Creamy dips, spicy sausage rolls, crunchy snack mixes, decadent cookies--your guests will reach for these goodies again and again! This collection of foods and beverages for casual entertaining includes appetizers, snacks, sweets, drinks, and choices for kids, too. The 86 recipes include Baked Taco Dip, Cheesy Miniature Quiches, Chocolate Chip-Mocha Bars, Chocolate Snowball Cookies, Fiesta Snack Mix, Deviled Crab Eggs, Ham and Cheese Biscuit Turnovers, Italian Loaf, Layered Pizza Dip, Fruit Trifle with Honey-Yogurt Dressing, Party Cheese Rolls, Stuffed Potatoes, Shrimp Bundles, Roasted Pecans, Sausage-Cream Cheese Squares, South-of-the-Border Salsa, White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies, and other favorites.

When it's time to party, it's time to munch and sip! Satisfy your guests' cravings with this big assortment of appetizers and drinks. There are tasty bites, creamy dips, spicy teas, rich coffees, and more! The 75 recipes include Hot Seafood Dip, Ultimate Chili Dip, Marmalade Meatballs, Spicy Pecans, Raisin-Walnut Pinwheels, Feta Cheese Squares, Spinach Puffs, Vegetable Pate, Potato Coins, Apple-Cinnamon Cheese Ball, Mexican Quiches, Raspberry Wine, Southern Eggnog, Spirited Cider, Sunrise Mimosas, Honey-Rum Coffee, Cherry Cordial Fudge, Macadamia Nut Tarts, Sinless Brownies, and other favorites.

A one-of–a-kind cookbook, Savory Sweet Life is a wonderful collection of inventive and playful family recipes that celebrate the everyday moments in life—from birthday parties and family game nights to potlucks and summer backyard barbecues. Alice Currah, whose popular food blog, SavorySweetLife.com, attracts half a million page views every month, now combines warm, personal stories, helpful advice and time-saving tips, and real-life food for those together times that the whole family will love— whether it’s Pulled Pork Tacos and Chocolate Chip Cookies on family game night or Creamy Tomato Soup with Grilled Garlic Cheese Sandwiches and Spiced Gingersnap Cookies on an unexpected snow day.

Got the munchies? Grab a bite at any hour and keep your energy up! Choose from fast-to-fix treats and always-on-hand favorites. These grab-and-go goodies will please every appetite! There are snack mixes, muffins, cheese spreads, fruits, and sweet stuff. The 81 recipes include Bacon-Cheese Ring, Seasoned Pretzels, Walnut Coffee Cake, Buttermilk Fudge, Granola-Fruit Parfaits, Apple-Pear Skillet Cake, Sweet Potato Muffins, Pecan Sandies, Raspberry Nut Bars, Rocky Road Mousse, Spicy Black Bean Dip, Oriental Snack Mix, Microwave Peanut Brittle, Cinnamon-Apple Popcorn, Danish Pastries, Candied Baby Dills, and more.

Looking for gifts that say you care? Treat loved ones to ready-to-fix mixes that make something delicious! These gift mixes deliver good tastes! Cookies, breads, soups, seasonings, teas, coffees, and more are featured. The 75 recipes include Hearty Pancake Mix, Orange-Nutmeg Tea Mix, Apple Crisp Kit, Slice-And-Bake Cookies, Pizza Kits, Sourdough Starter and Baguettes, Spicy Popcorn Seasoning, Mexican Bean Soup, Spicy Cocoa Mix, Friendship Fruit Sauce and Muffins, Garlic Cheese Spread, Lemon-Nut Bread, and other favorites.

Want rich flavor in a flash? Easy techniques and convenience items such as cake mixes and ready-made crusts help you serve these sweets in a hurry! Here are 80 recipes that are shortcuts to making fabulous desserts: pies, cakes, cobblers, fun for kids, creamy confections, and more! Recipes include Apple Bread Pudding, Banana Boats, Black Forest Angel Dessert, Brownie Creme Brulee, Butterscotch Ice Cream Squares, Chocolate-Cherry Tart, Cherry Cream Cheese Dessert, Citrus Trifle, Coconut-Banana Pudding, Dessert Waffles, Easy Sweet Potato Pie, Ice Cream Sundae Cake, Homestyle Rice Pudding, Summer Fruit Dessert, Pumpkin Streusel Cake, Rainbow Cookies, Walnut-Fudge Pie, and other favorites.