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Fire + Wine Cookbook Series

Mary Cressler and Sean Martin
Outdoor cooking with perfect wine pairings from the creators of Vindulge
Fire + Wine by Cressler, Mary
Fire + Wine Backyard Pizza by Cressler, Mary

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Book 2
Feed your kids, impress your friends, and enjoy yourself with everyone’s favorite food as you master 45 delicious and easy pizzas on your backyard pizza oven or grill—with wine, of course.

Everyone loves pizza, but not everyone has the fancy equipment to  make a great one at home. Finally, the creators behind Vindulge offer an invaluable resource using devices you probably have at home (a tabletop charcoal grill, even!) and give you the confidence to create endless variations—including breakfast pizza and dessert pizza—so you can customize to everyone’s tastes!

Authors Sean Martin and Mary Cressler bring their experience as pit master and sommelier to the art of creating the perfect pizza with your favorite outdoor grill or pizza oven, pairing dozens of delicious pizza recipes with the perfect wine every time.  

You’ll find all the classics (hey there, Chicago Deep Dish and Margherita!), but also savory, gluten-free, vegetarian, and even sweet pizzas, making this the only cookbook a pizza lover of any age and palate—even the one who likes pineapple on their pizza—ever needs.

Recipes include:
Classic Pizzas, such as Deep-Dish Pizza and MargheritaSavory Pizzas, such as Date-Night Steak Dinner PizzaVeggie Pizzas, such as The Forager Pizza and The Pizza SaladFlatbreads, such as Fennel Pollen and Hot Honey FlatbreadBreakfast Pizzas, such as Huevos Rancheros PizzaDessert Pizzas, such as S’Mores Pizza
Book 1
” . . . a one-stop guide for anyone truly interested in elevating their BBQ experience into a culinary work of art.”
—San Francisco Book Review

Ready to up your grilling game? This cookbook by a pitmaster and a sommelier will turn your backyard barbecue into the tastiest place to be–with recipes that celebrate smoked and grilled food (and the wines that pair best with them).

Every region has its barbecue, grill, and smoking food traditions. Now the Pacific Northwest can claim its place at the table with these recipes developed by sommelier Mary Cressler and pitmaster Sean Martin from Portland, Oregon. Fire + Wine highlights the ingredients and flavors of the Pacific Northwest to create a fresh, often lighter take on smoking and grilling. They put their spin on the classics as well—brisket, ribs, steaks, pulled pork—and offer up wine pairings to complete your meal.

SAMPLE RECIPES:
• Pinot Noir BBQ Sauce
• Wine-Braised Beef Short Ribs
• Rosemary Buttermilk Grilled Chicken
• Pulled Mushroom Sliders
• Perfect Smoked Salmon Fillet with Beurre Blanc
• Grilled Pork Chops with Dried Cherry Relish

Master the fundamentals to successful grilling and smoking on any grill and discover the secret sauce (and the wine!) that will take your grilling to the next level. Get fired up though 75 recipes and the wines that love them.

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