Southern Cooking for Company

The handbook of Southern hospitality—with over one hundred recipes and tips on making guests feel at home!

Food writer Nicki Pendleton Wood has gathered recipes from more than one hundred Southerners that they prepare when company is coming. These are the show-off recipes hosts pull out when guests are on the way, whether for an intimate evening with another couple, a party for a big crowd celebrating a milestone birthday, or anything in between.

In addition to the recipes, contributors share their secrets for making guests feel at home with ideas for entertaining and table setting. Dishes include:Crunchy Fried Field PeasCollards with Citrus and CranberriesLemon Miso Sweet PotatoesPurple Hull Pea Salad with Bacon VinaigretteCuban-Southern Pork Roast with Chimichurri “Barbecue” SauceChocolate Whiskey Buttermilk Cake with Praline Topping, and many more