Americans devour about 38 billion burgers every year. Seymour, Wisconsin, hosts an annual Burger Fest with a bun toss, a ketchup slide, and a hamburger-eating contest. Daytona Beach, Florida, boasts the International Hamburger Hall of Fame. But these tidbits are merely condiments in The Great Big Burger Book, by Jane Murphy and Liz Yeh Singh. The real meat, or lack thereof, lies in the one hundred traditional and inventive recipes.From sloppy joes to lobster burgers, the cookbook covers all ends of the sandwich spectrum. (Yes, a burger is a sandwich, according to the authors.) Recipes such as Carrot Mushroom Tofu Burgers, Honey Mustard Pork Burgers, and Japanese Rice Burgers With Chicken Teriyaki are guaranteed to satisfy all types of eaters—vegetarian, carnivorous, and adventurous. Even Robert…The post Books That Cook appeared first on Texas Monthly.