SUMMERTIME AND THE GRILLING IS EASY

With Memorial Day, the Summer season really began as backyard grills were unearthed, polished up, and fired up. A week from this coming Tuesday, the next big family grilling holiday will occur, the Fourth of July. Need some fresh ideas? Tired of the same old hamburgers and hot dogs? DMOZ has some on-line links to grilling related websites. But don't forget to check out some of the recent books on backyard grilling available at the Elk Grove Library:

Basics
Taming the Flame: Secrets for Hot-and-Quick Grilling and Low-and-Slow BBQ (2005) by Elizabeth Karmel (641.5784 KAM)

Weber's Real Grilling (2005) by Jamie Purviance (641.5784 PUR)

Get Grilling (2005) Food Network Kitchens (641.76 GET)

The Essentials of Grilling: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Outdoor Cooking (2003) (641.5784 ESS)

High Heat: Grilling & Roasting Year-Round with Master Chef Waldy Malouf (2003) by Waldy Malouf & Melissa Clark (641.5784 MAL)

Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue: 100 Easy Recipes for Backyard Barbecue and Grilling (2002) by Al Roker (641.578 ROK)

Smoke & Spice: Cooking with Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue (2003) by Cheryl and Bill Jamison (641.76 JAM)

Regional Styles

Grilling America (2003) by Rick Browne (641.5784 BRO)

Steven Raichlen's BBQ USA: 425 Fiery Recipes from All across America (2003) (641.5784 RAI)

Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pit Bosses (2002) by Robb Walsh (641.5784 WAL)

The Barbecue America Cookbook: America's Best Barbecue Recipes from Coast to Coast (2002) (YA 641.5784 BRO)

Celebrating Barbecue: The Ultimate Guide to America's Four Regional Styles of 'Cue (2002) by Dotty Griffith (641.5784 GRI)

And, even though Tailgating season won't officially start for a few more months, these new cookbooks do have recipes made on grills:

The Tailgating Cookbook: Recipes for the Big Game (2005) by Bob Sloan (NEW 641.578 SLO)

The Tailgater's Cookbook (2005) by David Joachim (NEW 641.578 JOA)