Cooking with Faith: 125 Classic and Healthy Southern Recipes Book

Contents

Foreword by Candice Bergen

Introduction

Chapter 1: Appetizers, Snacks, and Sandwiches

Chilled Sugar Snap Peas with Honey-Soy Dipping Sauce

Artichoke-Parmesan Dip

Sweet and Spicy Skillet-Toasted Pecans

Perfect-for-a-Potluck Deviled Eggs

Rest of the Pot Roast Po' Boys

Catfish Po' Boys with Creole Tartar Sauce

Smoked Turkey and Avocado Po' Boys with Sweet Tangy Mayo

Grilled Veggie Po' Boys with Homespun Basil Hummus

My Favorite Chicken Salad Sandwich with Roasted Red Peppers on Sourdough Toast

Crispy Chicken Tenders with Honey-Mustard Dipping Sauce

Fried Mini Meat Pies

Baked Cajun Chicken Pies

Chapter 2: Salads

Sit-Down Sizzlin' Salad (a.k.a. "Wilted Lettuce")

Faith's Sizzlin' Salad

Spinach Salad with Creamy Dill-Horseradish Dressing

Arugula Salad with Honey-Mustard Dressing and Cheese Grits Croutons

Brenda's Make-Ahead Seven-Layer Salad

Grandpa Walker's Favorite Crunchy Southern Slaw

Pleasingly Purple Cabbage Salad with Basil Balsamic Dressing

Asian Cajun Slaw

Cora's Creamy Country Potato Salad

Faith's Old-Is-New Potato Salad

Cajun Grilled Vegetable Salad

Bernice's English Pea Salad

Faith's Fresh Petite Pea Salad

Warm Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Warm Corn Salad with Bacon and Sage

Warm Pasta Salad with Chicken Andouille Sausage, Mustard Greens, and Black-Eyed Peas

Chapter 3: Soups, Gumbos, and Chilis

Broccoli Ginger Soup

My Sister's Soothing Soup

Cures What Ails Ya Chicken Soup

Spicy Chicken Soup with Fresh Green Chiles

Roasted Vegetable Soup with TurkeyMeatballs

Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Sausage and Mustard Greens

Spicy Turkey Chili

Mama's Vegetable Beef Soup

North Louisiana Smoked Turkey Gumbo

Shrimp Gumbo with Turkey Andouille

Red Beans and Rice with Andouille

Homemade Chicken Broth

Homemade Vegetable Broth

Chapter 4: Fish and Shellfish

Mama's Tuna Boats

Crab Cakes on Avocado, Tomato, and Arugula Salad

Salmon Cakes with Dill Pickle Tartar Sauce

Southern-Style Fried Catfish

Oven-Fried Pecan-Crusted Catfish

Cajun Better'n Blackened Catfish

Broiled Red Snapper with Olives, Onions, and Tomatoes

Dilled Grilled Salmon Niçoise with Zesty Lemon-Herb Dressing

Cousin Sue's Quick Shrimp Etouffée

Aunt Brenda's Shrimp Sauté

Chapter 5: Poultry

Southern Fried Chicken

Golden Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken

Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken Breasts

Saturday Night Chicken Sausage and Cabbage Sauté

Dinner-on-the-Ground Chicken 'n' Dumplin's

Ragin' Cajun Roasted Chickens

Faith's Chicken with Barbecue Salsa

Old-Fashioned Smothered Chicken

Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Mustard Green-Pecan Pesto

Smoky Turkey Roast

Mom's Dutch Oven Turkey Breast

Bacon-and-Sage-Wrapped Turkey Breast

Homey Pot Pies

Faith's Turkey and Veggie Meat Loaf with Fresh Salsa Gravy

Herb-and-Parmesan-Stuffed Turkey Burgers on Toasted Garlic Buns

Curried Turkey, Brown Rice, and Veggie Hash

Chapter 6: Meat

Golden Brown Beef Stew

Spicy Beef Stew with Vegetables and Tomatoes

Mom's Smoky Beef Brisket

Smothered Steak with Onion Gravy

Juicy Beef Pot Roast

Old-Fashioned Oven Pork Pot Roast

Citrus-Roasted Pork Loin

"Hammy" Cabbage, Peas, and Carrots Stew

Tiny Meat Loaf for Two

"Student Union" Burger on the Griddle

Mom's Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Sweet Cabbage Sauté

Chapter 7: Side Dishes

Southern-Style Mustard Greens

Faith's Double "S" Mustard Greens

Stewed Okra and Tomatoes (with a Hot and Spicy Variation)

