Grilling America or Best of the Best from Oklahoma

Grilling America

Author: Rick Brown

America's king of outdoor cooking and host of the public television series Barbecue America brings the incredible flavor and fun of grilling to your backyard! A beloved fixture at barbecue festivals and restaurants across the nation for the past several years, Rick Browne shares more than 150 finger-lickin', lip-smackin' recipes perfect for easy everyday dinners or the most special gatherings. In the pages of Grilling America are dishes for folks of all stripes, from self-proclaimed Bubbas to devoted foodies and gourmet grilling sophisticates, from die-hard carnivores to strict vegetarians.

More than just a cookbook, Grilling America is also a tour of some of the most colorful barbecue festivals around the country -- and includes tons of secrets shared by the experts who attend them. Filled with vivid and mouthwatering photos of the food and the people who love it, Grilling America is a celebration of outdoor cooking at its best. Barbecue is literally on fire across America. Rick Browne invites you to help fan the flames.

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Best of the Best from Oklahoma: Selected Recipes from Oklahoma's Favorite Cookbooks

Author: Quail Ridge Press

Jeanette Wright, Borger News-Herald "You won't be disappointed with any of the cookbooks from QRP, I've certainly enjoyed mine and will continue to..." Book Description "Oklahoma is the heart, it's the vital organ of our national existence," Will Rogers bragged about his native state in 1926. It's still true that what is best about America can be found in Oklahoma...and that certainly holds true for its food. Fifty-nine of the leading cookbooks from the Sooner State have been selected to contribute their most popular recipes to create this remarkable collection. From chuckwagon breakfasts on historic pioneer wagon trails to classic diner meals on the "Mother Road," Route 66, Best of the Best from Oklahoma has gathered together a selection of recipes that captures the culinary heritage of the state. Good-old home cooking such as (Mickey) Mantle's Chicken Fried Steak, Cowboy Potato and Vegetable Bake, Philbrook's Italian Cream Cake, and Tortilla Wagon Wheels are just a sampling of the 400 or so recipes included in these pages. They're not just OK—they're the BEST!