Cook the Book: Backyard BBQ Faves

Summertime and the eating is easy! Join Plano Public Library and other foodies for this month’s Cook the Book and enjoy flame-grilled food with all the sides you love.

Cook the Book is a monthly foodie meeting of the stomachs with Plano Public Library. Each month, we celebrate a different theme. Next up is Backyard BBQ Faves!

📣 Cook the Book is now a hybrid program! For our July session, we’re meeting at Davis Library and via Zoom on Tuesday, July 19 at 1 p.m. Register for the Zoom meeting, and prepare something delicious to “share” virtually with others. For those meeting in-person, bring the finished dish so everyone can get a sample. Don’t forget the recipe!

Need inspiration? Check out these BBQ books from our collection:

America’s best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants by Ardie A. Davis, available in Print

Barbecue Rules: Lessons and Recipes for Superior Smoking and Grilling by Joe Carroll, available in Print

Charred: The Complete Guide to Vegetarian Grilling and Barbecue by Genevieve Taylor, available in Print

Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill: Classic Recipes for Seafood and Meats Cooked Over Charcoal by Leela Punyaratabandhu, available in Print

Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-smoking Manifesto by Aaron Franklin & Jordan Mackay, available in Print | eBook

Grilling: Mouthwatering Recipes for Unbeatable Barbecue by Good Housekeeping Institute, available in Print

Jerk from Jamaica: Barbecue Caribbean Style by Helen Willinsky, available in Print | eBook

Life of Fire: Mastering the Arts of Pit-cooked Barbecue, the Grill, and the Smokehouse by Pat Martin & Nick Fauchald, available in Print

Smoke & Spice: Cooking with Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue by Cheryl Alters Jamison, available in Print

The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook by Robb Walsh, available in Print