Born to Grill: An American Celebration

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harvard Common Press, 1998. First Printing . Hard Back. Near Fine/Very Good. 7 1/2" X 10. Love, Sara. 500 Pages Indexed. Mauve boards with brown quarter-spine with gold spine lettering. No marks noted on interior text. Dust Jacket price $27.95 is unclipped. People cook over an open flame the world round, but Americans do it more often and better. Grilling is the essential American culinary art, a glorious birthright celebrated every day from coast to coast. It's a passion, a party, a way to cook that won't let you call it a chore. It's about playing with fire under an open sky, wielding a mean spatula in one hand, a cool drink in the other. Most of all, it's a surefire means to get yourself from here to a decent meal, having loads of fun along the way. Make that a great meal: In more than 300 recipes, Cheryl and Bill Jamison reveal the tremendous variety of terrific flavors that can come from the primal encounter of food and flame. Authors of the pioneering and bestselling Smoke 8, Spice, which has shown a generation of backyard chefs how to cook wood-smoked barbecue, the Jamisons now aim their expert sights on grilling, the most popular kind of outdoor cooking. Based on years of testing, the Jamisons argue for a back-to-basics, high-heat, open air, open flame approach, a sensual and elemental way to grill that doesn't require equipment with more bells and whistles than the Queen Mary. Though today's grill might be fashioned to roast, bake, or smoke, even boil, steam, and saute, these pages remind us that it was, happily for us, made to grill. The Jamisons open up a roadmap that will guide the griller beyond steaks, burgers, and hot dogs, but they invite us, in chapters called Serious Steaks and Hot Burgers and Haute Dogs, to delay our departure and explore the depths of those timeless favorites. A Pale Ale Porterhouse, a Basil and Sage T-Bone, a Devilish Horseradish Burger, a Crunchy Kraut Dog, and more make the decision fully worth our while. Contents: An American Grill Pantry, Haoppy-Hour Skewers and Spreads, Fired Up Pizzas and Tortillas, Hot Burgers and Haute Dogs, Serious Steaks, Party-Perfect Pork, Lamb, Veal, and Venison, Fowl Play, Sizzling Fish and Shellfish, Getting Fresh in the Garden, Flame-Kissed Salads Pastas and Other Delights, S'Mores and More, and All-American Accompanimenets.