Get Ready For Grilling Season!

 

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Memorial Day is nearly here - time to fire up the grill!

Need some recipe ideas to impress your family and friends? How about trying beer can chicken?  Or, for desert try grilled pineapple and ice cream! 

Check out these books (plus many others) for some ideas!

A man, a can, a grill : 50 no-sweat meals you can fire up fast

by David Joachim

 The Big Book of Barbecue Sides

by Rick Browne

Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking

by Adam Perry Lang

Steven Raichlen's BBQ USA: 425 Fiery Recipes From All Across America

by Steven Raichlen

30-Minute Vegetarian Grilling

by Mary Gwynn

It's Gardening Season!

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Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner.....it's time put your garden in or set out your potted plants and flowers!

Wondering which flowers thrive better in full-sun or which vegetables do best in containers?  Check out these books plus others at the library!

100 Garden Tips and Timesavers
     by Walter Chandoha
Basic Gardening Illustrated
     by Carol Moholt, Janet Sanchez and the editors of Sunset Books
Beautiful Gardens Made Easy
     by Elvin McDonald
The Edible Garden
     by Hazel White, Janet Sanchez and the editors of Sunset Books
Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs: A Bountiful, Healthful Garden for Lean Times
     by Jim Wilson
The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Flowers from Seed to Bloom
     by Eileen Powell