Bailey gives recipes for a taste of local flavor as he visits friends across the country, including Sullivan's Island.

Lee Bailey's first book -- a winner of the Tastemaker Award for Best Cookbook of the Year -- combines extraordinary full-color photographs with mouth-watering recipes, all geared to the country weekend. Here are clear, easy-to-follow recipes, style hints, and full menus for everything from a simple back porch meal to dinner beneath a breathtaking sunset. A lifestyle classic, Lee Bailey's Country Weekends is an invitation to browse, to dream, or to create an unforgettable feast.

The author's sixth book is a collection of 32 sophisticated yet easy menus featuring soup as a main course. Delicious recipes for both hot- and cold-weather soups are accompanied by unusual appetizers, tasty breads, and luscious desserts.

Lee Bailey, who grew up in New Orleans, teamed up with renowned restaurateur Ella Brennan to create 18 fabulous menus of stylish food that anyone can make and enjoy. He combines these with a delightful and memorable tour of the city's justly famous houses. Full-color photographs.

Lee went to California and put together menus that vividly capture the personalities of 23 wineries. There are two trademark special sections: one offers the best recipes from the wine country's most talented chefs; the other, simple guidelines and thoughts on serving wine. 250 full-color photographs.

Leave it to Lee Bailey to come up with a stylish book chock-full of tasty recipes for packable, make-aheadable food. Lee has always shown his readers how to put together delicious and elegant meals that make eating at home a special experience. Now eating away from home -- in the office, on a picnic in the park, or at the beach -- an be just as good with a little help from Lee Bailey's Portable Food. Here is a variety of recipes for foods that travel so well they taste better once they've reached their final destination than they did when they were first made in the kitchen back home: Orzo and Vegetable Salad, Chicken Enchiladas with Andouille Sausage, Onion Parmesan Breadsticks, and Southern Fried Pecan Chicken, a new and tempting twist on an old classic. This is a far cry from the usual soup and sandwich, although you'll be happy to find innovative versions of those here as well, like sumptuous Smoked Salmon or Olive and Sun-Dried Tomato sandwich spreads and wholesome soups like Potato and Red Pepper or a Summer Tomato that perfectly embodies the flavors of the season. Or you can leave the utensils at home and try a little savory pie with any number of delectable fillings: lamb with port wine, prunes, and walnuts; eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, and fresh basil: or simple sausage and cheese. Muffins, rolls, and pickles round out this "hands on" meal. And Lee never forgets dessert: take your pick from a sweet selection that includes an apple and cherry tart, Lemon Crisps, Pecan Coconut Biscotti, Shasta Mountain Brownies, and more. So pack it up now and hit the open road with wonderful food that tastes good and travels well. Portable Food makes entertaining away from home easierand more delicious than ever before.

A collection of the best recipes of Natchez together with menus; photographed in nineteen of the city's majestic antebellum plantations. With descriptions of the plantations.