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.

More than a recipe book, "The Southern Living Cookbook" is a complete guide to cooking, with more than 1,300 recipes, 400 photos, and extensive information about cooking.

The Ultimate Book of BBQ builds on the expertise of Southern Living magazine to create the definitive barbecue and outdoor grilling guide. The book features more than 200 of the highest-rated Southern Living recipes for barbecued meats and sides, plus pit-proven tips, techniques, and secrets for year-round smoking, grilling and barbecuing. With full color, step-by-step photos and mouthwatering recipes, this book includes everything the home cook needs to achieve first-rate backyard barbecue. Proven cooking techniques and equipment, expert advice from award-winning pitmasters, and a Rainy Day BBQ chapter with stovetop, oven, and slow-cooker options make this Southern Living's most definitive book on barbecue.

More than four hundred easy-to-prepare recipes from the test kitchens of Southern Living feature a wide variety of luscious dishes for families on the go, including appetizers, main courses and side dishes, salads, breads, and desserts, in a cookbook that features special flags for dishes that take ten, twenty, or thirty minutes to prepare. 20,000 first printing.

"Over 400 mouthwatering, made-with-love recipes. Enjoy memories of the meals you grew up with"--Cover.

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.