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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Appetizers, Snacks, and Sandwiches Chilled Sugar Snap Peas with Honey-Soy Dipping Sauce | |
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Artichoke-Parmesan Dip | |
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Sweet and Spicy Skillet-Toasted Pecans | |
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Perfect-for-a-Potluck Deviled Eggs | |
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Rest of the Pot Roast Po'' Boys | |
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Catfish Po'' Boys with Creole Tartar Sauce | |
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Smoked Turkey and Avocado Po'' Boys with Sweet Tangy Mayo | |
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Grilled Veggie Po'' Boys with Homespun Basil Hummus | |
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My Favorite Chicken Salad Sandwich with Roasted Red Peppers on Sourdough Toast | |
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Crispy Chicken Tenders with Honey-Mustard Dipping Sauce | |
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Fried Mini Meat Pies | |
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Baked Cajun Chicken Pies | |
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Salads Sit-Down Sizzlin'' Salad (a.k.a. "Wilted Lettuce") | |
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Faith''s Sizzlin'' Salad | |
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Spinach Salad with Creamy Dill-Horseradish Dressing | |
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Arugula Salad with Honey-Mustard Dressing and Cheese Grits Croutons | |
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Brenda''s Make-Ahead Seven-Layer Salad | |
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Grandpa Walker''s Favorite Crunchy Southern Slaw | |
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Pleasingly Purple Cabbage Salad with Basil Balsamic Dressing | |
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Asian Cajun Slaw | |
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Cora''s Creamy Country Potato Salad | |
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Faith''s Old-Is-New Potato Salad | |
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Cajun Grilled Vegetable Salad | |
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Bernice''s English Pea Salad | |
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Faith''s Fresh Petite Pea Salad | |
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Warm Black-Eyed Pea Salad | |
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Warm Corn Salad with Bacon and Sage | |
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Warm Pasta Salad with Chicken Andouille Sausage, Mustard Greens, and Black-Eyed Peas | |
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Soups, Gumbos, and Chilis Broccoli Ginger Soup | |
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My Sister''s Soothing Soup | |
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Cures What Ails Ya Chicken Soup | |
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Spicy Chicken Soup with Fresh Green Chiles | |
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Roasted Vegetable Soup with Turkey Meatballs | |
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Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Sausage and Mustard Greens | |
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Spicy Turkey Chili | |
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Mama''s Vegetable Beef Soup | |
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North Louisiana Smoked Turkey Gumbo | |
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Shrimp Gumbo with Turkey Andouille | |
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Red Beans and Rice with Andouille | |
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Homemade Chicken Broth | |
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Homemade Vegetable Broth | |
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Fish and Shellfish Mama''s Tuna Boats | |
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Crab Cakes on Avocado, Tomato, and Arugula Salad | |
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Salmon Cakes with Dill Pickle Tartar Sauce | |
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Southern-Style Fried Catfish | |
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Oven-Fried Pecan-Crusted Catfish | |
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Cajun Better''n Blackened Catfish | |
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Broiled Red Snapper with Olives, Onions, and Tomatoes | |
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Dilled Grilled Salmon Ni�oise with Zesty Lemon-Herb Dressing | |
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Cousin Sue''s Quick Shrimp Etouff�e | |
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Aunt Brenda''s Shrimp Saut� | |
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Poultry Southern Fried Chicken | |
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Golden Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken | |
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Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts | |
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Saturday Night Chicken Sausage and Cabbage Saut�Dinner-on-the-Ground Chicken ''n'' Dumplin''s | |
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Ragin'' Cajun Roasted Chickens | |
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Faith''s Chicken with Barbecue Salsa | |
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Old-Fashioned Smothered Chicken | |
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Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Mustard Green-Pecan Pesto | |
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Smoky Turkey Roast | |
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Mom''s Dutch Oven Turkey Breast | |
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Bacon-and-Sage-Wrapped Turkey Breast | |
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Homey Pot Pies | |
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Faith''s Turkey and Veggie Meat Loaf with Fresh Salsa Gravy | |
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Herb-and-Parmesan-Stuffed Turkey Burgers on Toasted Garlic Buns | |
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Curried Turkey, Brown Rice, and Veggie Hash | |
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Meat Golden Brown Beef Stew | |
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Spicy Beef Stew with Vegetables and Tomatoes | |
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Mom''s Smoky Beef Brisket | |
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Smothered Steak with Onion Gravy | |
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Juicy Beef Pot Roast | |
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Old-Fashioned Oven Pork Pot Roast | |
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Citrus-Roasted Pork Loin"Hammy" Cabbage, Peas, and Carrots Stew | |
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Tiny Meat Loaf for Two"Student Union" Burger on the Griddle | |
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Mom''s Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sweet Cabbage Saut� | |
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Side Dishes Southern-Style Mustard Greens | |
