We begin with Then & Now which explores food trends,fads and changes in cooking over the decades ~ the 1970's saw the introduction of the crock pot and a rise in recipes for molded or congealed salads, and a spike in the number of recipes utilizing the humble hot dog, while the 1980's heralded fired foods, the debut of of Southern Livings Cooking Light magazine and am increase in microwave friendly recipes. The 1990's saw a surge in quick & easy recipes and fusion cooking, with the 2000's brought an intense interest in fine wine, a step back to slow cooking and comfort foods and of course the plethora of recipes available via the Internet.
The real recipes begin with Company's Coming with menus for special occasions ~ a romantic dinner offers beef fillets with a cognac-onion sauce, baby blue salad and black bottom pie for dessert - while on the Bayou celebrates Louisiana cooking ~ catfish Lafittte and easy pan biscuits. The dishes in Down Home Fixings include country fried steak, corn pudding and caramel applesauce cobbler with bourbon pecan ice cream and Kid's Choice serving up buttermilk baked chicken and lemon basil potato salad.
Everyday Dinners consist of meatball lasagna, peanut roasted chicken, honey chicken salad and skillet mac & cheese, followed by One Dish Delish which doles out a linguine with meat sauce casserole, shrimp creole and vegetable cheddar chowder.
Southern Classics is filled with spoon bread, hot water cornbread, the best Southern fried chicken, fried catfish, a chicken cobbler casserole, fried okra salad, grits & greens, cream cheese pound cake, brown sugar pound cake, a praline cake, pecan pie cheesecake, pound cake banana pudding and a sweet potato apple cobbler. For Morning Miracles we are treated to biscuits, lemon orange rolls, oat-bran waffles, triple chocolate coffee cake, croissant French toast with strawberry syrup, a BLT breakfast sandwich and a brie & sausage breakfast casserole.
Party Starters dishes out cool lavender lemonade, tequila mojitos, brandy velvet, catfish poppers, shrimp & grits tarts, spicy pecans and blue cheese thumbprints, with Easy Weeknight Favorites offering bacon pasta, lentil & orzo salad, Southern style Cobb salad, a tomato pesto tart, taco soup and turkey piccata. In Brand Name Recipes a few of the options are roast vegetable quesadillas, tomato Florentine quiche, smothered Swiss steak, beefy pizza casserole, peanut toffee shortbread and caramel apple quesadillas.
Up next is Outdoor Cooking with smoky BBQ brisket, hopping John with grilled pork medallions, smoked lemon chipolte chicken, grilled salmon with tangy dill sauce and mesquite smoked Cornish hens, while Light and Loving it features a mocha frappe, smoky hot buffalo chicken pizza, beef & onion stew, corn and poblano chowder, blueberry lime granita, strawberry Napoleons and ky lime frozen yogurt.
Dishes get a bit traditional (some with a twist) in Holiday Memories ~ grapefruit freeze, raspberry brie tartlets, pork fillets with a dark cherry sauce, sesame crusted turkey mignons, roasted quail with cranberry, orange & pecan stuffing, lemon curd pound cake, holiday coconut cake and brown sugar bread pudding. We close out with Our Favorite Desserts ~ chocolate chip supreme cookies, caramel cake, the famous Hummingbird cake (introduced in 1978 and possibly the most requested recipe in the magazine's history), pecan pie cake, chocolate fudge cheesecake, tangerine chess pie, a double citrus tart and ripple divinity.
Southern Living Homestyle Cookbook, published in 2008. Over 400+ recipes ranging from old fashioned classics to new comfort foods - all with a Southern touch. Each recipe offers helpful cooking secrets and make ahead suggestions.
Southern Heritage Treasures starts us off with creole red beans & rice, gumbo, bread pudding with whiskey sauce, sweet potato praline pie, a Florida crab bake, stone crab bisque, rum coconut key line pie, peach butter, smothered quail, Lane cake, Kentucky burgoo, bourbon pound cake, hot tamales, blue corn muffins and a Virginia peanut pie. In A World of Flavors, we are offered a black fruitcake, chicken cassoulet, fish tacos with mango salsa, paella, a sweet-hot Asian noodle bowl, African peanut stew and sweet noodle Kugel.
A few of the selections in Hearty Homestyle Cooking include whole wheat popovers, chocolate parfaits, flank steak soft tacos, collards & beans risotto, a roasted potato & bacon salad and a chopped vegetable slaw, while Quick and Easy Homestyle Cooking consists of a dulce de leche coffee shake, Greek bread, cheesy bacon corn muffins, turtle cookies, cheeseburger pizza, praline chicken, blue cheese bacon slaw and lemon pilaf.
For Weekend Family Meals a few of the options are pan seared trout with salsa, Parmesan cheese grits, pear skillet cake with caramel rum sauce, chicken lasagna, mustard glazed pork tenderloin, basil butter rolls and s'more puffs.
Up next are Casual Entertaining Menus, filled a plethora of options ranging from a meat & three dinner with roasted chicken, cornbread and a white cheddar & squash casserole to a beach party theme soiree offering baked shrimp, a grilled veggie salad and almond sand cookies. Derby Day contributes tenderloin steaks with sherried cream, asparagus with blue cheese & chive vinaigrette and mint julep martinis, while St. Patrick's Day doles out whiskey glazed corned beef, Irish bread and a roasted beet & sugared walnut salad. A final menu, Game Night, dishes out mango & avocado salsa, white bean chili and butterscotch oatmeal cookies.
The final chapter, Homestyle Favorites, delves deeper beginning with Appetizers and Beverages which encompass honey cardamon crunch, blue cheese walnut wafers, tomato chutney cheesecake, almond ambrosia spread, cheese souffle sandwiches, mahogany chicken wings, elegant shrimp rounds and whiskey snowballs. Breads, Breakfast and Brunches delivers biscuits, ginger scones, sweet potato cornbread, gingery banana waffles, orange coffer rolls, onion & rosemary bread, eggs Benedict, chicken pecan quiche and a grits souffle with Desserts rolling out a chocolate turtle cake, blackberry chocolate spice cake, black bottom pecan cheesecake pie, chocolate amaretto cake, a Bavarian rhubarb tart, pear crisp with lemon sauce, a coffee-coconut tart, lemon trifle, apricot cheese rum turnovers, cinnamon pudding, 10 cups cookies, date nugget cookies, chocolate peppermint brownies, oatmeal carmelitas and toffee.
Moving on, there are Main Dishes ~ sloppy Joe shepard's pie, Cajun pepper steak, Dijon lamb chops, fig balsamic roasted pork loin, grilled chicken with white BBQ sauce, hush puppy battered catfish nuggets and spicy salmon fillets with avocado mayonnaise, followed by Salads and Dressings with a hearts of palms salad, minted fennel with olives, a chopped cilantro salad, couscous & chickpeas, an apple broccoli salad, Greek orzo with shrimp, a black eyed pea salad, Asian beef salad and a layered cornbread and turkey salad.
In Sandwiches and Soups, a few options are Italian cheese bites, shrimp salad rolls, fried green tomato po-boys, a melted avocado club, spinach, blue cheese, pecan & cranberry wraps, lobster & chive bisque, creole beef stew, turkey chili and Italian sausage soup. The final chapter, Side Dishes rolls out stuffed green beans, broccoli souffle, buttermilk fried corn, sweet onion bake, caramelized onion pudding, sweet potato hash, pecan wild rice, lemon vermicelli and baked macaroni & cheese.
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