Crispy Traditional Southern-Fried Okra

Oven-Fried Okra

Grandma Cora's Purple Hull Peas

Red-Hot Black-Eyed Peas

Southern-Style Green Beans

Green Beans Braised with Balsamic Vinegar and Soy Sauce

Asparagus with Tarragon Vinaigrette

Balsamic-Braised Broccoli

Snap Beans and New Potatoes

My Sister's Yellow Squash Casserole

Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumb Topping

Oven-Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Cora's Skillet Candied Sweet Potatoes

Oven-Baked Sour Cream and Cheese Mashed Potato Casserole

Creamy Irish New Potatoes

Dilled Rice with Corn and Garlic

Three Hens' Cornbread Dressing

Faith's Herbed Cornbread Dressing with Sausage, White Corn, and Scallions

Devon's Wild Rice and Sage-Sausage Dressing

Chapter 8: Breakfasts, Breads, and Beverages

Creamy Cheese Grits

Country Cheese and Herb Grits Frittata

Smoked Salmon-Egg White Scramble

Dilled Egg White Salad

Honey-Peanut Granola

Mixed Nut Granola

Maple-Pecan Granola

Blackberry Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup

Skillet Drop Biscuits with Variations

Buttermilk Biscuits

Cheese Biscuits

Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits

Sausage Surprise Biscuits

Cream Cheese and Chive Biscuits

Granola Biscuits

Mom's Angel Biscuits

Mom's Southern-Style Cornbread

Spicy Cornbread Muffins with Fresh White Corn

Parmesan-Herb Cornbread Muffins

Peach-Pecan Bran Muffins

Mom's Banana-Walnut Bread

Peaches-n-Creamy Shake

Blueberry Brain Shake

Fresh Mint Iced Tea

Chapter 9: Desserts

Big-Time Brownies

Buttermilk Brownies

Chocolate Chip-Coconut Brownies

Faith's Peach and Granola Crumble

Cora's Peach Cobbler

Mom's Blackberry Cobbler with Biscuit Topping

The Best Pie Crust

Apple Crunch Pie

Pint-Sized Blueberry Pie

Fresh Strawberry Pie with Whipped Cream

Classic Vanilla Cream Pie with Variations

Banana Cream Pie

Coconut Cream Pie

Caramel Cream Pie

Coconut-Caramel Cream Pie

Chocolate Cream Pie

Chocolate-Coconut Cream Pie

Peachy Cream Pie

Peanut Butter Cream Pie

Pineapple Cream Pie

Pineapple-Coconut Cream Pie

Chocolate Chip-Pecan Pie

Mini Maple Pecan Pies

Heavenly Pineapple Pie

Old-Fashioned Coconut Pie

Fluffy Lemon Icebox Pie

Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing

Grandma Cora's Spicy Fresh Pear Cake with Buttermilk Glaze

Fig Cake with Buttermilk Glaze

Faith's Chocolate-Pecan Layer Cake

Grandma Cora's Fluffy Catahoula Coconut Cake

Aunt Brenda's Homemade Peach Ice Cream

Sweet Summer Melon-Mint Salad

Chapter 10: Preserves, Pickles, and Seasonings

Bernice's Bread and Butter Pickles

Mom's Dill Pickles

Blackberry Syrup and Blackberry Jam

Old-Fashioned Watermelon Rind Preserves

Maw Maw Ford's Mayhaw Jelly

Maw Maw Ford's Mayhaw Syrup

Fig Preserves

Faith's Special Seasoning

Sources

Index