Table of Contents
It's Good to Be Gathering Again 7
Top-Rated Recipes 10
January-February 13
How Sweet! 14
Rising and Shining 16
Classic Comfort Dishes 18
Crazy for Cabbage 24
The Icing on the Cake 25
Old Bird, New Tricks 34
Sugar and Spice 39
A Creole Classic 40
Pesto with a Punch 42
Pop Star 43
SL Cooking School 44
March 45
We're All Spears 46
Think Pink 48
Freezes Beautifully 56
Ham It Up 61
Relishing Spring 62
Soup of the Day 63
Gimme Some Sugar 64
SL Cooking School 66
April 67
Viva Vidalia! 68
Shaking Things Up 70
Fresh Off the Grill 72
Dressed to Impress 82
The Pastas of Spring 84
This Kugel's a Keeper 89
The Devil's in the Details 90
A Little Cake Tradition 94
Singing the Praises of Strawberries 96
SL Cooking School 98
May 99
Mint Condition 100
Lost Salads of the South 102
The Art of the Party 108
For Pudding Lovers Only 114
Good Eggs 118
Fuss-Free Biscuit 123
Dinner, Unwrapped 124
Party in a Bite 126
Anything Goes with Pound Cake 127
SL Cooking School 128
June-July 129
Seeing Red 130
A Feast for the Eyes 132
Double Your Greens 144
Peach Wars 145
Take Five 152
Flapjacks They'll Flip For 157
The Power of the Pod 158
Some Like It Hotter 160
The Sweetest Heat 161
Daddy's Biscuits 162
SL Cooking School 164
August 165
Tomatoes for Breakfast? 166
Berry Picking with Bill 168
How Do You Take Your Tea? 174
Superfast Shrimp Suppers 176
Lean and Green 181
One Chill Pie 182
Irresistible Fried Pickles 183
Chowing Down 184
Field Day 186
SL Cooking School 188
September 189
A Roux Awakening 190
Breakfast Is Served 192
Muscadine Magic 200
Apples to Apples 202
Secrets of the Tex-Mex Trail 214
Pick-Up Sticks 220
A Whole New Bowl Game 221
Reasons to Love Broccoli 222
Too Good to Be Crackers 227
Speedy Skillet Chili 228
Batter Up! 229
Give Me a Ring! 232
SL Cooking School 234
October 235
Hello, Sugar! 236
Field of Dreams 238
The Superfood Salad 242
Party on the Porch! 243
Let's Start with Pie 244
New-Fashioned Oats 249
A Legendary Little Pie 250
One-Pan Dinner Plan 252
Caramel Apples for Grown-Ups 253
SL Cooking School 254
November 255
Sprouts to Savor 256
Planting Good Seeds 258
A Big Easy Thanksgiving 260
Savoring Sweet Potatoes 262
Secrets to a Southern Thanksgiving 268
Lightened-Up Leftovers 280
Start Your Engine 281
One Sweet Legacy 282
SL Cooking School 284
December 285
Power of the Pom 286
A Tasteful Wreath 287
Mixing and Mingling 288
Ham for the Holidays 292
Eyes on the Sides 294
Pucker Up! 298
Memories by the Dozen 306
Layers of Love 313
Break Out the Crackers 316
Oh, Fudge! 319
Lucky You 320
The Magic of Cornbread Dressing 322
Rooting for Rutabagas 323
Mama's Latkes 324
Making Spirits Bright 326
Citrus, Spice & Everything Nice 327
The Gift of Cake 328
SL Baking School 329
SL Cooking School 330
Bonus: Our Favorite Casserole Recipes 331
Altitude Adjustments and Metric Equivalents 355
Indexes 357
Recipe Title Index 357
General Recipe Index 360