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FROM THE SOUTH’S MOST TRUSTED KITCHEN

YEARS OF SOUTHERN RECIPES Since our first issue, we’ve been the South’s recipe box, and these are our dog-eared, grease-splattered, much-loved favorites PROP STYLING: KARIN OLSEN; FOOD STYLING; ERIN MERHAR

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The first issue of Southern Living is published, while Cool Whip and Snack Bundt pan sales skyrocket after 1966 Mate spray cheese hit the market. 1967 a Tunnel of Fudge Bundt cake placed second in the 17th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off. Today, more than 70 million households have a Bundt pan.

Molded Cranberry Salad Recipe, page 216

WITH TWO LINES, IT BEGAN. “We are looking for recipes using peaches and will pay $3 for and the Kennedy White House made French cuisine wildly each one we use in Southern Living. In submitting your recipes, popular. And at cocktail parties, gracious hostesses would pass tell us something of its origin and other foods you would serve delicate hors d’oeuvres on monogrammed silver trays and with it for a complete meal.” ¶ Since the publication of our inherited chafing dishes. But our readers also began their second issue in March 1966, millions of recipes have arrived exploration of fun, casual, and convenient family meals. ¶ in our mailboxes and, now, inboxes. Nearly every issue of Perhaps the biggest change was the Space Race and with it, the Southern Living since has included at least one reader-submitted fascination with foods like freeze-dried ice cream and Tang, recipe. It’s the hallmark of our pages. ¶ When Southern Living but none more revelatory than gelatin. The recipes during its first began, the times, they were a-changin’ both culturally wiggly, jiggly reign suggested that with a little determination and in our kitchens. Our readers still liked formal dinner and imagination, there was no type of food—sweet or savory— parties where they served fancy dishes with flair. Julia Child that could not be molded and congealed.

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The Moon landing fuels fascination Hamburger Helper Cuisinart food processors make A pack of Wrigley’s with “space food” consumed by first offers to lend a hand their debut at the National Juicy Fruit gum—in an 1968 astronauts, such as freeze-dried trail 1970 in quick-meal preparation. 1972 Housewares Expo in Chicago. 1974 Ohio store—becomes mix in a Mylar bag and Tang, an the first grocery item Electric toasters are the most-owned 1969 orange-flavored breakfast drink. Hawaiian-themed cocktail parties, tiki drinks, 1971 Mr. Coffee introduces us to 1973 to be scanned with a small appliance in the United States. and anything with pineapple are all the rage. automatic drip coffee makers. UPC code.

Beef Burgundy Stew Recipe, page 216

Cheese Snappy Wafers Recipe, page 216

Brennan’s Bananas Foster Recipe, page 216 COOKING 50 YEARS OF SOUTHERN LIVING

Chef Edna Lewis publishes her Chili is proclaimed masterpiece, A Taste of Country the official state food Push-tab cans 1976 Cooking, which champions of Texas. 1978 are touted as a authentic Southern cooking and 1975 safer alternative the use of local ingredients. 1977 Garfield debuts, and to pull tabs. lasagna’s popularity soars.

Hummingbird Cake Recipe, page 216

fondue pots, Ginzu knives, and slow cookers. An advertisement THE 1970s for Rival Crock-Pots proclaimed that their product “cooks all day while the cook’s away” to appeal to working mothers, and WE MAKE MAGIC OUT OF CANNED PINEAPPLE recipes for slow cooking soon followed on our pages. ¶After hearing that readers loved to clip out our recipes but hated Things took an international turn on our pages during the to cut up their issues, we published the firstSouthern Living seventies. Our fascination for all things French continued; we Annual Recipe cookbook in 1979, which aggregated the hundreds ate lots of quiche and rolled lots of crepes. Asian food from China of recipes featured in our magazine that year. We still hear to Polynesia had us experimenting with woks and cranking from readers who display the entire collection on their shelves open a few thousand cans of pineapple. Italian food increased with family photos. ¶ Although a recipe is published only after in popularity as well, especially pasta dishes. In the early 1970s, due deliberation, we can’t predict which ones will become three different restaurants claimed to have invented Pasta classics. The best example of that phenomenon is the 1978 Primavera. ¶ Our recipes have always reflected trends, and just publication of Hummingbird Cake, which became one of our like our readers, our Test Kitchen pros in the 1970s were using most requested recipes in the magazine’s history. (PREVIOUS CHEWING PAGE) GUM: CLIFFORD L. H. DAVIS

