— All Fired Up/Smokin’ Hot BBQ Secrets from the South’s Best Pitmasters from the editors of Southern Living with Troy Black. If you want to stretch your grilling repertoire, here’s 175 imaginative recipes for the creative grilling chef. $24.95.

— Little Jars Big Flavors/ Small-batch jams, jellies, pickles, and preserves from the South’s most trusted kitchen from Southern Living. 110 recipes for canned, pickled and preserved food to help you get the most of your garden year round. $21.95

— Cooking with Herbs/ 50 Simple Recipes for Fresh Flavor by Lynn Alley. Each chapter begins with a simple dish and branches out on ways to give it a fresh and flavorful twist. $16.99.

— Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction by Bobby Flay with Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson. This is billed as the book that presents Bobby’s secrets for cooking anything and everything on the grill – from quickly grilled steaks and seafood to smoky barbecued ribs. $35

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