WELCOME TO PORK PAGES! Browse this section for a sampling of pork on the printed page. You’ll find informational guides from experts on how to select pork and cook it to perfection and, of course, many mouth-watering pork recipes. If we have whetted your appetite enough, each title features a link for easy ordering. But remember, don’t just read about great-tasting pork…get cooking!

How to Grill  by Steven Raichlen Steven Raichlen offers his audience a step-by-step instructional guide to mastering the techniques for making great barbecued meals. Included are more than 1,000 full-color, photographs accompanying his instructional text. How to Grill covers it all, from how to build an ingenious three-zone fire to the secrets of making Pork Fajitas, Pork Kebabs, Bourbon-Brined Pork Chops, Jamaican Jerk Pork, and Tapenade Pork Loin (just to name a few). The recipes work hand-in-hand with the techniques presented. This great how-to-guide is perfect for beginners or master grillers.  Steven Raichlen For more information and to order: Amazon.com: BBQ USA BBQ University Books For more titles: The Barbecue! Bible Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs BBQ USA Seduced by Bacon  by Joanna Pruess This book seduces the reader with bacon…and more bacon. The mouth-watering photos alone are enough to inspire deep cravings. Pruess’s recipes showcase bacon in savory and sweet dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and even desserts. Have you tried Bacon Ice Cream? Plus, sprinkled throughout the pages are bits of bacon tips and lore, including quotes and even a Bacon song.  Joanna Pruess For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Seduced by Bacon Bruce Aidells’s Complete Book of Pork  by Bruce Aidells with Lisa Weiss Bruce Aidells goes beyond mere cookbook here with the opportunity to educate his audience about the pig, how to select great cuts of pork and how best to prepare the pork. On top of this educational experience, the book also includes over 100 pork recipes for every level of cooking and every type of meal. The recipes are inspired by cuisines from all over the world to satisfy a range of taste palettes and highlight the versatility of pork.  Bruce Aidells with Lisa Weiss For more information and to order: Aidells Book Shop Amazon.com: Complete Book of Pork For more titles: Bruce Aidells’s Complete Sausage Book Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventure  by Rick and Lanie Bayless Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures is a lively, muli-generational dialogue between two cooks, exploring a world of simple classic dishes. This book is filled with stories of growing up in a food-centric home and offers simple, easy recipes for the dishes the Bayless' love to share with family and friends  Rick and Lanie Bayless For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures For more titles: Amazon.com: Mexican Everyday Mexican Everyday  by Rick Bayless Rick Bayless knows his Mexican food. So in order to share with his audience how to prepare simple, yet authentic food, he has created “everyday” recipes. His recipes are all 30-minute meals; the food has authentic preparation, and is nutritionally balanced. Rick’s book has 90 full-flavored recipes, a guide to a Mexican pantry, a special grilling section, and finally a section teaching how to live and eat healthy. His in-depth instructions help even the most inexperienced chef make pork friendly dishes such as Lentil-Rice Salad with Ham, Cucumber, Red Onion and Herb, Grilled Pork Adobado with Smoky Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Guajillo Salsa, Chorizo Tacos, Smoky Pork Tinga Tacos, Tomatillo Pork Braise with Pickled Chiles, Pork Tenderloin a la Mexicana, and Chipotle Meatballs using bacon and ground pork.  Rick Bayless For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Mexican Everyday For more titles: Amazon.com: Rick and Lanie's Excellent Adventures Hog Wild About Pork  by Mary Schneckloth Mary Schneckloth has compiled 281 pork recipes to bring the great taste of Machine Shed featured food to your family dinner table at home. The Machine Shed Restaurants are known for making hearty meals with the best cuts of meat. They strive to create a meal that pleases the American Farmer. Among the tasty pork recipes, Schneckloth has included complementary accompaniments and a section for “Good Bread Making.” There are multiple recipes for every course of a hearty home-cooked meal. Also, look for the chef’s hat icon throughout the cookbook representing a pork favorite of The Great Chefs of Heart of America Restaurants and Inns.  Mary Schneckloth For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Hog Wild About Pork Pork & Sons  by Stephane Reynaud Reynaud takes a very creative approach to his homage to all things pork. Using colorful photographs and entertaining sketches, Reynaud shares the history of the pig, invites us into the lives of those who raise pigs, and gently instructs us how to prepare each cut of the whole hog. A total of 150 tasty pork-friendly recipes are included. A scrapbook look and feel also presents a fun way to experience a day in the life of a small family business in rural France.  Stephane Reynaud For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Pork and Sons Taming the Flame  by Elizabeth Karmel Karmel appeals to all potential grillers with this introductory grilling guide. The book starts with techniques, tools, and ingredient explanations and is followed by 350 grilling recipes organized by ingredient. Karmel provides the type of meat cut and cooking time tables in each section allowing a beginner to follow the recipes easily. A sample of her great pork recipes include Cuban Pork Sandwiches, Mexican Pork Tortillas, Country Ham Steak, Apple Cider-Brined Pork, Spicy Pork Roast, Glazed Ribs, and Pork Stuffed with Drunken Fruit.  Elizabeth Karmel For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Taming the Flame Everything Tastes Better with Bacon  by Sara Perry No one can resist Bacon! Dive into this book by Sara Perry to learn tips for buying, storing, handling and cooking all types of bacon. Perry even gives us the inside scoop on how to locate “hard-to-find” bacon types. Readers will learn all about the best of bacon. Plus, who can resist over 70 bacon recipes? From breakfast foods to the delicious sandwich on the front cover, you will find it hard to not eat bacon for every meal.  Sara Perry For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Everything Tastes Better with Bacon Dr. BBQ’s Big Time Barbecue  by Ray Lampe (AKA Dr. BBQ) Take a Road Trip through the various homes of barbecue with Ray Lampe. He begins in Kansas City, followed by stops in North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, The North, The South, The East, and finally The West. The book begins with a recipe for sweet tea that is perfect for any meal you choose to make from the barbecue recipes. Ray also includes recipes such as Barbeque Sausage, Barbeque Spaghetti (including pork), BRITU (Best Ribs In The Universe), Carolina Whole Hog, Chopped Pork Memphis Style, Pit-Fired Caribbean Pork, Grilled Pork Meatball Hoagies, pork burgers, and many other pork friendly meals. So, sit back with your sweet tea and pick what’s for dinner tonight!  Ray Lampe (AKA Dr. BBQ) For more information and to order: Amazon.com: Dr. BBQ's Big-Time Barbecue Road Trip!