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McDonald’s Gallo Wine introduces Hidden Valley Ranch dressing introduces the Bartles and Jaymes Diet Coke, Bud Light, and Equal Southern Living introduces quickly overtakes Italian Happy Meal. 1980 wine coolers. 1982 artificial sweetener hit the 1983 “From Our Kitchen to Yours,” dressing as the national favorite. 1985 In this year, Southern Living tests over market. Jell-O releases pudding a column designed to answer 1979 1,800 recipes, using 1/4 ton of sugar, 1/5 ton 1981 pops, advertising them as a common how-to questions 1984 67% of subscribers now own a microwave of flour, and over 1/2 mile of aluminum foil. wholesome snack. from busy home cooks. versus 10% just a decade before.

Chicken with Cashews Cocktail Meatballs Recipe, page 218 Recipe, page 217

Quiche Lorraine Recipe, page 217 COOKING 50 YEARS OF SOUTHERN LIVING

The first edition of The Southern Living Cookbook introduces the 1986 nation to the food of the New South. 1988

Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme 1987 Oat bran is the most popular releases a cookbook on video. cure-all food craze.

Chicken-Spaghetti Casserole Recipe, page 218

responded by helping cooks on tight budgets make the most THE 198 0s of their groceries. The secret to stretching ingredients, it turned out, was casseroles. But affordable didn’t equate unappealing. WE GIVE RISE TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF CASSEROLES In the eighties, readers liked their food, at least in photos, all gussied up with garnishes like radish roses, chocolate curls, Women entered the workforce outside the home in record and paper frills on crown roasts. In turn, food styling and numbers in the eighties. Time for cooking shrank, but expec- photography took on new importance. ¶ Cooking light went tations for scratch-made dinners and impressive entertaining from a buzzword to a legacy in the 1980s, the decade that did not. Southern Living responded by providing time-strapped ushered in calorie-conscious Southern recipes on our pages. cooks with quick and easy recipes, one-pan wonders, and make- A Cooking Light column written by staff dieticians debuted in ahead meals. ¶ The need for speed influenced our appliance 1982. Readers couldn’t get enough of our oven-fried chicken purchases as well. By 1989, most kitchens included a microwave and lightened-up layer cakes, and five years later the column oven. ¶ The eighties were challenging for many family cooks became Cooking Light magazine, lauded in the publishing world due to soaring grocery prices and beef shortages. Our staff as the best new magazine launch in the past 20 years. PORTRAIT: PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU PIERRE-PHILIPPE PORTRAIT:

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Mexican sauces, such as salsa, overtake Ready-to-eat salad in a bag ketchup as the best-selling condiment in the lands in the produce aisle. 1990 United States in total dollar sales. 1992 The Food Network premieres. 1994

1989 The Vidalia onion is named Georgia’s official 1991 The USDA creates the Food Pyramid. 1993 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declares state vegetable. the first genetically engineered tomato, the Flavr Savr, safe for human consumption.

Chewy Peanut Bars Recipe, page 219

Freezer Coleslaw Recipe, page 219

Lean Lasagna Recipe, page 218 50 YEARS OF SOUTHERN LIVING COOKING

A voluntary ban of hard liquor Memphis BBQ destination Charlie Southern Living features a ads on television and radio in Vergos’ Rendezvous celebrates 1995 coconut-lemon layer cake effect since 1936 is lifted. 1997 its 50th anniversary. on the December cover, beginning our annual 1996 Red Bull energy drink comes 1998 big white cake tradition. to the United States.

