Who knew May was such a foodie month!  You can’t go wrong with barbecue or a juicy hamburger or a nice salad!  The Cheshire Library has just the books to get you started with some mouth-watering recipes!

First, to clear up some confusion between grilling and barbecuing.  They are not the same!  Grilling involves cooking at intense heat (500 degrees or higher) for a short (an hour or less) period of time.  Barbecuing is cooking over low heat (225 degrees or less), and for a long period of time.  Below is a sampling of books the Cheshire Library has on barbecuing.

The Big Book of Barbecue: recipes and revelations from the barbecue belt.

Wicked Good Barbecue: fearless recipes from two damn Yankees who have won the biggest, baddest bbq competitions in the world.

BBQ Makes Everything Better

Serious Barbecue: smoke, char, baste, and brush your way to great outdoor cooking.

Barbecue Road Trip: recipes, restaurants, and pitmasters from America’s great barbeque

The Book of Burger

Build A Better Burger

Cooking Light Big Book of Salads

Mediterranean Fresh: a compendium of one-plate salad meals and mix-and-match dressings

Salad Daze: the Hot Knives vegetarian

Salad (William Sonoma)

Salad Days: main course salads for a first-class meal

The Cheshire Library has all cookbooks in a separate section (641) in the Reference Department.  The books listed above, and other similar titles, are located in the 641.7 and 641.8 section.