Recipes from Southern Living Magazine.

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.

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.

Offers over 1500 recipes taken from the annual editions of the Southern Living cookbook series.

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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.

Every recipe from Southern Living Magazine, month-by-month, plus indexes, charts and tips, color photographs, menus and more.