The first chapter covers Spring and a few of the selected menus/occasions include a Spring buffet with an artichoke & brie spread, a spinach, strawberry & Gorgonzola salad, grilled leg of lamb and chocolate praline layer cake for dessert. The dishes in Tax Day Supper consist of roasted beef tenderloin with wasabi mashed potatoes, chicken chili and lime ice cream, while the menu for Mom's tea dishes out punch, smoked salmon tea sandwiches, dried blueberry almond scones with orange brandy butter and a raspberry & white chocolate cheesecake.
A few more menus for Spring are Company's Coming ~ tomatoes with a mint salsa, baked sea bass with a walnut bread crumb crust & lemon dill sauce and a strawberry meringue torte, while A Bridesmaid's Luncheon offers lime mint tea, cold raspberry soup, chicken & asparagus salad and lemon chess bites.
Moving onto Summer, we are treated to a 4th of July Picnic comprised of a roasted pepper & pesto dip, a bean & eggplant salad, fried chicken, lemon blueberry pie and chocolate espresso cookies, with An Engagement Cocktail Party encompassing champagne punch, lamb riblets, Bombay chicken bites, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, olive bread, key lime bars and pecan dainties. For the dishes in Family Reunion, we are offered almond tea, curry cheese ball, couscous salad with a cinnamon vinaigrette, corn casserole, beef brisket and fresh peach pie, while a Birthday Brunch is filled with mimosas, green apple & bacon strata, strawberry bread and a nutty orange coffee cake.
Fall has several interesting menus, beginning with a Tailgate Party ~ fiesta dip, teriyaki drumettes, chili, corn & crab chowder, hermit cookies and a mocha sweet cake, followed by a Pumpkin Supper which consists of spicy pumpkin dip, bacon stuffed tomatoes, stew in a pumpkin and dreamy high pumpkin pie.
There is a bill of fare for an Election Day party ~ mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette, shrimp with firecracker sauce, gumbo and lemon cream cheese cake, while the last menu covers a Harvest Feast comprised of hot feta artichoke dip, sweet potato souffle, blue cheese popovers, crown roast of pork with cranberry sausage stuffing, apple cranberry cobbler and pecan pumpkin pie.
Our last set of menus celebrates Winter, and we begin with a Sweets Swap which is filled with yummy treats ~ orange pecan balls, cherry surprise balls, oatmeal cheesecake cranberry bars, creme de menthe squares, banana pound cake, chocolate rum cake and maple coffee, followed by a Resolutions Dinner Party dishing out prawn & panchetta skewers, garlic prime rib roast, horseradish mashed potatoes and a recipes for the the VERY best chocolate cake.
Winding down, we are given menus for Breakfast in Bed ~ banana raspberry smoothies, apply & carrot muffins, cinnamon rolls and stuffed French toast and lastly a Super Bowl Party which doles out black beans & cheese triangles, avocado rolls, sweet & sour baked beans, beer ribs and apple brownies.
Southern Living Comfort Food: A Delicious Trip Down Memory Lane, published in 2012. More than 150 recipes of wholesome dishes passed down through generations or swapped at supper clubs.
Comfort Food Classics get the ball rolling with beef stroganoff, 3 cheese pasta (mac & cheese), the perfect burger, fried hot dogs, a grilled beer cheese sandwich, slow cooker BBQ pork, classic BBQ ribs, Greek pizza, cola pot roast, chicken fried steak, fried rosemary lemon catfish, BLT potato salad and pimento cheese paninis, which is followed by Breakfast Anytime which offers smoky brown sugar bacon, country ham with red eye gravy, a hash brown casserole, buttermilk & honey pancakes, waffles Benedict, a pecan strusel coffee cake and almond French toast.
Some of the option in Fresh From the Garden include homemade applesauce, fresh corn cakes, cucumber sandwiches, crunchy fried okra, a summer squash casserole, fried green tomatoes, a lettuce wedge salad (making a comeback!) and watermelon rind pickles, with Casseroles and Beyond dishing out creole jambalaya, chicken & rice casserole, linguine carbonara, a taco casserole, chicken lasagna, and a Meican rice & cheese casserole.
In Soups and Stews a few of the options are chicken & wild rice soup, 30 minute chili, baked potato soup, gumbo and beef daube, while Desserts is loaded with so many choices ~ tea cakes, double chocolate brownies, lemon coconut bars, pecan pie brownies, banana pound cake, Mama Dip's carrot cake (again!), red velvet layer cake, German chocolate cheesecake, banana pudding pie, peanut butter pie, cobblers (peach or blackberry), a bananas Foster gratin, creamy rice pudding with praline sauce, peach ice cream and a mocha pudding cake.
We end with Holidays and Special Occasions which encompasses hot water cornbread, holiday ham, cheese straws, curried chicken salad tea sandwiches, homemade limeade, root beer baked beans, caramel apples, roast turkey & gravy, refrigerator yeast rolls, pumpkin chess pie, Southern eggnog and roasted pecan fudge.
Mama Dip's Carrot Cake (From SL Comfort Food) & a carrot souffle ~ Christmas meal, 2015
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