The Little Black Book of Barbecue: The Essential Guide To Grilling, Smoking, and BBQ (Little Black Books)

The perfect little gift book for Dad! This popular barbecue cookbook includes recipes for burgers, steaks, pork, chicken, and seafood, along with veggie dishes, sides, and spice rubs--everything he needs to become King of the Grill!
Contents:

• The Backyard Barbecue: Man's Love Affair with Fire
  • Introduction: A Salute to the Backyard Barbecue
  • Why Is It Called Barbecue?
  • Bringing Us Together: Good Food, Good Times
  • The Ancient Art of Cooking with Fire
  • Barbecue Nation: Born in the U.S.A
  • Barbecue, ''Pork'' and Politics
  • When Cooking Is Man's Work
  • America's Cookout Favorites--Backyard Delights: Burgers and Dogs
  • Southern Barbecue--Meat Cooked ''Low and Slow''
  • Other American Cookouts--Region by Region
• Tips, Tools, and Equipment: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Chef
  • The Science of Barbecue--Cooking Q&A, What makes meat tender? Why does meat change color when cooked over fire? Why do fish cook differently from meats? Why does marinating meat help make it more tender?
  • Basic Fire Cooking Techniques
  • Cool Tools Equipment Guide--grills and smokers
  • What to Burn--briquettes, charcoal, wood chips
  • Essential Barbecue Accessories--drip pan, chimney starter, more
  • Tips for Great Barbecues
• Recipes
  
  • A Word About the Recipes
  • Sauces--Bombay Bourbon Steak Sauce, Hangover Sauce, Cool Wasabi Mayonnaise, more
  • Spice Rubs--Curry Rub, Cumin-Chili Rub, My Big Fat Greek Spice Rub
  • Beef--The Basic Burger, True-Blue Burgers, Inside-Out Swissburgers, Beer-Basted Bar Burgers, more
  • Pork--Homemade Pulled Pork Sandwich, Baby Back Ribs with Apricot-Mustard Mopping Sauce, more
  • Fowl--Basic Grilled Chicken, Combustible Chicken Wings, White-Wine-in-a Beer-Can Chicken, more
  • Other Meats--Dogs in Pig's Clothing, more
  • Seafood--Delmarva Scallops, more
  • Vegetables--Grilled Asparagus, more;
  • Sides--Annette's Alabama Cornbread, Classic Picnic Coleslaw, more
  • Desserts--Grilled Figs with Lemon Mascarpone, more
  • Beverages--Peach Ginger Ice Tea, more.

160 pages. Portable book (4-1/4 inches wide by 5-3/4 inches high) fits in Dad's apron pocket. Durable binding wipes clean. Concealed wire-o binding. Book lies flat for ease of use. Elastic band attached to back cover keeps your place or keeps book closed.