A

Alcohol

Almonds

Broccoli Slaw with Light Buttermilk Ranch

toasting

Apples

Apple-Raisin-Carrot Slaw

Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese

Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar Burgers

Cider-Braised Pork Loin with Apple-Thyme Jus

Stovetop Apple Pie

Applesauce

Baked Apple Hand Pies with Salted Caramel Sauce

Claire’s Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Pineapple Right-Side-Up Cake

Asparagus

Asparagus and Baby Vidalia Onion Salad with Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette

Pan-Roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms

Avocados

Curried Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Orange

cutting

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

B

Bacon

Bacon and Chile–Wrapped Scallops with Lemon Gremolata

Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese

Grilled Potato Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

Hoppin’ John and Limpin’ Susan

Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Banana Muffins, Blueberry-

Beans

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

cooking dried

Damn Good Dawg Chili

Field Pea and Bean Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

Green Beans with New Potatoes and Candied Garlic

Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto

Quick and Easy Turkey Chili

Red Beans and Greens

Sautéed Green Beans with Summer Corn

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

See also Black-eyed peas; Edamame

Beef, 7.1, 7.2

Beef and Farro Soup

Cocoa-Crusted Top Sirloin with Bourbon Mushrooms

Coffee-Braised Pot Roast

Damn Good Dawg Chili

Grilled Balsamic Flank Steak

Spinach and Parmesan–Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

Beer

Beer-Battered Shrimp with Spicy Ketchup

Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

Biscuits, Buttermilk, with Turkey Sausage Gravy

Black-eyed peas

Field Pea and Bean Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

Hoppin’ John and Limpin’ Susan

Blind baking

Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Blueberry-Banana Muffins

Bouquet garni

Bourbon Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Barbecue Sauce

Bread

Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins

Vegetable Corn Bread

Broccoli

Broccoli and Cheese “Rice Grits,”

Broccoli Slaw with Light Buttermilk Ranch

Creamy Broccoli-Parmesan Soup

Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese

Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

“Brookies,” Chocolate

Brownies, Claire’s Cream Cheese Swirl

Brussels Sprouts with Raisins and Pecans

Burgers, Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar

Butter

Buttermilk

baking soda and

Buttermilk Biscuits with Turkey Sausage Gravy

Buttermilk Potato Gratin

Light Buttermilk Ranch

Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie

reduced-fat

C

Cabbage

Broccoli Slaw with Light Buttermilk Ranch

Farro and Cabbage

Sassy Slaw

Cakes

Big Rich Texas Sheet Cake

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Citrus Pudding Cakes

Cornmeal Griddle Cakes

Lemon–Chia Seed Cake

Pineapple Right-Side-Up Cake

Canola oil

Caramel Sauce, Salted

Carrots

Apple-Raisin-Carrot Slaw

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Catfish

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens

Cauliflower “Couscous,” Spring Pea, Leek, and

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Cheese

Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese

Baked Zucchini Crisps

Broccoli and Cheese “Rice Grits,”

Buttermilk Potato Gratin

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins

Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar Burgers

Claire’s Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Creamed Corn-Stuffed Tomatoes

Creamy Broccoli-Parmesan Soup

Hot Mess Spinach and Feta Dip

Lightened-Up Pimiento Cheese

Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese

Red Snapper Provençal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs

reduced-fat

Roasted Sweet Potato and Pears

shredded

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

Slice-and-Bake Parmesan-Herb Cheese Straws

Southern Style Shepherd’s Pie with Grits

Spinach and Parmesan–Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

Spring Pea, Leek, and Cauliflower “Couscous,”

Summer Squash Casserole

Summer Squash “Lasagna,”

Chia Seed Cake, Lemon–

Chicken

Basil-Peach Chicken Breasts

buying

Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar Burgers

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken Bites with Jalapeño Dipping Sauce

Garlic Chicken with Greens and Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings

ground

New Soul Creole Dirty Rice

Oven-Fried Chicken-on-a-Stick with Vidalia–Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad

