Fully illustrated book of recipes for main dishes, side dishes, and desserts, with serving sizes recommended.

This collection, gathered from potluck experts and community supper veterans all over New England, offers more than 300 recipes for affordable, easy-to-prepare dishes made with ingredients that can be found in any supermarket. From appetizers to desserts, with these innovative, group-tested, and varied American recipes, you'll never again wonder "What should I bring?" Illustrations.

Maybe it's the fresh air or the smoky aroma...but we think just about everything tastes better when it's cooked over a fire! For Grilling and Campfire Cooking we've gathered plenty of easy recipes to enjoy year 'round. Your family will love Tangy Peach-Glazed Chicken, BBQ Bacon Cheeseburgers, Firecracker Shrimp and Barbecue Spareribs. Round out the menu with Campfire Potatoes and Tomato & Sweet Corn Salad. Mustard & Herb Strip Steak is sure to convince the gang that you're a real grill-master and Kicked-Up Campfire Beans and Pan-Fried Corn Fritters will be hits at your next picnic. For dessert, try Grilled Pineapple Sundaes...yum! Since it can't always be sunny weather, we have a few tricks to get that delicious cookout flavor even on rainy days. Slow-Cooked Kalua Pork and Broiled Honey Chicken are perfect for indoor and RV & camper cooking too. We've included plenty of helpful tips too. So...let's cook out tonight! Hardcover, 224 pages. (9-1/4" x 6-1/2")

When Lisa Fain, a seventh-generation Texan, moved to New York City, she missed the big sky, the bluebonnets in spring, Friday night football, and her family's farm. But most of all, she missed the foods she'd grown up with. After a fruitless search for tastes of Texas in New York City, Fain took matters into her own hands. She headed into the kitchen to cook for her friends the Tex-Mex, the chili, and the country comfort dishes that reminded her of home. From cheese enchiladas drowning in chili gravy to chicken-fried steak served with cream gravy on the side, from warm bowls of chile con queso to big pots of fiery chili made without beans, Fain re-created the wonderful tastes of Texas she'd always enjoyed at potlucks, church suppers, and backyard barbecues back home. In 2006, Fain started the blog Homesick Texan to share Texan food with fellow expatriates, and the site immediately connected with readers worldwide, Texan and non-Texan alike. Now, in her long-awaited first cookbook, Fain brings the comfort of Texan home cooking to you. Like Texas itself, the recipes in this book are varied and diverse, all filled with Fain's signature twists. There's Salpicón, a cool shredded beef salad found along the sunny border in El Paso; Soft Cheese Tacos, a creamy plate unique to Dallas; and Houston-Style Green Salsa, an avocado and tomatillo salsa that is smooth, refreshing, and bright. There are also nibbles, such as Chipotle Pimento Cheese and Tomatillo Jalapeno Jam; sweet endings, such as Coconut Tres Leches Cake and Mexican Chocolate Chewies; and fresh takes on Texan classics, such as Coffee-Chipotle Oven Brisket, Ancho Cream Corn, and Guajillo-Chile Fish Tacos. With more than 125 recipes, The Homesick Texan offers a true taste of the Lone Star State. So pull up a chair-everyone's welcome at the Texas table!

Food Network star Tyler Florence is famous for championing simplicity, freshness, and culinary honesty in cooking. Now, after more than a decade spent tracking down some of the world's most flavorful recipes (and debunking a generation of novice chefs' culinary fears), Tyler brings it all back home to celebrate the pleasures of cooking with wholesome, local ingredients.His easy yet toothsome recipes exemplify the message that restaurant chefs from coast to coast have embraced: Local foods, cooked in season and prepared simply but with care and thought, are the best meals you can eat anywhere. In Tyler Florence Family Meals, Tyler recounts the journey that brought him from the home cooking he grew up loving to the "haute-homey" restaurant cuisine that first won him culinary acclaim, to the pleasures of the world's great cuisine as showcased on his Food Network shows, and ultimately back to his roots as he prepares to open a restaurant while raising a family of young children. He speaks with his signature casual charm about how they can improve their cooking and eating habits to bring about real changes in their health and in their attitude toward food. Better than any other chef at work today, Tyler knows what people want to eat and how to help them achieve spectacular results without stress or strife. With this all-new collection of bold and exciting recipes, any cook can rid herself of her culinary fears and discover why, when it comes to fine dining, there is no place like home.

For Church Potluck Favorites, cooks from across the country have shared their best-loved recipes with us. If you're looking for something new to take to the next carry-in, or simply want a little variety for your family's meals, you'll find just the recipe you need. We've included clever tips to make potlucks easy and fun. Get a plate and join us!

Delicious family recipes from the kitchen of a Syrian refugee mother.