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Highlighting Our Fave
Summer Holiday Recipes!
All-American Barbecue Menu
Barbecued Baked Beans (for a crowd)
Barbecued Catfish with
Summer Grilled Corn Relish

Barbecued Chicken, the Ultimate
(Chef Tyler Florence)

Barbecued Pork Ribs, Memphis Style
Barbecued Texas Beef Brisket
Corn Chowder -
All-American Summer Soup

Different Smokes for Different Folks
Grilled Shrimp Cocktail
Grilled Shrimp Tequila
Potato Salad, Let Me Count the Ways...
Reunion Food -
like yo' mama used to make!

Summer Holiday Weekend Favorites!
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Angel Lemon Pudding
Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie
Daiquiri Pie
Fave Chocolate Cookie Sheet Cake
Key Lime Pie Three Ways
Lemon Icebox Pie
Old Dominion Peach Cobbler
Patriotic Berry Trifle
Piña Colada Pie
Strawberry Margarita Pie
We all scream for ice cream!
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Our recipe collection includes hundreds of family recipes passed down
through the generations, as well as a vast personal collection from a
variety of sources, including major food publications and innumerable
cookbooks (many of which are now either out of print or very difficult
to locate). Like all cooks, we have accumulated some favorite recipes
from unknown or long-forgotten sources as well. Every possible effort
has been made to identify the source of each recipe and to give credit
where credit is due.


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WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Appetizer: ***Grilled Shrimp Cocktail***
Featured: Don Roberto's Margarita Chicken Wings  
Natalie's Cajun Crab Dip    
 P Dub's Black-Eyed Pea Dip
Garden District Fresh Fruit with Lemon Curd
Favorites: Holy Guacamole!   Salsa Collection    Layered Mexican Dip
Southern Sausage Balls    Deep South Cheese Straws     Liptauer Spread
Shrimp Dip    Spinach and Artichoke Dip     Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Beef/Veal:   Barbecued Texas Beef Brisket
Featured: Gigi’s Master Shish Kabob Recipe
Whoopi Goldberg's Big Bad Ass Beef Ribs
Bodacious Porterhouse Steaks w/ Sexy Barbecue Sauce
 Classics: Beef Wellington      Boeuf a la Bourguignonne
Beef Saté with Spicy Szechwan Sauce     Chateaubriand
Steak Diane    Traditional Braised Brisket

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Beverage: Southern Sweet Tea and More
Featured:  Daiquiri Collection     Sweet & Luscious Sangria
Cajun Lemonade     Cajun Bloody Mary     Watermelon Mojitos
New Orleans Libations     More New Orleans Libations 
"Martini Magic" Pearl Onions, Olives & Lemon Rind in Vermouth
Classics: Classic Cocktail Collection     Bloody Mary Collection
Daiquiri Collection    Margarita Collection    What to drink?

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Bread: Let them eat bread! With lots of stuff on top...
Laurie Colwin's Amazing Quick & Easy Oatmeal Bread
Quick Bread: Laurie Colwin's Parmesan Sesame Biscuits
Double-Corn Tex-Mex Cornbread w/ Cheese and Green Chiles
Yeast Bread: French Mixed-Grain Bread    Serious Baguettes
Yummy Muffins: Big, Beautiful Muffins (master recipe with variations!)
Marion Cunningham's Raw Apple Muffins     Morning Glory Muffins
MamaBear's Marvelous Carrot Muffins  
Don't miss: New Orleans French Bread     French Country Bread Series 

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes) Breakfast/Brunch: Chocolate Banana Waffles for Dad
Featured: French Toast Casserole w/ Praline Topping
Favorites: Baked Blueberry-Pecan French Toast with Blueberry Syrup
Classics: Cheese Blintzes    Blueberry Pancakes    Eggs by Julia
Eggs Benedict   Stuffed Pain Perdu   Grits Deserve a Better Name!

  Cake: Toasted Pecan Caramel Cake (Bill Neal)
Featured: Mammy's Hummingbird Cake

Food Feature: In Pursuit of the Perfect Cheesecake
Classics: Great American Cakes    Cake Fillings & Frostings
Perfect Ganache    
Ultimate Chocolate Cake Collection
Favorites: Let them eat cake!    Black Forest Cherry Cake    Praline Cake
Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake w/ Citrus Shortbread Cookie Crust
Michele's Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake     New Orleans Jolt Cake
Mammy's Hummingbird Cake     Gigi's Old Dominion Pound Cake

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  ChocolateChef Keegan's Chocolate Decadence Cake w/ Raspberry Coulis
Featured Recipes: Daniel Boulud's Chocolate Mousse Trio
Double Chocolate Bread Pudding w/ Salted Bourbon Caramel Sauce
Chocolate Grand Marnier Éclairs     Did somebody say Reese's?!?!?
Classics: Brownie Bonanza!   Molten Chocolate
   Laurie Colwin on Chocolate     Truffles    7 Chocolate Sauces    Perfect Ganache    Tiramisu (Chocolatier)
Extra: The 16 Most-Frequently-Asked Questions About Chocolate

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Cookies: Grandmother's Icebox Oatmeal Cookies
Featured: Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Favorites: Positively-the-Absolutely-Best-Chocolate-Chip Cookies 
Palm Beach Brownies with Chocolate-Covered Mints     Lemon Bars
Brownie Bonanza!     Gigi's Pecan Pie Squares     Classic Shortbread

