BBQs, Picnics, and Ice Cream

Get out the grill and cook up some BBQ with these cookbooks.

	Karen Adler. Fish and Shellfish, Grilled and Smoked: 300 Foolproof Recipes for Everything from Amberjack to Whitefish, Plus Really Good Rubs, Marvelous Marinades, Sassy Sauces, and Sumptuous Sides
	David Blend. The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Tailgating   You're no idiot, of course. You know a memorable sporting event starts in the parking lot with a bunch of friends, a few six-packs, and a grill. But figuring out all the details has you feeling hung-over already. Don't let your party be a bust! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Tailgating gives you basic advice on everything from choosing the right grill to tapping a keg without showering your friends.
	Bob Bowersox. Picnics and Barbecues The bestselling author of "My Family's Best" now concentrates on summer fare, from Curried Deviled Eggs with Apricot Chutney to Grilled Sweet and Spicy Salmon. of full-color photos.
	Georgeanne Brennan. Salad   Tender spring asparagus. Luscious summer berries. Spicy autumn greens and bright winter citrus. More than any other dish, salad allows the characteristic flavors of each season to shine. "Salad" offers more than 40 wonderful salad recipes, grouped by season to emphasize the importance of using ingredients as they reach their natural peak of ripeness.
	Rick Browne. The Barbecue America Cookbook: America's Best Barbecue Recipes from Coast to Coast   The companion to a 13-part PBS series, "The Barbecue America Cookbook" presents a gastronomic odyssey through the contests, restaurants, cities, and towns that have become America's barbecue shrines.
	Eileen Clarke. Game on the Grill: The Art of Barbecuing, Grilling, and Smoking Wild Game
	Betty Crocker. Betty Crocker's Great Grilling   In addition to fresh food ideas for the grill, this cookbook covers the basics of outdoor cooking and offers wonderful recipe options, from main dishes and sides to desserts.
	Jennifer Dorland Darling. Gas Grill Cookbook   More than half of all grills sold are gas, and this cookbook contains more than 75 recipes specifically written for them. Includes meat, seafood, sandwiches, appetizers, marinades, and more. All recipes were tested on different gas grills and are backed by the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen.
	George Foreman. George Foreman's Big Book of Grilling, Barbecue, and Rotisserie   Thanks to the Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine he endorses, George Foreman's name has become synonymous with grilling. In his new cookbook, the championship boxer and bestselling author joins forces with chef Barbara Wit to provide more than 75 recipes for meats, filets, chops, kabobs -- and even fruit and pizza.
	Gregg R. Gillespie. Great American Cookout   Barbecues, picnics, camping trips, garden parties -- everything tastes better when it's served outdoors. Featuring festive, illustrated menus for every occasion and more than 300 original recipes from starters through sweets.
	Dotty Griffith. Celebrating Barbecue: The Ultimate Guide to America's Four Regional Styles of 'Cue   In Celebrating Barbecue, Dotty Griffith, restaurant critic for The Dallas Morning News, gives readers the lowdown on real barbecue, identifying the four great regional styles of American 'cue (Carolina, Memphis, Texas, and Kansas City), as well as what Griffith calls "micro-styles" like Santa Maria Beef Barbecue or St. Louis Barbecued Snouts.
	Cheryl Alters Jamison. Smoke and Spice: Cooking with Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue   300-plus recipes. The only cookbook devoted to smoke-cooked barbecue, a hot trend.
	Denis Kelly. Grilling   Who can resist chicken or baby back ribs brushed with a sweet and spicy marinade? "Grilling" offers more than 40 recipes, including updated classic fare and exciting new ideas. A selection of vegetable recipes provides plenty of ideas--and there are even recipes for grilled desserts!
	Denis Kelly. Pacific Grilling: Recipes for the Fire from Baja to the Pacific Northwest   Featuring influences as diverse as cowboy, Mexican, Asian, Native American, Italian, beach culture, and California suburban backyard, this collection of 125 essential recipes covers a rich body of grilling styles and knowledge, ranging from Alaska to the Baja peninsula.
