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Memorial Day: cookbooks for grilling outdoors

These seven, recently released cookbooks could give you the steps and recipes you need to have a grill-tastic summer, whatever your tastes or skill level may be.

6. Patio Pizzeria by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig

'Patio Pizzeria' by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig (Running Press, pp.239)

  • By Caroline Kelly Staff writer

A collection of recipes for artisan pizzas, these delectable creations will inspire anyone’s inner foodie to make flatbreads, foccacias, bruschettas, and standard pizzas. “Patio Pizzeria: Artisan Pizza and Flatbreads on the Grill” sets you up with the right skill set first, with explanatory sections at the beginning illustrating proper grilling techniques, and a variety of types of dough and their uses.

The recipes are very clear, step-by-step instructions that make even the unusual recipes within reach – Honeyed Goat Cheese and Apricot Panini? Count us in. The delicious creations can be made as entrees, sides, appetizers, snacks, or even desserts, but favorites like Thai Shrimp Pizzettes with Coconut and Chiles, Grilled Algerian Spiced-Swirled Flatbread, and Dessert Panini with Mascarpone and Sour Cherries might be hard to keep from devouring on the spot.

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