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.

5. The Nolan Ryan Beef and Barbecue Cookbook by Nolan Ryan

'The Nolan Ryan Beef & Barbecue Cookbook' by Nolan Ryan (Little, Brown and Company, 172 pp.)

Former Texas Rangers player turned president and chief executive officer, Nolan Ryan, is returning to his lifelong passion for cattle ranching with a grilling cookbook full of rich and decadent beef and barbecue-based recipes in "The Nolan Ryan Beef & Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes from a Texas kitchen."

Many of them are flavorful spins of a mastered classic. He begins with the basics, such as Nolan Ryan’s Grilled American Burger, before moving on to more elaborate dishes, such as the Spicy Chorizo Burger with Queso Asadero, the Southern Surf and Turf Burger with Cilantro Remoulade, and the Breakfast Burger on Texas Toast with Salsa Roja. The lush sides, many of them salads bursting with summer vegetables and delicious add-ins, reflect his Tex-Mex culinary roots and effectively complement the heartier fare. Ryan’s big, flavorful recipes will leave you feeling stuffed and satisfied with both food and flavor.

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