Böcker av Editors of the Harvard Common Press

Discover a big, bold, brimming-with-flavor world of new grilling recipes in this authoritative, creative, and photo-rich cookbook.You probably grew up watching your family and neighborhood grill jockeys slinging burgers, steaks, and hot dogs on the grill. As a result, you can do that, too, and you don’t need a book. However, if you’ve ever given a thought to grilling delectably new and different things, Grilling is the book that you need. It includes such inventive recipes as:Grilled Shrimp Remoulade AppetizersChurch Picnic Pork ChopsTrue Texas Rib-EyeMint Julep Leg of LambOrange-Chipotle Chicken BreastsPacific Rim Tuna BurgersGrilled Lobster BLT SandwichesDuck JambalayaYou’ll even find a half dozen amazing ideas for grilled pizzas, plus a full chapter of desserts from the grill, from Grilled Honeyed Figs to Crunchy Caramelized Pears. For the early risers, there are even grilled breakfasts. Whether you are expanding your own fire-cooking skills or need a handsome and idea-packed gift for your favorite griller, you will find a lifetime of new ideas in these pages.

Unlock the secrets of cooking on a smoker and enjoy the deeply soulful flavors of authentic pit-smoked BBQ made right in your backyard.If you are new to smoke-cooking, you know it is more complicated than grilling. The cooking times are measured in hours, not minutes, and maintaining the perfect low temperature over those hours can be a challenge—especially when your fuel is wood chunks or logs and not propane gas or store-bought charcoal. Smoking serves up expert guidance on these tricky matters in a clear and concise way that even a total newbie can understand. Best of all, it offers 75 flavor-packed recipes that will make you not just use your smoker, but love it. They include:Genuine Texas Pitmaster Brisket Korean Beef Short Ribs Tandoori-Style Chicken BreastsKansas City’s Favorite Baby Back Pork RibsTandoori-Style Chicken BreastsSmoked Lamb Burgers with Salsa VerdeCider-Soaked Pork KebabsSugar-and-Spice Smoked SalmonSmoked Pineapples with Smoked Pineapple SalsaThis colorful, photo-rich book is the perfect gift for anyone new to smoke-cooking or for BBQ veterans who want to graduate to true pitmaster status. It covers the Southern and Texas classics as well as new-school barbecue that incorporates global flavors and lighter, healthier proteins. You will be enjoying these recipes for years to come.

Learn to love your air fryer even more with 75 creative, easy-to-make, and incredibly delicious recipes.Everyone is getting an air fryer these days, but few of us realize how versatile and powerful an appliance it is. This authoritative, inventive, and colorful photo-packed book reveals the hidden potential of the air fryer, along with the amazing breadth of things you can cook in it. The recipes include: Cinnamon Strudel French ToastSmoky Breakfast Potatoes with Chipotle KetchupRoasted Garlic GuacamoleZucchini Rice FrittersLoaded Baked Potatoes with Broccoli and CheddarGeneral Tso’s ChickenMushroom Turkey Burgers Teriyaki-Glazed RibsPecan-Crusted TilapiaSweet and Smoky Candied PecansChurros with Chocolate Dipping SauceRoasted Strawberry Tart with HoneyWith recipes for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and desserts, along with parties and bedtime snacks, you will soon find yourself using this convenient and easy device all day, every day. The book includes both down-home and familiar comfort foods and exciting new recipe ideas from all of the world’s tastiest cuisines. And, unlike other air-fryer cookbooks that focus on traditional “fried foods,” this book emphasizes low-oil and low-fat recipes throughout. There are even a dozen delectable and super-healthy vegan and vegetarian main courses. It’s the perfect gift for a friend or family member who is new to air-frying—or even for yourself!

Discover the incredible number of things—including complete meals!—you can make in your rice cooker.Rice cookers, thanks to a veritable explosion of interest in them among social media influencers, are more popular than ever. But TikTok and YouTube reels rarely include recipes—and, to be frank, the ones you can find are not the most reliable recipes around. Rice Cooker, a colorful, photo-rich, and accessible book with more than 75 recipes and lots of rice cooker tips, tricks, and wisdom, delivers what you need.   For starters, it expands your rice-making skills beyond white and brown rice to include arborio rice (which is used in risottos), basmati rice, sushi rice, and other varieties. Next, it reveals in delectable recipes that other grains besides rice do quite well indeed in the rice cooker, such as oats and oatmeal, grits, hominy, and polenta, not to mention beans and legumes. Best of all, it shows that you can make full meals, from breakfast through lunch to dinner, right in the rice cooker. The recipes include:Breakfasts to start the day, like Hot Apple Granola or Sweet Breakfast Grits with Fresh FruitPilafs and risottos, such as Caribbean Yellow Rice Pilaf or Italian Sausage RisottoOne-dish dinner entrees, from Steamed Chicken Breasts with Warm Mango Sauce and Coconut Rice to Steamed Shrimp with Jasmine RiceDesserts and sweet treats, such as Poached Dried Figs in Spiced Red Wine or Steamed Chocolate CustardsMove over slow cookers and Instant Pots. The humblest appliance in our kitchen arsenals turns out to be amazingly easy and versatile and capable of making truly delicious dishes.

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