Slow-Cooked Barbecue Pulled Chicken

Smothered and Covered Chicken and Gravy

Southern Style Shepherd’s Pie with Grits

spatchcocking

thighs

See also Sausage

Chickpea Soup, Pork, Squash, and, with Collard Green Pesto

Chiffonade

Chiles

Bacon and Chile–Wrapped Scallops with Lemon Gremolata

Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins

Collard Greens with Chipotle Potlikker

Damn Good Dawg Chili

Hoppin’ John and Limpin’ Susan

Jalapeño Dipping Sauce

New Soul Creole Dirty Rice

Red Beans and Greens

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

Spicy Creole Turkey Cutlets with Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy

Sweet Tea–Brined Turkey Tenderloin with Chile-Peach Glaze

Vegetable Corn Bread

Chili

Damn Good Dawg Chili

Quick and Easy Turkey Chili

Chips, Delicata Squash

Chocolate

Big Rich Texas Sheet Cake

Chocolate “Brookies,”

Claire’s Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Cocoa-Crusted Top Sirloin with Bourbon Mushrooms

Chowder, Georgia Shrimp and Corn

Cider-Braised Pork Loin with Apple-Thyme Jus

Citrus fruits

Citrus-Grilled Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Citrus Pudding Cakes

See also individual fruits

Cobbler, Spa-aah Fruit

Cobb Salad, Quinoa, with Green Goddess Dressing

Coffee-Braised Pot Roast

Collard greens

Braised Collards in Tomato-Onion Gravy

Collard Green Pesto

Collard Greens with Chipotle Potlikker

Garlic Chicken with Greens and Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings

Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens

New Soul Creole Dirty Rice

Red Beans and Greens

Cooling racks

Corn

Creamed Corn-Stuffed Tomatoes

Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Sautéed Green Beans with Summer Corn

Vegetable Corn Bread

See also Cornmeal; Grits

Cornmeal

Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken Bites with Jalapeño Dipping Sauce

Cornmeal Griddle Cakes

Garlic Chicken with Greens and Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings

Multigrain Pecan Waffles

Oven-Fried Okra

Vegetable Corn Bread

Crab and Celery Rémoulade Wraps

Cranberry Relish, Quick Orange-

Creole Seasoning, Homemade

Cucumbers

Asparagus and Baby Vidalia Onion Salad with Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette

Cucumber-Herb Yogurt

D

Desserts

Baked Apple Hand Pies with Salted Caramel Sauce

Big Rich Texas Sheet Cake

Brown Sugar–Strawberry Shortcakes

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Chocolate “Brookies,”

Citrus Pudding Cakes

Claire’s Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie

Pineapple Right-Side-Up Cake

Spa-aah Fruit Cobbler

Stovetop Apple Pie

Dips

Hot Mess Spinach and Feta Dip

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

Smoky Eggplant Dip

Dirty Dozen list

Drinks, itr.1, 1.1

Dumplings, Cornmeal-Herb, Garlic Chicken with Greens and

E

Edamame

Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens

Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

Eggplant

Smoky Eggplant Dip

Spicy Eggplant Stir-Fry

Étoufée, Smoky Seafood

F

Farro

Beef and Farro Soup

Farro and Cabbage

Fats

Fiber

Field Pea and Bean Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

Fish

buying

farm-raised

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

Lemon-Basil North Georgia Trout

Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens

nutrition and

Pan-Seared Fish Steaks with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

Red Snapper Provençal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs

Salmon Patties with Lemon-Caper Sauce

substitutions

sustainable

Flavors, five basic

Flour

Fruits

organic

pesticide residues on

Spa-aah Fruit Cobbler

See also individual fruits

G

Garlic

Garlic Chicken with Greens and Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings

Green Beans with New Potatoes and Candied Garlic

paste

Gazpacho, Peach and Tomato, with Cucumber-Herb Yogurt

Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Ghrelin

Goals, setting

Grapefruit

Citrus-Grilled Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Citrus Pudding Cakes

