CONTENTS

1. DEDICATION
2. EPIGRAPH
3. INTRODUCTION
4. CHAPTER 1: FAMILY
   1. Golden Delicious Coleslaw
   2. Layered Salad
   3. Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
   4. Papa’s Peaches and Cottage Cheese
   5. New Bride’s Vegetable Beef Soup
   6. Linda’s Potato Soup
   7. Manly Man Brunswick Stew
   8. Stewed Summer Squash
   9. Okra Hash
   10. Donna Schlapman’s Corn Casserole
   11. Simply Southern Fried Chicken
   12. Make-Ahead Chicken and Rice
   13. Kimberly’s Chicken and Dumplings
   14. Southern Dressing and Gravy
   15. Peach-Roasted Turkey
   16. Country-Fried Steak and Milk Gravy
   17. Pork Tenderloin with Slow-Cooked Applesauce
   18. Grandmother Burrell’s Mexican Cornbread
   19. Hush Puppies
   20. Maw Maw’s Biscuits
   21. Granny Beck’s Apple Butter
   22. Vinegar Pecan Pie
   23. Fresh Glazed Apple Cake
   24. Gram’s Sheet Cake
   25. Grandmother’s Coconut Pudding
   26. Christmas Coffee Punch
5. CHAPTER 2: FRIENDS
   1. Simply Southern Boiled Peanuts
   2. Georgia Peach Salsa
   3. Cucumber and Tomato Salad
   4. Collard Green Grilled Cheese
   5. Chicken and Herb White Pizza
   6. Three-Alarm Enchiladas
   7. Rosemary Pork Chops
   8. Cheddar Bacon Biscuits
   9. Blueberry Cornbread Cupcakes
   10. Citrus Cake with Lime Glaze
   11. Schlap Happy Bars
   12. Friendly Coconut Pie
   13. Big-Batch Banana Pudding
   14. Debra’s Banana Ice Cream
   15. Girlfriend S’mores
   16. Russian Tea
6. CHAPTER 3: MUSIC
   1. Oysters with Peach Mignonette
   2. Pecan-Stuffed Mushrooms
   3. Vidalia Onion Dip
   4. Crostini and Black-Eyed Pea Puree
   5. Slow-Cooker Chicken Quesadillas
   6. Cookie Press Cheese Straws
   7. Fruit and Cheese Kebabs
   8. Grilled Watermelon with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto
   9. Cucumber and Mint Soup
   10. Mushroom Bisque
   11. Baked Onion Rings with Hot Ranch Dip
   12. Roasted Tomatoes with Rosemary and Garlic
   13. Mother’s Day Asparagus Casserole
   14. Bacon, Lettuce, and Fried Green Tomato Sandwich with Garlic Mayo
   15. Ham Hash Browns and Baked Eggs
   16. Southwest Tortilla Roll-Ups
   17. Sunday Pot Roast
   18. Turkey Meatballs
   19. Grilled Brioche with Warm Honey Strawberries
   20. Mama’s Tea Cakes
   21. Chocolate Cherry Cola Cake
   22. Hummingbird Cake
7. CHAPTER 4: HOME
   1. Caesar’s Cousin’s Salad Bites
   2. Citrus Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
   3. Apple-Tomato Soup
   4. Asparagus Wrapped in Leaves
   5. Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip
   6. Parmesan Baked Tomatoes
   7. Pepper Jelly–Buttered Corn Summer Spread
   8. Grilled Creamed Corn
   9. Sweet Potato Oven Fries with Berry Spicy Ketchup
   10. Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
   11. Homemade Tomato Sauce
   12. Donna’s Spaghetti Casserole with Fennel
   13. Creamy Smoked Mac and Cheese
   14. Josh’s Chicken Alfredo
   15. Chicken and Hash Brown Casserole
   16. Mama’s Chicken Biscuit Pie
   17. Happy, Happy Grilled Turkey Burgers with Maple Caramelized Onions
   18. Rubbed Rib-Eye Steak
   19. Roasted Figs with Goat Cheese and Vanilla Honey
   20. Sweet Orange Rolls
   21. Tried-and-True Almond Pound Cake
   22. Black Walnut Cake
   23. Strawberry Limeade
8. CHAPTER 5: AWAY
   1. Pineapple Casserole
   2. Kale Salad with Dates
   3. Creamy Coconut Fruit Salad
   4. Sweet Potato Casserole
   5. Vacation Crabmeat Quiche
   6. Coastal Carolina Shrimp and Cheddar Grit Cakes
   7. Crispy Trout Cakes
   8. Down-Home Rockefeller: Baked Oysters with Creamed Turnip Greens
   9. Low Country Boil
   10. Maple Monte Cristo Sandwich
   11. Rosemary Ham and Brie Sandwiches with Plum Jus
   12. Plum Jus
   13. Paula’s House Full of Folks Breakfast Casserole
   14. Lazy Woman’s Strawberry Pie
   15. Chocolate Pudding
   16. Crazy Daisy’s Squares
   17. Dreamsicle Punch
   18. Skinny Southern Sweet Tea
9. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
10. UNIVERSAL CONVERSION CHART
11. RECIPES BY CATEGORY
12. INDEX
13. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
14. CREDITS
15. COPYRIGHT
16. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER