INTRODUCTION For Southerners, Practically Every Day’s a Holiday
Special Treats from Christmas Coconut Cake to
St. Joseph’s Day Cookies
Chipotle Brisket
Sweet Potato Latkes
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY
Martha’s Chicken Pie
My Favorite Fruitcake
Holiday Coconut Cake
Moravian Sugar Cake
Lemon-Lavender Jelly
Café Brûlot
Not Your Grandmother’s Ambrosia
Peanut Butter Muffins with Chocolate Drizzle
Apple and Bacon–Stuffed Collard Roll-Ups
Sweet Potatoes Restaurant’s Quick and Easy
Hoppin’ John Soup
Sassy Cocktail Sauce
How to Do Your Own Oyster Roast
Brandy Milk Punch
Coconut King Cake
Pasta Milanese with Mudrica
Cuccidati
Very Veggie Brunch Casserole
Smokin’ Mary
There’s Ham on the Easter Table, and Seafood Abounds
as Fleets Set Sail for the Season
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Seafood Gumbo
Matzoh Balls, Cajun Style
Sephardic Matzoh Lasagna
Hop-into-Spring Deviled Eggs
Jeanne’s Slow-Cooker Country Ham
Hot Cross Buns
Market Fresh Potato Salad
Southerners Celebrate Special Foods
and Moments in History
Peach and Prosciutto Salad
Creamy Peach Parfaits
Ginger-Peach Soda
Smoky Red Rice
Nanticoke Catfish
Rosy Roselle Sipper
Chef & the Farmer’s Sugar Baby Watermelon Salad
with Jalapeño Vinaigrette
John’s Great Greek Burger
Black Bean Summer Salad
Watermelon Lemonade
Thanksgiving Feasts and Ethnic Food Celebrations
Make the Season Glow
SHALOM Y’ALL JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL
Food Fest Blintzes
Chopped Liver Appetizer Spread
ShaLoMein
Cajun-Style Rice Dressing
Carol’s Sweet Potato Casserole
Aunt Ida’s Turkey
Mrs. Rozar’s Giblet Gravy
Apple Pie from the Sisters of Pie
Cranberry-Orange Pie
Sorghum Pecan Pie