	Norman Kolpas. The Quick Grill Artist: Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Cooking with Fire
	A.D Livingston. Strictly Barbecue   The author of "Strictly Shrimp" now offers a complete guide to real barbecue, covering equipment, technique, fuels and smoking agents, cuts of meat, sauces and go-withs. Includes over 75 recipes for the best barbecue the reader will ever have.
	Waldy Malouf. High Heat: Grilling and Roasting Year-Round   Beacon Restaurant chef Malouf teams up with food writer Clark to produce a grilling and roasting cookbook featuring 125 recipes that can be cooked both indoors in an oven or outdoors on a grill, the first cookbook to offer this kind of flexibility.
	Leslie Mansfield. Barbecue Dishes The long-time Napa Valley resident has collected the most popular recipes from more than fifty of Northern California's renowned wineries. From appetizers to desserts, pastas to picnics, and barbecue to vegetarian, each flavorful dish is accompanied by a suggested wine selection.
	Michael McLaughlin. The Southwestern Grill: 200 Terrific Recipes for Big and Bold Backyard Barbecue
	National Council of Negro Woman. The Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories Inspired by the Black Family Reunion Celebrations, held in seven cities every summer, this book reflects the local, national, and international heritage of the African American community. With first-person reminiscences and recipes from celebrities like Wilma Rudolph, Natalie Cole, Esther Rolle, and Patti LaBelle, this cookbook offers a delightful diversity of over 250 dishes.
	Steven Raichlen. Barbecue Bible: Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters, and Glazes   The grilling guru is back with over 200 recipes for global flavoring techniques. Illustrations.
	Steven Raichlen. Beer-Can Chicken: and 74 Other Offbeat Recipes for the Grill   An essential addition to every grill jockey's library, "Beer-Can Chicken" presents 75 must-try beer-can variations and other offbeat recipes for the grill. Whether on a can, on a stick, under a brick, in a leaf, on a plank, or in the embers, each grilling technique is explained in easy-to-follow steps, with recipes that guarantee no matter how crazy the technique, the results are always outstanding. So pop a cold one and have some fun!
	Steven Raichlen. How to Grill The "master griller" ("Esquire") presents his techniques for smoking ribs, cooking the perfect burger, roasting a whole chicken on the rotisserie, barbecuing a fish, and grilling pizza, shellfish, tofu, fruit, and s'mores.
	Rick Rodgers. Barbecues 101: More than 100 Recipes for Great Grilled, Smoked or Barbecued Foods, Plus All the Fixings for Perfect Outdoor Parties   Culinary dynamo Rick Rodgers heats up his popular 101 series with a new book that brings skill to the grill in a complete course for making perfect barbecue. From briquettes to sauces and deserts, Rick covers the grill in more ways than one.
	Douglas Rodriquez. Douglas Rodriquez's Latin Flavors on the Grill   Nuevo Latino king Douglas Rodriguez and sous chef Andrew DiCataldo have the recipes that grillmeisters need to spice things up and expand their repertoire. 100+ recipes deliver seductive Latin flavors.
	Al Roker. Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue   One of America's most famous dads invites readers into his own backyard to share grilling recipes, family anecdotes, tips, techniques, and rules (such as Rule 1#: Never touch another man's grill).
	Chris Schlesinger & John Willoughby. Let the Flames Begin: Tips, Techniques, and Recipes for Real Live Fire Cooking   They burst on the culinary scene a dozen years ago with the genre-defining The Thrill of the Grill, and now they're back to demonstrate their basic belief: Cooking your food can be as much fun as eating it. The surest route to that backyard nirvana, say Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby, is to use the real thing -- live fire.To make it easy, they've put more of everything into this new grilling guide: more useful information, more effective techniques, more imaginative and flavor-packed recipes, more ways to make grilling not just a cooking method but also a way of life.
	Chris Schlesinger & John Willoughby. The Thrill of the Grill: Techniques, Recipes, and Down-Home Barbecue   Both the novice and professional griller will find this cookbook indispensable as it offers sound advice on which grills, tools, and fuels to use for the best barbecue ever.
