With Father's Day only one week away, I'm going to aim to pick out cookbooks that would make good gifts for Dads - by which I mean that they will often have words such as "manly", "man" or "dad" in them. Case in point, today's cookbook is Patio Daddy-O: '50's recipes with a Modern Twist. "Daddy-o," if you're not familiar with the term, was a word that originated in about 1950 that hip guys (i.e. not "squares") used to refer to each other. The recipes in the book have adorable names that evoke truly retro cookbooks, but are updated in their ingredient lists and methodology to make dishes much more appealing than Perfection Salad. For example, how do "Slab o' Fun Barbecued Meat Loaf", "Uncle Bob's Peanut Butter Sandwiches with Texas Sweets" and "Rock 'n' Rollin BBQ Baby Back Ribs" sound? Nostalgic? Fun? Delicious? They are all the recipes that you wish your family made but never actually did. Pour a martini or an "Atomic Cocktail," fire up the Weber grill and enjoy.
I also want to point out that Amazon has a used price listed for the book of 1¢. It's hard to go wrong at that price, even if you still have to pay for shipping.
Chocolate-stuffed bananas on the grill
Tyler Florence welcomes new daughter
Beware kids' menus!
