This new state-of-the-art cookbook, lavish in full-color photography, provides what microwave owners sorely need--a reliable guide coupled with sensational recipes. Over 400 new kitchen-tested recipes are included. Over 150 full-color photos.

Recipes from Southern Living Magazine.

More than four hundred easy-to-prepare recipes from the test kitchens of Southern Living feature a wide variety of luscious dishes for families on the go, including appetizers, main courses and side dishes, salads, breads, and desserts, in a cookbook that features special flags for dishes that take ten, twenty, or thirty minutes to prepare. 20,000 first printing.

This new essential guide to entertaining is divided by occasion, offering a fresh lineup of menus and ideas from Oxford, Mississippi's go-to caterer for every celebratory scenario life serves up. In this update to the best-selling book of our mothers' and grandmothers' era, Elizabeth's tell-it-like-it-is voice provides a twist to the classic Southern advice that is a refresher for entertainers of any age or experience. Packed with delicious recipes from the original book like Smoked Salmon Canapes, Hot Cheese Squares, and Brandy Alexanders, the book also includes popular picks from the current pages of Southern Living as well as Elizabeth's treasured recipe box. The Southern Living Party Cookbook is an entertaining handbook loaded with lifestyle tips and hilarious Heiskell stories, along with lush photography to help you get the look from table setting to plated dish.

Inside you'll find fast and fresh dishes, many of which can be made in 30, 20, or even 10 minutesor less, start to finish. Superfast recipes such as Basil Okra 'n' Tomatoes, Sausage-Shrimp Gumbo Soup, Garlic Fried Chicken Breasts, and Broccoli Cornbread Mini-Muffins are kitchen-tested to ensure that they're both quick and delicious. Along with scrumptious recipes in categories ranging from Streamlined Southern Favorites to Healthy 'n' Quick to Main Dishes in Minutes, you'll find make-ahead symbols that identify at a glance recipes that can be partially or totally made ahead. Prep and cook times let you choose recipes that fit your schedule. And at least one photo with every turn of the page makes this book as fun to look at as it is to cook from. Recipes rigorously kitchen-tested for convenience and variety. Enjoy quick and easy classics such as Chicken Parmesan, with a crispy crust topped with melted cheese, that you can have on the table in only 24 minutes; Tortellini Carbonara, a one-dish meal with a 5-minute prep time that dirties only one pan; and Apple Shortbread Crisp, with apples baked beneath a buttery shortbread cookie topping, that takes just 7 minutes to prepare. Chapters organized to fit busy lifestyles. Slow-Cooker Favorites lets you come home to a delicious dinner with entr?es such as Company Pot Roast, Caribbean-Style Pork, and Thai Coconut Shrimp and Rice. Outdoor cooking has never been so easy with our Quickies From the Grill chapter, where you can sample Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chops, Garlic-Lime Chicken, and Swordfish Steaks With Basil Butter. Symbols and notations define extraconvenient recipes. Look beside the recipe titles for notations that show at a glance if recipes can be partially or totally prepared ahead, as well as recipes that can be made in 10, 20, or 30 minutes or less. These symbols take the guesswork out ofmealtime preparation.

Keep the home fires burning and the family happy with fast, tasty meals from the Southern Living Ultimate Quick & Easy Cookbook. The ultimate solution for families on the go-traditional homestyle cooking, served up fast and fresh. This new edition features over 400 easy-to-prepare dishes from Southern Living`s professional test kitchens. One fabulous menu might start off with Berry Mint Iced Tea; Fast Rosemary-Dried Tomato Flatbread for an appetizer; a Southern favorite like Chicken and Dumplings or Oven-Fried Catfish as the main dish; with some Jalapeo Cornbread on the side. For dessert, try the Pears with Raspberry Sherbet. All recipes include cook and prep times, and those that take 10, 20, and 30 minutes are flagged for quick reference. See how delectable they look with over 100 new tempting color photos. Thanks to the cooking experts at Southern Living, you can put together great tasting, satisfying meals in practically no time at all.

Along with traditional chapters such as Breads, Desserts, Meats and Poultry, you will find a chapter devoted to Microwave cooking and one to Special Occasions. Each recipe page features a color photograph of the finished product. The back of each page features recipe directions plus special technique photographs that provide tips for preparation.