The Blue Willow Inn

Table of Contents

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Asparagus Sandwiches

Bacon-Chestnut Appetizers

Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Dip

Bacon-Tomato Cocktail Rounds

Chicken Bites with Sweet-Hot Tomato Chutney

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

Cream Cheese and Pineapple Finger Sandwiches

Cucumber Party Sandwiches

Double Oink Roll-Ups

Famous Tomato Sandwiches

Flamingo Floyd’s Spinach Dip

Fruit Cheese Ball

Marshmallow Fruit Dip

Glorified Grapes

Granny Smith Apples with Caramel Fondue

Ham and Cheese Tarts

Hot Artichoke Dip

Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

Jalapeño and Pimiento Squares

Jezebel Sauce and Cream Cheese

Killer Sausage Balls

Lemon Tea Sandwiches

Olive Spread Tea Sandwiches

Picadillo with Capers

Sausage Balls in Cheese Pastry

Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon

Spinach Roll-Ups

Strawberries with Fluffy Cream Cheese Dip

Strawberries with Mint Yogurt Dip

Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Tuna Salad Mini Sandwiches

Virginia’s Vidalia Onion Dip

Watercress Dip or Spread

Beverages & Punches

Cherry Cordial Hot Chocolate

Cherry Jubilee Splash

Chocolate Iced Coffee

Classic Cola Float

Coffee-House Slush

Holiday or Spiced Tea

Low-Fat Cappuccino Cooler

Magnolia Blossoms

Poppa’s Eggnog

Bourbon-Tea Punch

Sweet Southern Tea

Three-Fruit Yogurt Shake

Auntie Lucille’s Punch

Strawberry Lemonade

Champagne Punch

Chatham Artillery Punch

Georgia Peach Champagne Punch

Minted Tea Punch

Miss Betty Rob’s Southern Punch

Peppermint Punch

Punch for a Crowd

Sweet Tart Punch

Texas Governor’s Mansion Summer Peach Tea Punch

Veranda Tea Punch

Jellies, Jams, Preserves, & Spreads

Apple-Mint Jelly

Fig-Strawberry Preserves

Green Tomato Marmalade

Kudzu Blossom Jelly

Peach Preserves

Muscadine Marmalade

Oven Apple Butter

Scuppernong Jelly

Scuppernong Juice

Strawberry Preserves

Chutney-Onion Cheese Spread

Cranberry-Ambrosia Cream Cheese Spread

Garlic Cheese Spread

Pimiento Cheese Spread

Nasturtium Spread

Pepper Jelly Spread

Ann Lowe’s Chicken Stew

Chicken and Dumplings

Garbanzo Bean Soup (Chickpeas)

Georgia Peach Soup

Louis’ Dad’s North Carolina Brunswick Stew

Jill’s Vegetable Soup

Maryland Vegetable Crab Soup

Minestrone Soup

Quick-and-Easy Clam Chowder

Tomato-Basil Cream Soup

Almond and Orange Salad

Al Fresco Watermelon Salad

Apple Cole Slaw

Frozen Bing Cherry Salad

Blueberry Salad

Bridge-Luncheon Frozen Fruit Salad

Buttermilk Congealed Salad

Carrot-Raisin Salad

Corn Bread Salad

Cottage Cheese Salad

Company Chicken Salad

Crunchy Apple Salad

Dandelion Potato Salad

Curried Sweet Potato Salad

Elegant Chicken Salad

Family-Favorite Layered Salad

Friendship, or Doug’s Favorite, Salad

Fresh Fruit and Cheese in Pineapple Wedges

Holiday Mincemeat Salad

Hot Chicken Salad

Horseradish Salad

Marinated Vegetable Salad

Gourmet Potato Salad

Louis’ Potato Salad

Mama Smith’s Pear Delight

Luscious Lemon Cream Salad

Ranch House Salad with Pecan Vinaigrette

Millionaire Salad

Molded Egg Salad

North Georgia Caviar

Roasted Vidalia Onion Salad

Rice-A-Roni Salad

“Not Apple Salad!”