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Faith''s Double "S" Mustard Greens | |
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Stewed Okra and Tomatoes (with a Hot and Spicy Variation) | |
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Crispy Traditional Southern-Fried Okra | |
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Oven-Fried Okra | |
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Grandma Cora''s Purple Hull Peas | |
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Red-Hot Black-Eyed Peas | |
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Southern-Style Green Beans | |
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Green Beans Braised with Balsamic Vinegar and Soy Sauce | |
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Asparagus with Tarragon Vinaigrette | |
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Balsamic-Braised Broccoli | |
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Snap Beans and New Potatoes | |
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My Sister''s Yellow Squash Casserole | |
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Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumb Topping | |
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Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes | |
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Cora''s Skillet Candied Sweet Potatoes | |
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Oven-Baked Sour Cream and Cheese Mashed Potato Casserole | |
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Creamy Irish New Potatoes | |
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Dilled Rice with Corn and Garlic | |
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Three Hens'' Cornbread Dressing | |
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Faith''s Herbed Cornbread Dressing with Sausage, White Corn, and Scallions | |
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Devon''s Wild Rice and Sage-Sausage Dressing | |
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Breakfasts, Breads, and Beverages Creamy Cheese Grits | |
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Country Cheese and Herb Grits Frittata | |
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Smoked Salmon-Egg White Scramble | |
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Dilled Egg White Salad | |
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Honey-Peanut Granola | |
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Mixed Nut Granola | |
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Maple-Pecan Granola | |
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Blackberry Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup | |
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Skillet Drop Biscuits with Variations Buttermilk Biscuits | |
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Cheese Biscuits | |
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Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits | |
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Sausage Surprise Biscuits | |
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Cream Cheese and Chive Biscuits Granola Biscuits | |
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Mom''s Angel Biscuits | |
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Mom''s Southern-Style Cornbread | |
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Spicy Cornbread Muffins with Fresh White Corn | |
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Parmesan-Herb Cornbread Muffins | |
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Peach-Pecan Bran Muffins | |
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Mom''s Banana-Walnut Bread | |
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Peaches-n-Creamy Shake | |
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Blueberry Brain Shake | |
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Fresh Mint Iced Tea | |
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Desserts Big-Time Brownies | |
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Buttermilk Brownies | |
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Chocolate Chip-Coconut Brownies | |
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Faith''s Peach and Granola Crumble | |
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Cora''s Peach Cobbler | |
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Mom''s Blackberry Cobbler with Biscuit Topping | |
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The Best Pie Crust | |
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Apple Crunch Pie | |
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Pint-Sized Blueberry Pie | |
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Fresh Strawberry Pie with Whipped Cream | |
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Classic Vanilla Cream Pie with Variations Banana Cream Pie | |
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Coconut Cream Pie | |
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Caramel Cream Pie | |
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Coconut-Caramel Cream Pie | |
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Chocolate Cream Pie | |
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Chocolate-Coconut Cream Pie | |
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Peachy Cream Pie | |
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Peanut Butter Cream Pie | |
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Pineapple Cream Pie | |
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Pineapple-Coconut Cream Pie Chocolate Chip-Pecan Pie | |
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Mini Maple Pecan Pies | |
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Heavenly Pineapple Pie | |
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Pie | |
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Fluffy Lemon Icebox Pie | |
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Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing | |
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Grandma Cora''s Spicy Fresh Pear Cake with Buttermilk Glaze | |
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Fig Cake with Buttermilk Glaze | |
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Faith''s Chocolate-Pecan Layer Cake | |
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Grandma Cora''s Fluffy Catahoula Coconut Cake | |
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Aunt Brenda''s Homemade Peach Ice Cream | |
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Sweet Summer Melon-Mint Salad | |
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Preserves, Pickles, and Seasonings | |
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Bernice''s Bread and Butter Pickles | |
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Mom''s Dill Pickles | |
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Blackberry Syrup and Blackberry Jam | |
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Old-Fashioned Watermelon Rind Preserves | |
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Maw Maw Ford''s Mayhaw Jelly | |
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Maw Maw Ford''s Mayhaw Syrup | |
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Fig Preserves | |
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Faith''s Special Seasoning | |
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Sources | |
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Index | |