This valuable cookbook is filled with timesaving recipes that are designed to be made ahead and served later. Includes tips on storage, how to reheat without loss of flavor, garnishing suggestions, and more.

This new essential guide to entertaining is divided by occasion, offering a fresh lineup of menus and ideas from Oxford, Mississippi's go-to caterer for every celebratory scenario life serves up. In this update to the best-selling book of our mothers' and grandmothers' era, Elizabeth's tell-it-like-it-is voice provides a twist to the classic Southern advice that is a refresher for entertainers of any age or experience. Packed with delicious recipes from the original book like Smoked Salmon Canapes, Hot Cheese Squares, and Brandy Alexanders, the book also includes popular picks from the current pages of Southern Living as well as Elizabeth's treasured recipe box. The Southern Living Party Cookbook is an entertaining handbook loaded with lifestyle tips and hilarious Heiskell stories, along with lush photography to help you get the look from table setting to plated dish.

Inside you'll find fast and fresh dishes, many of which can be made in 30, 20, or even 10 minutesor less, start to finish. Superfast recipes such as Basil Okra 'n' Tomatoes, Sausage-Shrimp Gumbo Soup, Garlic Fried Chicken Breasts, and Broccoli Cornbread Mini-Muffins are kitchen-tested to ensure that they're both quick and delicious. Along with scrumptious recipes in categories ranging from Streamlined Southern Favorites to Healthy 'n' Quick to Main Dishes in Minutes, you'll find make-ahead symbols that identify at a glance recipes that can be partially or totally made ahead. Prep and cook times let you choose recipes that fit your schedule. And at least one photo with every turn of the page makes this book as fun to look at as it is to cook from. Recipes rigorously kitchen-tested for convenience and variety. Enjoy quick and easy classics such as Chicken Parmesan, with a crispy crust topped with melted cheese, that you can have on the table in only 24 minutes; Tortellini Carbonara, a one-dish meal with a 5-minute prep time that dirties only one pan; and Apple Shortbread Crisp, with apples baked beneath a buttery shortbread cookie topping, that takes just 7 minutes to prepare. Chapters organized to fit busy lifestyles. Slow-Cooker Favorites lets you come home to a delicious dinner with entr?es such as Company Pot Roast, Caribbean-Style Pork, and Thai Coconut Shrimp and Rice. Outdoor cooking has never been so easy with our Quickies From the Grill chapter, where you can sample Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chops, Garlic-Lime Chicken, and Swordfish Steaks With Basil Butter. Symbols and notations define extraconvenient recipes. Look beside the recipe titles for notations that show at a glance if recipes can be partially or totally prepared ahead, as well as recipes that can be made in 10, 20, or 30 minutes or less. These symbols take the guesswork out ofmealtime preparation.

The dinnertime solution for busy cooks who want delicious, down-home meals without spending hours in the kitchen. After a long, busy day, the task of cooking a wholesome meal for a hungry crowd can be daunting. While home-style favorites are comforting, the time spent chopping, prepping, cooking, and serving can quickly turn a feel-good dish into a stressful production. Quick-Fix Dinners comes to the rescue! We've streamlined crowd-pleasing Southern classics and modern fare to bring you recipes that take just 30, 20, or even 10 minutes to prepare, using fresh ingredients, grocery store staples, and easy shortcuts. Bring Big Easy flavor to the table in just 30 minutes with Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya, or whip up a savory Barbecue Mac and Cheese casserole in 20 minutes. There are desserts too, including a Prep & Forget Choc-Cinn Latte Cake that can be prepared in just 10 minutes. With a calendar for menu planning and the Southern Living Test Kitchen's seal of approval, you can rest assured that these meals are as delicious as they are easy to make.

Published since 1979, Southern Living Annual Recipes provides every single recipe from a year's worth of Southern Living magazine in one complete volume. From large, family-style meals, to easy-to-pull-together weekend brunches, to everyday family-pleasing treats--with gorgeous photographs, step-by-step instructions, and more than a dash of genteel Southern charm and style-the book includes dozens of menus and over 100 step-by-step photographs from the renowned Test Kitchen professionals at Southern Living. This hefty volume serves as a cookbook as well as a reference book. The step-by-step recipes are clear and easy to understand, and each one is accompanied by cook and prep times to help the home cook schedule time perfectly. The book includes attractive full-color photographs as well as over 100 step-by-step photos to make recipes accessible for home cooks on any level. Cookbook exclusives include: "Test Kitchens Notebook"-insider tips from Southern Living Foods Editors and Test Kitchen staffers "Cook's Notes"-reader comments about their favorite recipes Bonus recipes not found in the 2012 magazine, including "Test Kitchen Favorites" Of course Southern Living Annual Recipes is complete with the kind of cozy, Southern distinction that truly draws readers in and has made this annual a much anticipated favorite of Southern readers for over 30 years.

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A newly created volume of the Southern Living Cookbook series that`s even better than the first! It includes the best basic recipes from the " Southern Living" files, each one re-tested to focus on time, convenince and good health for on-the-go familes. The book is full of up-to-date, easy-to-use kitchen classics. It also includes an extensive text update, all new photography, nutritional analysis, as well as preparation and cook times for every recipe. Check out the special sectons on pairing wine and food, a discussion of equipment and ingredients, grilling know-how and entertaining tips.