Sexy Raspberry Salad

Spinach-Strawberry Salad

Tomato Zucchini Salad

Watergate Salad (also known as Green Stuff)

Relishes & Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles

Cranberry-Orange Relish

Pickled Peaches

Red Cabbage and Cranberry Relish

Watermelon Pickles

Gravies & Sauces

Baked Cranberry Sauce

Blueberry Sauce

Cabernet Cranberries

Carolina Low Country Dressing

Chunky Cranberry Applesauce

Classic Hollandaise Sauce

Marchand de Vin Sauce

Raspberry Sauce

Shrimp Sauce for Vegetables

Pan or Cream Gravy

Banana-Nut Bread

Bran Raisin Bread

Cheddar Corn Bread

Crackling Bread

Gift of the Magi Bread

Grandma’s Strawberry Nut Loaf

Granny Julia’s Sausage Bread

Green Tomato Bread

Red and Green Confetti Corn Bread

Sally Lunn Bread

Skillet Corn Bread

Sourdough Bread

Southern Spoon Bread

Sweet Potato Bread

Zucchini-Parmesan Appetizer Bread

Blue Willow Buttermilk Biscuits

Cheesy Drop Biscuits

Sausage Biscuits

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Corn Bread or Corn Muffins

Blueberry Muffins

Buttery Biscuit Rolls

Cinnamon Breakfast Rolls

Gramma’s Rolls

Asparagus Casserole

Asparagus Vegetable Casserole

Barbecued Green Beans

Baked Vidalia Onions

Black-Eyed Peas

Baked Corn Chex and Cheese

Baked Pineapple Casserole

Blender Soufflé

Blue Willow Corn Pudding

Blue Willow Inn’s Mac & Cheese

Blue Willow Inn’s Famous Fried Green Tomatoes

Broccoli Casserole

Brussels Sprouts in Sour Cream

Cabbage Casserole

Carrots au Gratin

Carrot Casserole

Cauliflower-Cheese Casserole

Cinnamon Acorn Squash Rings

Cheese Casserole

Corn Bread Dressing

Cornwallis Yams

Creamed Potatoes or Mashed Potatoes

Deviled Ham Stuffed Eggs

Dried Fruit Pilaf

Eggplant and Tomatoes

Eggplant Casserole

Farmer’s Garden Stew

Fried Onion Rings

Fried Red Tomatoes and Creamed Gravy

Governor Mark Sanford’s Favorite Butter Bean Casserole

Green Bean and Corn Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Green Pea Casserole

Green Tomato Pie

Grits Casserole

Holiday Mashed Potatoes

Hot Curried Fruit

Jill’s Asparagus

Lee’s Baked Garlic Cheese Grits

Macaroni and Cheese and Corn Bake

Mashed Potato Cakes

Mincemeat Stuffing

Mom’s Sweet Potato Casserole

Morgan & Seth’s Wacky Beans

Okra and Tomatoes

Potatoes au Gratin

Potato Soufflé

Red New Potatoes

Roasted New Potatoes

Savannah Red Rice

Scalloped Potatoes

Skillet Tomatoes and Zucchini

Slow-Cooker Macaroni and Cheese

Sophia’s Green Beans in Blankets

Sophia’s Squash Casserole

Spiced Mixed Fruit

Squash Casserole

Squash Dressing

Stewed Tomatoes

Stuffed Eggplant

Stuffed Zucchini Squash

Sweet Potato Puffs

Sweet Potato Soufflé

Sugar Snap Peas with Bacon Dressing

Tomato-Corn Casserole

Twice-Baked Potatoes

Vegetable Casserole

Vegetable Pilaf

Vidalia Onion Casserole

Vidalia Onion Pie

Vidalia Onion Shortcake

Yellow Squash and Tomatoes

Beef Stroganoff

Betty Whitman’s Hamburger Casserole

Bob’s Blue Ribbon Favorite, “Rileyhouse Beef Stew”

Chipped Beef with White Gravy

Country-Fried Steak

Ground Chuck Casserole

Hamburger Stroganoff

Hawkins Swiss Steak

Liver and Onions

Lynn’s Sausage Casserole

President Ronald Reagan’s Favorite Beef Stew

Steak Rolls with Sour Cream Sauce

Asparagus with Ham

Baked Pork Chops

Baked Pork Chops and Rice

Casserole of Chops

Cheesy Ham Potato Casserole

Christmas Breakfast Casserole

Company Breakfast Strata

Fried Fatback (also known as Streak O’Lean)

Fried Ham with Redeye Gravy

Fried Pork Chops

Ham and Cheese Pie

Hawaiian Grilled Ham

Ham & Broccoli Noodle Casserole

Hawaiian Pineapple Ham Steaks

Pork Tenderloin

Roast Pork with Spiced Cherry Sauce

Roast Pork Creole

Sausage and Egg Casserole

Sausage and Gravy

Sugar-Cured Ham

Sausage Casserole

Shredded Potato & Ham Pie

Almond Chicken Casserole

Apricot Baked Chicken

Asparagus Chicken Casserole

Blue Willow Chicken Casserole

Chicken and Rice

Chicken and Rice Casserole

Chicken Casserole

Chicken and Dressing Casserole

Chicken Fry-Bake

Chicken Macaroni

Chicken Noodle Delight

Chicken Pecan Pasta

Chicken Pie with Sweet Potato Crust

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Spectacular

Fried Chicken Livers

Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken

Martha Washington’s Turkey Potpie

Mama’s Fried Chicken

Poppy Seed Chicken

Oven-Fried Chicken

Orange-Pecan Glazed Chicken and Wild Rice

Pecan-Encrusted Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Crabmeat Casserole

