Weeknight Grilling with the BBQ Queens or The High Road to Health

Weeknight Grilling with the BBQ Queens: Making Meals Fast and Fabulous

Author: Karen Adler

The BBQ Queens are back to show the world that grilling is not just for the weekend! In Weeknight Grilling with the BBQ Queens, Karen Adler and Judith Fertig offer 100 easy and versatile recipes for weeknight dinners on the grill, and most can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. The Queens' straightforward, fun-loving approach shakes up the monotonous routine of cooking dinner and gives busy people everything they need to get healthy, great-tasting meals on the table quickly. All the recipes and suggestions needed for each dinner are included on a two-page spread for maximum convenience, and the ingredients called for are either readily available in grocery stores or already sitting in the pantry. The BBQ Queens explain a variety of grilling techniques, such as skewering and stir-grilling; offer Time-Saving Tiara Touches providing shortcuts and other ways to streamline dinner prep; and include recipes for turning grilled leftovers into wonderful new dishes.

Publishers Weekly

The authors of the BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue apply their trademark can-do spirit to the ever-popular weeknight dinner format. Every dish-whether a salad, burger, steak or otherwise-can be grilled over a variety of fires, from briquettes to wood pellets, in 45 minutes (including prep time). With tiaras planted firmly atop their heads, Adler and Fertig show how to save time by using prepared supermarket items, including salad greens, hard-boiled eggs, sliced pepperoni, already-cut cheese, shredded carrots and cabbage, and three-bean salad, rationalizing, "You'll pay a little more, but isn't your sanity worth it?" Additions to each recipe-set apart in notes headed "You've Got Dinner!"-list easy and complementary side dishes, like Saut ed Green Beans to accompany Low Country Black-Eyed Peas and Grilled Jumbo Shrimp Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing (although recipes for the sides, which are generally simple, aren't offered). The introductory chapter, "Weeknight Grilling with a Tiara Touch," reveals techniques, utensils and timetables. Recipes involve many trendy ingredients (e.g., hearts of palm, baby bok choi, turkey steaks), and the sheer variety of ingredients will let home cooks call on whatever happens to be in their pantry. 2-color illus. (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

The BBQ Queens-the ones who wear tiaras while they grill-are back, with a follow-up to The BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue. Here they present 100 easy recipes that can usually be prepared in 30 to 45 minutes or less. Most of them include suggestions for rounding out the menu, and many provide timesavers ("Tiara Tips"); boxes titled "Life in the Fast Lane" offer additional ideas for quick fixes, finishing touches, and the like. The tiara gimmick wears thin after a while, but the recipes are fresh, simple, and appealing. For most collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

See also: Secret Potions Elixirs and Concoctions or Pride of Kentucky

The High Road to Health: A Vegetarian Cookbook

Author: Linsday Wagner

Lindsay Wagner and Ariane Spade have put together a collection of recipes every family will enjoy - all made without meat, eggs, dairy products, or fish.

The High Road to Health includes:

• Appetizing snacks, breakfasts and brunches, soups, salads, sandwiches, sauces, pizzas, pastas, and desserts, plus menu suggestions.
• Recipes for homestyle dishes such as Moussaka, Jambalaya, Lasagna, and Apple-Honey Baked Beans, as well as more innovative fare like Barbecued Eggplant, Thanksgiving Pumpkin stuffed with Rice and Chesnuts, and Amaretto Mousse.
• Healthful treats, snacks, and lunch box suggestions for the vegetarian child and teenager that won't leave them feeling deprived.
• Such dieter's dream recipes as creamless Mock Whipped Cream and eggless Mayo Spread.