Chapter 1 Starters and Nibbles 15 -- Delicata Squash Chips 17 -- Sinless Seven-Layer Dip 18 -- Smoky Eggplant Dip 20 -- Hot Mess Spinach and Feta Dip 21 -- Slice-and-Bake Parmesan-Herb Cheese Straws 22 -- Grilled Shrimp and Pepper Poppers 23 -- Lightened-Up Pimiento Cheese 24 -- Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken Bites with Jalapeno Dipping Sauce 26 -- Barbecue Meatballs 28 -- Crab and Celery Rémoulade Wraps 30 -- Baked Onion Blossom 32 -- Chapter 2 Salads and Slaws 35 -- Shortcut Chicken Pasta Salad 37 -- Bacon-Wilted Greens with Warm Pecan-Crusted Goat Cheese 39 -- Curried Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Orange 40 -- Asparagus and Baby Vidalia Onion Salad with Lemon-Tarragon Vinaigrette 43 -- Field Pea and Bean Salad with Tomato-Basil Vinaigrette 44 -- Grilled Potato Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette 46 -- Broccoli Slaw with Light Buttermilk Ranch 49 -- Sassy Slaw 50 -- Quinoa Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing 52 -- Apple-Raisin-Carrot Slaw 55 -- Chapter 3 From the Garden 57 -- Pan-Roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms 59 -- Spring Pea/Leek, and Cauliflower "Couscous" 60 -- Sautéed Green Beans with Summer Corn 61 -- Creamed Corn-Stuffed Tomatoes 63 -- Spicy Eggplant Stir-Fry 65 -- Green Beans with New Potatoes and Candied Garlic 67 -- Oven-Fried Okra 68 -- Summer Squash Casserole 71 -- Summer Squash "Lasagna" 73 -- Baked Zucchini Crisps 75 -- Braised Collards in Tomato-Onion Gravy 77 -- Collard Greens with Chipotle Potlikker 78 -- Brussels Sprouts with Raisins and Pecans 79 -- Roasted Sweet Potato and Pears 80 -- Pan-Seared Winter Squash 81 -- Chapter 4 Grains Grits, and Other Starchy Goodness 83 -- Red Beans and Greens 85 -- New Soul Creole Duty Rice 86 -- Broccoli and Cheese "Rice Grits" 89 -- Hoppin John and Limpin' Susan 90 -- Farro and Cabbage 92 -- Southern Style Shepherd's Pie with Grits 93 -- Buttermilk Potato Gratin 95 -- Makeover Broccoli Mac and Cheese 96 -- Sweet Potato Gratin with Herb Crumble 99 -- Chapter 4 Seafood and Shellfish 101 -- Red Snapper Provencal on Stone-Ground Grits with Parmesan and Herbs 105 -- Lemon-Basil North Georgia Trout 107 -- Pan-Seared Fish Steaks with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil 108 -- Miso-Glazed Catfish with Edamame and Spicy Winter Greens 110 -- Citrus-Grilled Shrimp with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce 111 -- Beei-Battered Shrimp with Spicy Ketchup 113 -- Bacon and Chile-Wrapped Scallops with Lemon Gremolata 115 -- Salmon Patties with Lemon-Caper Sauce 116 -- Gulf Coast Seafood Stew 118 -- Smoky Seafood Etoufee 120 -- Chapter 6 Poultry 123 -- Smothered and Covered Chicken and Gravy 125 -- Oven-Fried Chicken-on-a-Stick with Vidalia-Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce 127 -- Chicken, Apple, and Cheddar Burgers 129 -- Basil-Peach Chicken Breasts 130 -- Slow-Cooked Barbecue Pulled Chicken 132 -- Spicy Creole Turkey Cutlets with Holy Trinity Tomato Gravy 134 -- Turkey Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy 137 -- Sweet Tea-Brined Turkey Tenderloin with Chile-Peach Glaze 139 -- Roast Turkey Breast with Quick Orange-Cranberry Relish 140 -- Honey Mustard Carolina Quail with Grilled Grapes 142 -- Chapter 7 Pork, Beef, and Lam 145 -- Cider-Braised Pork Loin with Apple-Thyme Jus 147 -- Bourbon Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Barbecue Sauce 149 -- Pulled Pork Tenderloin with Red Pepper Vinegar Sauce 151 -- Cocoa-Crusted Top Sirloin with Mushrooms 152 -- Spinach and Parmesan-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin 155 -- Rack of Lamb with Pecan-Mint Dipping Sauce 157 -- Grilled Balsamic Flank Steak 158 -- Coffee-Braised Pot Roast 159 -- Chapter 8 Soups and Stews 161 -- Creamy Broccoli-Parmesan Soup 163 -- Chicken Tortilla Soup 164 -- Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup 166 -- Garlic Chicken and Greens with Cornmeal-Herb Dumplings 168 -- Quick and Easy Turkey Chili 171 -- Damn Good Dawg Chili 172 -- Beef and Farro Soup 174 -- Pork, Squash, and Chickpea Soup with Collard Green Pesto 175 -- Georgia Shrimp and Corn Chowder 177 -- Peach and Tomato Gazpacho with Cucumber-Herb Yogurt 179 -- Chapter 9 Biscuits, Bread, and Baked Goods 181 -- Buttermilk Biscuits with Turkey Sausage Gravy 183 -- Vegetable Corn Bread 186 -- Cheesy Jalapeño Beer Bread Muffins 188 -- Lemon-Chia Seed Cake 189 -- Blueberry-Banana Muffins 190 -- Cornmeal Griddle Cakes 191 -- Multigrain Pecan Waffles 192 -- Chapter 10: Sweet Indulgences 195 -- Spa-aah Fruit Cobbler 197 -- Brown Sugar-Strawberry Shortcakes 198 -- Baked Apple Hand Pies with Salted Caramel Sauce 201 -- Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pie 203 -- Yogurt Piecrust 204 -- Stovetop Apple Pie 206 -- Citrus Pudding Cakes 207 -- Chasing the Carrot Cake 208 -- Pineapple Right-Side-Up Cake 211 -- Big Rich Texas Sheet Cake 212 -- Chocolate "Brookies" 213 -- Claire's Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies 214.