Friday, September 25, 2015

April Thrifty Week #2 & #3 ~ Southern Living Cook-Off and Potluck

Southern Living Cook-Off Cookbook, published in 2004. The 434 recipes were selected from over 34,000 entries!

Starting us off is Taste of the South which mixes creativity and new twists on classic Southern fare. The grand prize winner ($100,000) has the first recipe - "Southern Fried Stuffed Chicken with Gravy", followed by smoked Gouda cheese grits, praline carrot cake, a pimento cheese bacon burger, Monte Cristo pancakes, plus dips, sandwiches, soups & salads, many chicken dishes and in the cake section - a Holiday Ambrosia cake. Next up is Simple & Scrumptious Entrees, filled with briskets, beef rolls, lamb chops and burgers, lots of pork and chicken dishes including the prize  winning "Melt in Mouth Braised and Barbequed Chicken", pasta options, and a wide variety of seafood choices, with a yummy sounding entree titled "Scallops with Sweet Tea Chili Sauce". 

One Dish Wonders isn't just limited to casseroles, there are tarts, enchiladas, pot roast, skillet meals, quiche, stews & chili, roasted chicken and lots of salads with mainly Asian themes. Kids Love It dishes out kid friendly food ~ granola, chicken crunchies, milkshakes, doughnuts, muffins, waffles, burgers & sandwiches, tacos, a few desserts and another prize winning entry, Tex Mex Egg Rolls. 

The final chapter is Desserts and is filled with many a mouth watering confection, from pies & tarts, cakes, cookies, a Bundt cake or two, pound cakes, torts  and few that I might try tackling in the near future: Cream Cheese Flan, Mango Upside Down Ginger Bread Cake and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake.

The Potluck Cookbook, published in 2010. Filled with over 200 recipes!

Boastful Beginnings offers up chicken wings, nuts, snack mixes, dips, salsa & hummus, fondue, stuffed mushrooms, tequila shrimp, chicken fingers and meatballs, while Favorite Poultry is filled with bakes & stratas, casseroles, lasagne, turnovers, enchiladas, plus chicken & pasta or chicken and wild rice salads.

Meat Dishes include hamburger pie, casseroles, stuffed cabbage rolls, moussaka,  chili, tacos, sandwiches and lasagne (again!). In Seafood Entrees we are given salads, casseroles, chowders,   a baked shrimp curry, lobster rolls and crab wraps.

For Essential Sides, a few of the dishes include a marinated vegetable salad, an apple & rice salad, deviled eggs, plus roasted veggies, gratins & pilafs, potato salads and bread sticks. Lastly, Most Requested Desserts contains bars & brownies, cookies, cheesecakes, cobblers & crisps, and cakes ~ with a crunchy caramel apple and Banana Split cake standing out from the crowd


 





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