	DeeDee Stovel. Picnic: 125 Recipes with 29 Seasonal Menus   Featuring all the foods of summer, this cookbook features 27 menus for packable repasts, with over 125 recipes for such dishes as Crispy Fried Chicken, Lobster Rolls, Pink Lemonade, and Grilled Salmon Filled with Mustard Dill Sauce.
	Erick Treuille. Grilling: Where There's Smoke, There's Flavor   "Grilling is fun, it's flavorful, it's playing with fire. It's got smoke, sizzle, and spice. What more could you want?" says cooking teacher and professional chef Eric Treuille. Everyone loves food sizzling hot off the grill. Eric and spice specialist Birgit Erath transform what you toss on to the grill with a fire-powered treasury of recipes. Set appetites on fire with hot stuff like lemon chilli shrimp, ginger soy chicken, and T-bone steak with chimi churri sauce. Grilling will inspire seasoned barbecue buffs and backyard beginners to head straight for the great outdoors with tongs in hand!
	Irma von Rombauer. All about Grilling   "All About Grilling", takes readers through outdoor cooking techniques and the use of marinades and aromatic hardwoods, plus an education in starting and managing a cooking fire.
	Irma von Rombauer. All about Salads and Dressings   An extraordinary collection of salad recipes organized by type, this book contains classic and innovative recipes for salads at their full and bountiful best.
	Chuck Williams. Complete Grilling Cookbook   Packed with more than 200 recipes for grilling, this guide by the chefs of Williams-Sonoma presents step-by-step instructions on how to make an outdoor meal a feast. Includes full-color photos, sample menus, and tips for grilling.
	Su-mei Yu. Asian Grilling This inspired collection of 85 grilling recipes features kebabs, skewers, satays, and easy-to-put-together condiments and sauces.

Finish off your BBQ with ice cream treats

	Mary Corpening Barber. Super Smoothies: 50 Recipes for Health and Energy   The bestselling authors of "Smoothies, Wraps" and "Cocktail Food" are back with a collection of 50 recipes for nutrition-packed smoothies for every lifestyle.
	Cherie Calbom. The Ultimate Smoothie Book   Smoothies are the latest trend to sweep the country, this is a complete resource with nutrition facts, tips for easy preparation, clean up tips and dozens of recipes for everything from fruit to veggie to coffee break smoothies.
	Stephen Conroy. Ice Creams "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! And, the clamor will grow just a little louder with these delectable homemade flavors, which range from old favorites (chocolate, anyone?) to modern pleasures like lavender honey.
	Pamela Sheldon Johns. Gelato!  Italian Ice Creams, Sorbetti, and Granite   With the new ice cream machines available and Sheldon-Johns's detailed instructions and 60 recipes, gelato lovers finally will be able to satisfy their craving for Italy's most beloved dessert without leaving home. Lower in fat than American-style ice cream and easier to make.
	Diana Rosen. The Ice Cream Lover's Companion
	Elsa Petersen-Schepelern. Cool Smoothies: Juices and Cocktails
	Donna Rodnitzky. Slim Smoothies: Over 130 Healthy and Energizing Recipes without all the Calories
	Donna Rodnitzky. Ultimate Smoothies: Delicious Recipes for over 125 of the Best Smoothies, Freezes, and Blasts No longer simply a drink for the health conscious, smoothies are now enjoying a surge of popularity. Rodnitzky shares over 125 of her yummiest creations, including Honey, I Ate the Banana Smoothie, Cherry Home Companion, Last Mango in Paris, Banana and the King of Siam, and Peach Blanket Bingo.
	Michael Turback. A Month of Sundaes   This book is so delicious that it will make your taste buds tingle for the delight of ice cream and warm, runny syrup. Michael Turback's charming book tickles both memory and appetite. Each Sundae on these pages shows off American inventiveness while expressing our essential character: big and splashy to behold, refreshing and easy to enjoy.