan cook whose star is on the rise. She hosts a popular blog that is read by more than 30,000 a day. She's a 2008 Veggie Awards winner from VegNews magazine who has been featured on The Martha Stewart Show, AOL, and the hippest sites on the web, including BoingBoing.net and Etsy.com. Now she delights her blog fans, as well as millions of vegetarian and vegan enthusiasts, with this sophisticated four-color cookbook filled with original and the most beloved meals from her blog. From appetizers to desserts, breakfasts to dinners, as well as holiday- and company-worthy fare, Ulm proves that vegan food doesn't have to be bland food. It's her love (okay, her obsession!) of making vegan foods exciting that is evident in her creations—recipes that are as artistic as they are quirky. With 90 percent of her ingredients available at any grocery store, her recipes are doable for the average person, and range from comfort-food staples like whoopee pies, macaroni, and blueberry cobbler, to foods with a sophisticated flair like mojito cupcakes, daikon noodle salad, and flaky pizza purse tapas appetizers. Stunning photographs and step-by-step instructions make Vegan Yum Yum an essential resource for any vegan kitchen.
Family-style dining is back in style and has been reimagined by one of the most prominent chefs in Hawaii, James Beard Award-nominee Beverly Gannon. On the road to Haleakala, Maui's most famous dormant volcano, is one of the island's favorite destinations--where a laid-back atmosphere and top-flight menu welcome both residents and tourists. Developed from the restaurant's ever-popular repertoire, this all-new recipe collection is scaled for sit-down family suppers, lunches, and brunches, with built-in expandability for impromptu gatherings or full-on entertaining. Ingredient substitutions are included to help move dishes from the kitchen to the table with ease, and leftovers are skillfully adapted into future meals. Recipes are organized by the days of the week, based on a schedule Gannon's mother used, and are interwoven with charming family anecdotes.