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Fish: Barbecued Catfish w/ Summer Grilled Corn Relish
Featured: Grilled Margarita Grouper    Red Snapper Veracruz
Favorites: Fish à la Grecque     Trout Amandine (John Besh)
Salmon with Moutarde de Meaux and Tomato Beurre Blanc
Classics: Paul Prudhomme's Blackened Redfish      Pompano en Papillote
Salmon en Papillote (Julia & Jacques)      Shrimp-Stuffed Flounder
Salt-Crusted Whole Baked Redfish     Trout Amandine (Galatoire's)

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Fruit:  Magnificent Melons
Featured:
Melon & Blueberry Coupe w/ White Wine, & Mint
Bing Cherries Preserved in Port    
Mint Julep Peaches
Life is just a bowl of cherries!   Perfectly Peachy 
Salads with Fruit      Simply Sorbet

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Main Dish - New Orleans Shrimp Jambalaya
Featured: King Ranch Casserole     Layered Enchilada Casserole
Favorites: New Orleans Po' Boys      Louisiana Red Beans & Rice

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Pasta: Sophia Loren's Spaghetti con Pomodoro Crudo
Classics: Fettuccine Alfredo     Spaghetti Carbonara (Marcella Hazan)
Matching Pasta to Sauce    Rao's Sunday Gravy with Braciola, Meatballs
Favorites: Rigatoni in Woodman Sauce    Meatballs & Sausages w/ Rigatoni
Food Features:  Everybody Loves Lasagne      Fresh Egg Pasta

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Pies and Tarts: Strawberry Margarita Pie
Featured: Chocolate Chunk Pecan Pie (Frontera Grill) 
Favorites: Texas State Fair Pecan Pie    
Best Cherry Pie 
Chess Pie   Gigi's Apple Pie + links   Key Lime Pie 3 Ways
   World's Best Lemon Tart    Flakiest Pie Crust Ever    Pie Crust 101

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Pork: Kahlua Pork with Emeril's Barbecue Sauce
Featured: Barbecued Pork Ribs, Memphis Style
Grilled Garlic Lime Pork Tenderloin w/Jalapeño Onion Marmalade

 Favorites: Herb Crust Pork Loin with Onion Gravy (Bill Neal)
Standing Pork Roast with Fresh Herbs (Chef Susan Spicer)
Classics:
Ham in Coca-Cola     Roast Rack of Pork (Wolfgang Puck)

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Poultry: Annie Lou's Fried Chicken
Featured: Ultimate Barbecued Chicken (Chef Tyler Florence)
Classics: Coq au Vin (Nigella)    
Roast Chicken w/ Root Veggies (Wolfgang Puck)
New Orleans Chicken Bonne Femme    
The Immortality of Fried Chicken

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Salad - Sourdough Panzanella (Union Square Cafe)
Featured: Cozumel Salad Bowl   
Chicken & Vegetable Pasta Salad
Avocado Salad w/ Gazpacho Dressing     Chicken Curry Salad
Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Warm Provolone Garlic Bread 
A Salute to Salads: Chicken, Avocado & Papaya Salad and more...
Classics:
 Julia's Authentic Caesar Salad    Cobb Salad     Salade Niçoise
Greek Salad Collection!    
Ultimate Spinach Salad    Salad Dressing Index

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Seafood - BBQ Shrimp with Lemon Grass
Featured: Biloxi Boiled Shrimp     Favorite Grilled Shrimp
Grilled Seafood Salad Niçoise     Grilled Shrimp Tequila
Louisiana Crab Cakes (Windsor Court)     New Orleans Oysters Polo
Favorites: Mr. B's New Orleans Barbecued Shrimp
Shrimp Chippewa     Shrimp with "Gazpacho" Sauce
Shrimp with Thai Lemongrass Marinade

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Side Dish - Barbecued Baked Beans (for a crowd!)
Featured: Spicy Creole Beans (for a Crowd!) 
Baked Three-Bean Casserole w/ Crispy Bacon
Classics: Mac and Cheese w/ Variations     Mashed Potatoes w/ 4 Variations 
Barbecue Beans    
Polenta Pure and Simple     Potato Lovers Unite! 
Fettuccine Alfredo    Risotto 101 (Lidia Bastianich)    French Potato Gratin

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Soup - Corn Chowder - All-American Summer Soup
Featured:  Michele's Broccoli, Zucchini and Leek Soup
Gazpacho - The Quintessential Summer Soup
Crabmeat and Corn Soup    Crème Vichyssoise Glacée
Classics:  Black Bean Soup (Craig Claiborne)     Gumbo Galaxy!
Julia's Velouté Cream Soups    Oodles of Onion Soups
Potage Parmentier      Prize-Winning Chili     Basic Stocks

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes)  Vegetables - Ratatouille Riot!
Featured: Baked Summer Vegetables w/ Two Cheeses

Baked Tomatoes w/ Garlic & Basil    M. Henny’s Eggplant Gratin
Laurie Colwin on Red Peppers   
 Rao's 4 Basic Veggies
Classics: Eggplant Gratin, (Patricia Wells)     Ratatouille Riot
Food Features: Asparagus: The Royal Vegetable     Awesome Avocado
Elegant Eggplant     Marvelous Mushrooms     Tantalizing Tomato

WB01507_.gif (516 bytes) Surprise! - Time to break out the grill!
Featured: Will the real coleslaw please stand up...
Beaufort Soused Shrimp and Corn Lunch

Arroz con Leche w/ Sangria Figs & Cherries     Profiteroles
Chocolatier's Madeleines    Gigi's Napoleons    Trifle with Me!


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