Table of Contents
Foreword Garth Brooks 10
Introduction 13
Useful Equipment & Substitutions 17
Breakfast
Breakfast Burgers with Maple Hot Butter 20
Hash Brown-Crusted Asparagus Sausage Quiche 23
Pecan Sticky Buns with Bacon Caramel 24
Garth's Breakfast Lasagna 27
Pimento Cheese & Bacon Grits 28
Cheesy Beef & Potato Hash 29
Galaxy Doughnuts 30
Blueberry Pancake Cake 36
Coffee Coffee Cake 38
Buttermilk Cheddar Corn Cakes 39
Knife-and-Fork Bacon 40
An Essay on Bacon 42
Sausage Veggie Breakfast Casserole 43
Garth's Peach Kolaches 44
Eggs in Purgatory 46
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls 49
Snacks & Appetizers
Nashville Hot Chicken Meatball Sliders 55
Ricotta Tartlets with Cherry Tomatoes 56
Sweet & Spicy Meatballs 58
Country Ham Biscuits & Jalapeño Pimento Cheese with Fried Green Tomatoes 59
Chipotle Chicken Taco-Stuffed Potato Skins 62
Charred Salsa, Two Ways 65
Bacon Straws 67
Baked Gouda with Dried Cherries & Walnuts 68
Double Stacked Pork Nachos 72
Hatch Green Chile Queso Nacho Bar 75
Sweet Butter Puffcorn 76
Everything Bagel Dip 77
Steak & Avocado Rolls 78
Buffalo Chicken Dip 80
Green Goddess Dip 81
Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip 84
Walnut Pesto Pinwheels 85
Blue Crab & Lemon Pepper Ranch Toasts 88
Oven Beef Jerky, Two Ways 90
Roasted Chickpea Snacks 91
Pizza-Pasta Snack Mix 93
Collard-Stuffed Wontons 94
Bread-and-Butter Pickle Brined Wings 97
Lemon Basil Bruschetta 98
Roasted Sweet Potato Hummus 99
Soups, Salads & Sides
Instant Pot Collard Greens 103
Janet's Potato Salad 104
Crispy Rice Corn Fritters 107
Kat's Arancini 108
Twice-Baked Maple Bacon Sweet Potatoes 111
French Onion Soup 113
Pork & Beef
Garth's Teriyaki Bowl 116
BBQ Burnt Ends 118
Beef Moussaka 119
Cornbread-Crusted Fried Pork Chops 120
Have-It-Your-Way Steak with Blue Cheese Compound Butter 123
Red Chili Tamale Pie 124
Giant Meatballs in Marinara 127
Chili Mac 128
The Party Burger 130
Smoked Ham Carbonara 133
Sausage & Butterbean Skillet Dinner 134
Chicken, Turkey & Fish
Chicken Potpie Burgers 139
Company Chicken 140
Turkey Meatloaf 141
Hot Chicken Chili 142
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup 145
Dry-Brined Grilled Chicken 146
Lobster Mac & Cheese 149
Shrimp Creole 151
Butter-Basted Fillet of Fish with Salsa Verde 152
Beth's Shrimp & Grits 155
Cornflake-Fried Catfish 156
Veggie Night
Grilled Yellow Gazpacho 160
Sunrise Citrus Beet Salad 163
Grilled Romaine with Creamy Parmesan Ranch 164
Butternut Squash & Hominy Succotash 165
Hard Cider Cheese Soup with Sautéed Apples & Pretzel Croutons 166
Grilled Tomato & Zucchini Salad with Goat Cheese Croutons 169
Mushroom Poblano Tacos 170
Homemade Gnocchi with Two Sauces 173
Magic Broth Vegetable Soup 178
Savory Potato Feta Galette 180
Creamy Sweet Corn Spinach Enchiladas 182
The Ultimate Veggie Burger 183
Sheet Pan Buddha Bowl 184
Breads
Herbed Focaccia Bread 189
Blanche's Sourdough Bread & Starter 190
Hot Honey Cornbread 192
Herbed Crackers 193
Grandma's Sky-High Biscuits 194
Skillet Cheddar Cornbread 197
Jalapeño Hush Puppies 198
Preserves, Pickles, Sauces & Spreads
Chocolate Gravy 203
Sweet Tea Quick Pickles 204
Spicy Red Pepper Jelly 205
Bacon Onion Jam 206
Pear Relish 207
Trisha's Sweet & Smoky Hot Sauce 208
Muscadine Jam 209
Peach Mustard Barbecue Sauce 210
Beth's Peach Preserves 213
Hot Water Bath Method for Sealing Canning Jars 212
Sweets
Camo Cake 219
Grandma Yearwood's Hundred-Dollar Cupcakes with Caramel Icing 220
Pear Charlotte 222
Wild Muscadine Pie with Peanut Butter Sauce 229
Lemon Pecan Slab Pie 231
Summer Berry Slab Pie 232
Blueberry Pie Bars 237
Peanut Butter & Roasted Banana Pudding 238
Banana Split Nachos 239
No-Bake Ricotta Espresso Cheesecake 242
Double-Stuffed Brownies 245
Dessert Pizza 246
PB&J Cookie Bars 247
Potato Chip Bacon Brownies 249
Peach Skillet Crostata 250
Tiramisu Affogato 252
Fruitcake Bars 253
Pear Cranberry Walnut Quick Bread 255
Cream Cheese Pound Cake 256
Peanut Butter Pie 259
Granny's Tea Cakes 260
Ashley's Cupcakes 261
Princess Cake 262
Uncle Wilson's Ice Cream "Thing" 269
Janine's No-Bakes 270
Coconut Cream Pie 273
Jack's Fried Pies 277
Acknowledgments 278
Index 280