Grapes, Grilled, Honey Mustard Carolina Quail with

Gravy

Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy

Mushroom Gravy

Tomato-Onion Gravy

Turkey Sausage Gravy

Green Goddess Dressing

Gremolata, Lemon

Griddle Cakes, Cornmeal

Grits

cooking

Red Snapper Provençal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs

Southern Style Shepherd’s Pie with Grits

types of

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

H

Hand Pies, Baked Apple, with Salted Caramel Sauce

Hazelnuts

Stovetop Apple Pie

toasting

Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy

Hominy

Hoppin’ John and Limpin’ Susan

K

Kale

Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese

Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens

Ketchup

Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Spicy Ketchup

Sweet and Tangy Barbecue Sauce

L

Lamb, 7.1, 7.2

Rack of Lamb with Pecan-Mint Dipping Sauce

Lemons

Citrus Pudding Cakes

Lemon-Basil North Georgia Trout

Lemon-Caper Sauce

Lemon–Chia Seed Cake

Lemon Gremolata

Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette

uses for

Lettuce

Crab and Celery Rémoulade Wraps

Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

M

Mac and Cheese, Makeover Broccoli

Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese

Measuring cups and spoons

Meatballs, Barbecue

Meatloaf, Turkey, with Mushroom Gravy

Mediterranean diet

Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens

Muffins

Blueberry-Banana Muffins

Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins

Mushrooms

Beef and Farro Soup

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

Cocoa-Crusted Top Sirloin with Bourbon Mushrooms

Pan-Roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms

Turkey Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy

N

Noodles. See Pasta and noodles

Nutritional information

Nuts

toasting

See also individual nuts

O

Oats

Multigrain Pecan Waffles

Stovetop Apple Pie

Oils

Okra

Hoppin’ John and Limpin’ Susan

Oven-Fried Okra

tips for preparing

Vegetable Corn Bread

Olive oil

Omega-3 fatty acids, itr.1, 5.1

Onions

Asparagus and Baby Vidalia Onion Salad with Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette

Baked Onion Blossom

Vidalia–Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

Oranges

Citrus-Grilled Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Citrus Pudding Cakes

Collard Green Pesto

Curried Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Orange

Quick Orange-Cranberry Relish

Organic food

P

Pasta and noodles

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese

Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad

Peaches

Basil-Peach Chicken Breasts

clingstone vs. freestone

Peach and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber-Herb Yogurt

Peach Barbecue Sauce

peeling

Spa-aah Fruit Cobbler

Sweet Tea–Brined Turkey Tenderloin with Chile-Peach Glaze

Pears, Roasted Sweet Potato and

Peas

Sinless Seven-Layer Dip

Spring Pea, Leek, and Cauliflower “Couscous,”

See also Black-eyed peas

Pecans

Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese

Big Rich Texas Sheet Cake

Brussels Sprouts with Raisins and Pecans

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Collard Green Pesto

Multigrain Pecan Waffles

Pan-Seared Winter Squash

Pecan-Mint Dipping Sauce

Stovetop Apple Pie

Sweet Potato Gratin with Herb Crumble

toasting

Peppercorns

Peppers

Grilled Shrimp and Pepper Poppers

Red Beans and Greens

Smoky Seafood Étoufée

Spicy Eggplant Stir-Fry

Vegetable Corn Bread

See also Chiles

Pesticides

Pesto, Collard Green

Pies

Baked Apple Hand Pies with Salted Caramel Sauce

Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie

Stovetop Apple Pie

Yogurt Piecrust

Pineapple

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Pineapple Right-Side-Up Cake

Pork

Bourbon Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Barbecue Sauce

Cider-Braised Pork Loin with Apple-Thyme Jus

Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto

Pulled Pork Tenderloin with Red Pepper Vinegar Sauce

Potatoes

Buttermilk Potato Gratin

Green Beans with New Potatoes and Candied Garlic

Grilled Potato Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

Pudding Cakes, Citrus

Q

Quail

Honey Mustard Carolina Quail with Grilled Grapes

spatchcocking

Quinoa

Barbecue Meatballs

Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Red Beans and Greens

R

Raisins

Apple-Raisin-Carrot Slaw

Brussels Sprouts with Raisins and Pecans

Chasing the Carrot Cake

Ranch, Light Buttermilk

Red Snapper Provençal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs

Relish, Quick Orange-Cranberry

Rice

Broccoli and Cheese “Rice Grits,”

Hoppin’ John and Limpin’ Susan

Smoky Seafood Étoufée

Rutabagas

chopping

Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto

S

Safflower oil

Salad dressings

Bacon Vinaigrette

Green Goddess Dressing

Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette

Light Buttermilk Ranch

Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

Salads

Asparagus and Baby Vidalia Onion Salad with Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette

Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese

Curried Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Orange

Field Pea and Bean Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

Grilled Potato Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

making

Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad

See also Slaws

Salmon

Pan-Seared Fish Steaks with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

Salmon Patties with Lemon-Caper Sauce

Sauces

Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Collard Green Pesto

Jalapeño Dipping Sauce

Lemon-Caper Sauce

Peach Barbecue Sauce

Pecan-Mint Dipping Sauce

Red Pepper Vinegar Sauce

Salted Caramel Sauce

Sweet and Tangy Barbecue Sauce

Vidalia–Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

Sausage

Damn Good Dawg Chili

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

New Soul Creole Dirty Rice

Red Beans and Greens

Turkey Sausage Gravy

Scale

Scallops, Bacon and Chile–Wrapped, with Lemon Gremolata

Seafood

buying

farm-raised

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

nutrition and

Smoky Seafood Étoufée

sustainable

See also individual seafoods

Seasonings

bouquet garni

Homemade Creole Seasoning

Shepherd’s Pie, Southern Style, with Grits

Shortcakes, Brown Sugar–Strawberry

Shrimp

Beer-Battered Shrimp with Spicy Ketchup

Boiled and Chilled Shrimp

butterflying

buying

Citrus-Grilled Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce

Curried Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Orange

Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Grilled Shrimp and Pepper Poppers

Gulf Coast Seafood Stew

sizes of

Smoky Seafood Étoufée

Silicone baking mats, nonstick

Skillets, nonstick

Slaws

Apple-Raisin-Carrot Slaw

Broccoli Slaw with Light Buttermilk Ranch

Sassy Slaw

Soups

Beef and Farro Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

Creamy Broccoli-Parmesan Soup

Garlic Chicken with Greens and Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings

Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Peach and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber-Herb Yogurt

Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto

Spa-aah Fruit Cobbler

Spatchcocking

Spinach

Creamy Broccoli-Parmesan Soup

Hot Mess Spinach and Feta Dip

Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad

Southern Style Shepherd’s Pie with Grits

Spinach and Parmesan–Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

Squash

Baked Zucchini Crisps

chopping winter

Delicata Squash Chips

Pan-Seared Winter Squash

Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto

Summer Squash Casserole

Summer Squash “Lasagna,”

Squirt bottles

Strawberry Shortcakes, Brown Sugar–

Sunflower oil

Sweet potatoes

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup

Roasted Sweet Potato and Pears

Sweet Potato Gratin with Herb Crumble

T

Tea

Sweet Tea–Brined Turkey Tenderloin with Chile-Peach Glaze

Thermometers, instant-read

Tomatoes

Beef and Farro Soup

Braised Collards in Tomato-Onion Gravy

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Creamed Corn-Stuffed Tomatoes

Damn Good Dawg Chili

Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder

Pan-Seared Fish Steaks with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

Peach and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber-Herb Yogurt

Peach Barbecue Sauce

Quick and Easy Turkey Chili

Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Red Pepper Vinegar Sauce

Red Snapper Provençal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs

Slow-Cooked Barbecue Pulled Chicken

Spicy Creole Turkey Cutlets with Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy

Spicy Ketchup

Summer Squash “Lasagna,”

Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette

See also Ketchup

Tools, itr.1, itr.2

Tortilla Soup, Chicken

Trout, Lemon-Basil North Georgia

Turkey

Barbecue Meatballs

buying

Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar Burgers

ground

Quick and Easy Turkey Chili

Roast Turkey Breast with Quick Orange-Cranberry Relish

Spicy Creole Turkey Cutlets with Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy

Sweet Tea–Brined Turkey Tenderloin with Chile-Peach Glaze

Turkey Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy

Turkey Sausage Gravy

See also Sausage

U

Umami

V

Vanilla Cream

Vegetable oil

Vegetables

chopping firm

growing

organic

pesticide residues on

recommended servings of

seasonal

Vegetable Corn Bread

See also individual vegetables

W

Waffles, Multigrain Pecan

Walnuts

Quick Orange-Cranberry Relish

Stovetop Apple Pie

toasting

Water

Weight loss, tips for, itr.1, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1

Y

Yogurt

Cucumber-Herb Yogurt

Yogurt Piecrust

Z

Zucchini

Baked Zucchini Crisps

Summer Squash Casserole

Summer Squash “Lasagna,”