Mildred’s Imperial Crab

Salmon Croquettes

Savannah Shrimp and Rice

Scalloped Oysters

Seafood au Gratin

Shrimp & Wild Rice Casserole

Southern Fried Oysters

Fried Young Rabbit

John Lowe’s Quail

Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Sauce

Stuffed Wild Goose

Desserts & Sweets

Aunt France’s Brownie Recipe

Babe’s Brownie Stuff

Blue Willow Squares

Buttermilk Brownies

Cream Cheese Peanut Bars

Chocolate Scotcheroos

Crème de Menthe Squares

Deluxe Chocolate Marshmallow Bars

Easy Lemon Squares

Frozen Lemon Squares

Grandmother Alice’s Brownies

Louis’ Brownies

Pineapple Squares

Strawberry Pretzel Delight

Triple Chocolate Clusters

Triple-Layer Brownies

Amy’s Orange Pineapple Layer Cake

Apple Walnut Cake

Banana Split Cake

Burnt Sugar Cake

Blueberry-Banana-Pecan-Nut Cake

Bishop’s Cake

Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Cameo Cake with White Chocolate Frosting

Celestial Snow Cake

Chocolate Cherry Cake

Nell’s Carrot Cake

Chocolate Pound Cake

Coca-Cola Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting

Country Lane Cake

Death by Chocolate

Dutch Chocolate Cake

Eight-Layer Butter Cake

Fresh Apple Cake

Fresh Coconut Cake from Scratch

Green Velvet Cake

Hummingbird Cake

Hershey’s Syrup Cake

Italian Cream Cake

Lemon Meringue Cake

Mascarpone Cheesecake

Nell’s Peanut Butter Cake

Orange-Coconut Cake

Peanut Butter Cake

Peppermint Chiffon Cake

Peppermint Angel Food Cake

Petra’s “Not Just Right” Pound Cake

Pineapple Nut Cake

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Prune Spice Cake

Punch Bowl Cake

Red Velvet Cake

Southern Delight Butter Pecan Cake

Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Shortcake

Texas Sheet Cake

Watermelon Cake

Buttermilk Pralines

Cranberry-Pear Fruit Jellies

Cream Cheese Mints

Donna’s Fudge

Mamie Eisenhower’s Million-Dollar Fudge

Merry Cherry Fudge

Peppermint Brickle

Strawberry Candies

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Macaroons

Meringue Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

Rolled-Out Cookies

Granny’s Sugar Cookies

Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Boiled Custard Ice Cream

Martha Jane’s Homemade Ice Cream

Cool Lemon Sherbet

Peppermint Ice Cream

Pineapple Sherbet

Vanilla Ice Cream

Vanilla Custard Ice Cream

The Best Banana Pie

Cherry Cheese Pie

Chocolate Chess Pie

Chocolate Lovers’ Easy Pie

Chocolate Meringue Pie

Coconut Cream Pie

Double-Layer Pumpkin Pie

Dried Apple & Egg Custard Pie

Egg Custard Pie

French Silk Chocolate Pie

Fried Sweet Potato Pies

Frozen Lemonade Pie

Graham Cracker Piecrust

Julian’s Pecan Pie

Julian’s Sweet Potato Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Sponge Pie

Mississippi Mud Pie

Old South Berry Blue Pie

Pawley’s Island Pie

Peanut Butter Pie

Pastry Piecrust

Shirley’s Chess Pie

Snow-Capped Chocolate Pie

Alabama “Blue Ribbon” Banana Pudding

River Club Bread Pudding

Chocolate Pudding

Strawberry Pudding

Blackberry Cobbler

Blueberry Cobbler

Apple Brown Betty

Apple Dumplings

Old-Fashioned Blackberry Roll

Blueberry Dessert

Chocolate Delight

Chocolate Mousse

Floating Islands

Hot Apple Crisp

Lemon Sponge Custard

Strawberry Delight

Ambrosia Topping

Blueberry Topping

Cranberry Nut Topping

Glaze for Strawberries

Seven-Minute Icing

Blizzard Party Mix

Cornflake Peanut Butter Balls

Double Strawberry-Banana Shake

Frozen Orange Balls

Garbage Bag Candy

Homemade Butter

Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

Peanut Butter Balls

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