How to Grill or Everyday Pasta

How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques

Author: Steven Raichlen

Without a doubt the most interesting, comprehensive, and well-thought-out book on grilling ever and it's destined to be in the kitchens and backyards of both professionals and home cooks. Every detail is made clear and easy in a concise and inspirational way. Spark it up! (Mario Batali, Molto Mario (The Food Network), Mario Batali's Simple Italian Food)

The definitive how-to guide for anyone passionate about grilling, from the newest beginner to the most sophisticated chef. (Tom Colicchio, Think like a Chef)

Master the techniques that make barbecue great with this indispensable show-and-tell by Steven Raichlen. Using more than 1,000 full-color, step-by-step photographs, How to Grill covers it all, from how to build an ingenious three-zone fire to the secrets of grilling a porterhouse, prime rib, fish steak, kebab, or chicken breast. Plus the perfect burger. Includes 100 recipes - one to illustrate each technique - with memorably delicious results!

Good Housekeeping

With more than 1,000 full-color photos to show you every step... this book can turn anyone into a grill master.

Wall Street Journal

Mr. Raichlen's recipes are interesting enough to make even an accomplished cook sit up and take notice.

Los Angeles Times

150 straightforward recipes will appeal to run-of-the-mill grillers as well as those weekend barbecue warriors...

Fine Cooking

This summer, there will be only one new addition to my cookbook shelves: Steven Raichlen's 480-page How to Grill.

New York Times

...detailed directions are clear, the tips on technique are many and useful, and the outcomes are honest and tasty.

Family Circle

Steven Raichlen might as well be called the guru of grilling, so well versed is he in every aspect...

Publishers Weekly

The giddy joy that comes with picking up this tribute to outdoor cooking is comparable to the adolescent thrill of sneaking a naughty magazine into the garage. Not only does every conceivable meat, fish and fowl get its turn over the coals, there is a whole Barbecued Cabbage stuffed with bacon and onion and even a grilled Creme Brulee. Raichlen focuses on creative techniques, employing everything from butcher's string and bricks wrapped in foil to inserting a half-full can of beer into the cavity of a chicken: when placed on the grill it simultaneously steams the bird and holds it upright, allowing the skin to grow crisp. Indeed, Raichlen's (Miami Spice; High-Flavor Low-Fat Cooking) approach is anything but shy. However, to limit the book to a manageable size, Raichlen presents just one or two recipes for each cut of meat or type of seafood. Thus a single lamb is chopped into a new-world-order menu of Rack of Lamb Marrakech, Sichuan-Spiced Loin Lamb Chops and Leg of Lamb Proven al. Throughout, every recipe is made foolproof with step-by-step instructions and, happily, a photo accompanies every one of the steps. While none could be considered a full-fledged centerfold, it is impossible not to gaze upon them and lust. (May) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

What People Are Saying

"Steven Raichlen has done it again!...lending his endless rsearch and knowledge to the world of grilling. Grab this book to help you make mouthwateringly good food."
—Todd English, The Olives Table

Table of Contents:

CONTENTS:

GETTING STARTED

BEFF AND VEAL

PORK AND SAUSAGES

LAMB

CHICKEN AND MORE

FISH

SHELLFISH

VEGETALES PLUS

DESSERTS

RUBS, SAUCES, AND CONDIMENTS

GRILLS AND GEAR

Everyday Pasta

Author: Giada de Laurentiis

For New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it’s healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it’s readily available and easy to prepare—everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a craving for Italian food quite like it! In Everyday Pasta, Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.

Without forgetting about the classics we all love, Giada makes the most of the many varieties of pasta available to create recipes that combine familiar flavors in exciting new ways.

Although most of these dishes are all-in-one meals in themselves, Giada also supplies recipes for her favorite appetizers, side dishes, and salads to round them out.

Whether you’re looking for a simple summer supper that makes the most of seasonal vegetables or seeking comfort in a pasta bowl on a cold winter’s night, Everyday Pasta offers just the thing.

• Tuna, Green Bean, and Orzo Salad
• Crab Salad Napoleans with Fresh Pasta
• Roman-Style Fettuccini with Chicken
• Baked Pastina Casserole
• Tagliatelle with Short Ribs Ragou
• Spaghetti with Eggplant, Butternut Squash, and Shrimp

Easy to prepare and endlessly versatile, pasta makes a wonderful quick supper when time is short but easily becomes an elegant meal when the occasion requires. In Everyday Pasta, Giada shows youhow, with a few basic ingredients from the fridge and the pantry, you’re never more than minutes away from a delicious pasta dinner.