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Retro Barbecue: Tasty Recipes for the Grillin' Guy
The grilled meats, casseroles, and molded gelatin salads of the 1950s defined the comfort foods Americans love. Returning from the war, men wanted a picket-fenced home, a new car in the garage, and a patio with a barbecue. Yes, man was master of the flame, singeing his eyebrows while smoking out the neighbors. Featuring a colorful collection of nostalgic advertising, collectibles, and graphics, THE RETRO BARBECUE represents America in the golden age of the postwar party. Grill aficionados will appreciate the wide range of regional recipes and flavors, and greenhorns will be lead through all the steps to coronation as king of the coals. Recipes such as Bart’s Backyard Ribs, Rosarita Beach Burgers, Cackle-N-Shout Chicken, and Pink Slipper Pickled Peaches are sure to delight friends and family. To fill out the feast, we’ve included recipes for chili, salsa, side dishes, and desserts. So toss on your apron, grab your spatula, and fire up the It’s retro barbecue time!
128 pages, Hardcover
First published March 21, 2002
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November 14, 2021
I have not made any of the recipes of in this book yet, so my current review is based purely on the aesthetics and the perceived quality of the recipes as written. I may come back and update my review once I've cooked from the book, if I feel strongly one way or the another about it.
I do adore these retro themed cookbooks, and I own quite a few from the series (and have enjoyed the recipes I have made in them). There is just the right amount of kitsch in the design and naming of the recipes, and there are some fun 50s factoids sprinkled throughout. In terms of the recipes, there isa little of everything barbeque related in here. Marinades, rubs, sauces, salads, sides, desserts, and punches. I was also pleased with the amount and variety of meat recipes available, featuring offerings for pork, ribs, chicken, fish, hamburgers, steak and hot dogs. There are a few recipes I am keen to try, despite it not being BBQ weather here in the Northeast. It sure seems like a winner to me.
I do adore these retro themed cookbooks, and I own quite a few from the series (and have enjoyed the recipes I have made in them). There is just the right amount of kitsch in the design and naming of the recipes, and there are some fun 50s factoids sprinkled throughout. In terms of the recipes, there isa little of everything barbeque related in here. Marinades, rubs, sauces, salads, sides, desserts, and punches. I was also pleased with the amount and variety of meat recipes available, featuring offerings for pork, ribs, chicken, fish, hamburgers, steak and hot dogs. There are a few recipes I am keen to try, despite it not being BBQ weather here in the Northeast. It sure seems like a winner to me.
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