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'Grillin' with Gas: 150 Mouthwatering Recipes for Great Grilled Food'
by Fred Thompson
Photographs by Ben Fink
The Taunton Press -- 2009
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"Barbecue Nation" author Fred Thompson goes through the hows and whys of gas grilling in his latest book. Here you'll learn what to look for in a gas grill, how to use it and how to turn it into a meat-smoking machine.

Along the way, you'll find some solid recipes to keep you grilling all year long.

See what we tested and whether it's worth buying after the jump.

Lemonade may just be one of the most refreshing summertime drinks you can have, even taking into account the amount of sugar that is usually in it. When we learn to make it, it is a one-note drink with lemons, sugar, water and ice. Enjoyable, but simple. But the drink has become more and more artificial, to the point where restaurants now serve Crystal Light and flat-sodas masquerading as what was once a juice drink.

Lemonade will help to revive the tradition of the homemade drink. It guides you to turn this classic into something more complex than the version you learned as a child, adding fruits and herbs, including rhubarb, spearmint, ginger and mangoes. Vanilla Bean Lemonade delivers a smooth, subtle flavor and the Strawberry Rhubarb is a treat. The book includes 50 recipes, each of which will make you forget the watery mix at the soda fountain that calls itself lemonade.

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