Tex-Mex Deviled Eggs Recipe, page 219

many chefs began combining cuisines in a trend known as THE 199 0s fusion cooking, and so did we. Spurred by the runaway hit show Dallas, readers clamored for Tex-Mex and Southwestern fare. WE DISCOVER TEX-MEX Seven-layer dip, nachos, and queso dip made from Velveeta cheese and Ro-Tel tomatoes and chiles became wildly popular The idea of a celebrity chef emerged in the nineties, and Southern party foods to enjoy while we wondered who shot J.R. when Living offered more recipes from revered regional chefs than the final episode aired in 1991. ¶ The Mediterranean Diet and ever before. Talents featured on our pages included Frank Stitt, the rise of restaurants like Olive Garden and Pizza Hut led to Emeril Lagasse, and Bill Smith—often featuring the foods they a renewed fascination with Italian food, and we quickly dis- prepared at home for their families. Some chefs became house- covered that a cast-iron skillet made a great pan for homemade hold names with huge fan bases, especially after the premiere pizzas. ¶ Although we continued developing healthier recipes of the Food Network in 1993, which enabled viewers to have during the advent of artificial sweeteners and low-fat cookies, ringside seats at the world of professional cooking. ¶ Inspired we still ran the classics, never losing sight of our belief that by the availability of foreign foods and gourmet groceries, Southern home cooking is healing for the heart and soul.

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Demand for craft beer is at Arnaud’s and Antoine’s in New John Egerton convenes 50 The cupcake an all-time high, and breweries Orleans resiliently reopen just a few people at the Birmingham 2000 craze begins. 2002 pop up all over the South. 2004 months after Hurricane Katrina. Southern Living headquar- 1999 ters to found the Southern Southern writer and New York Times 2001 Small, neighborhood restaurants 2003 Willie Nelson opens his own restaurant, 2005 Foodways Alliance. food critic Craig Claiborne passes away. steal the spotlight from fine dining. Willie’s Roadhouse Grill, in Austin, Texas.

Late-Night Pasta Chez Frank Recipe, page 220

Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe, page 219

Tee’s Corn Pudding Recipe, page 220 50 YEARS OF SOUTHERN LIVING COOKING

2006 The 7 billionth can of Spam is sold. 2008

Wal-Mart becomes the largest seller of 2007 The McIlhenny Company, makers of organic milk in the United States. Tabasco hot sauce, turns 140.

Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken Recipe, page 220 THE 2000s AND BEYOND... It’s a new century and we’re all online. Now readers need only the newest thing in restaurants is no restaurant at all; we’re type in southernliving.com to access our enormous archive of walking up to food trucks and buying tickets for neighborhood recipes. We tweet, blog, pin, snap, and post, and our video pop-ups. Small plates are popular, letting us build a meal from channel shares tutorials on everything from potato salad to an array of this and that—just like old-fashioned Southern pie crusts. ¶ Our first viral video featuring red velvet pancakes covered dish dinners. Although we still love finding new hot lets us know that Southerners might be pioneers of the farm spots, we also can’t get enough of lost domestic arts like canning to table craze but they still won’t be putting away their red food and pickling. Our readers crave the classics but love updated coloring any time soon. ¶ Nationally, Southern cooking has flavors that make the familiar feel inventive—like Boiled Peanut finally earned the respect it deserves, and native dishes and Hummus and tomato salads made with heirloom varieties. drinks like BBQ and bourbon become red-hot trends globally. With new, state-of-the-art Food Studios and a website redesign ¶ While our best Southern restaurants list trended on Twitter, ahead this year, the possibilities for the future feel limitless. SPAM: PETER ARDITO/GETTY IMAGES; (PREVIOUS PAGE) PORTRAIT: NBC/CONTRIBUTOR/GETTY IMAGES PORTRAIT: PAGE) (PREVIOUS IMAGES; ARDITO/GETTY PETER SPAM:

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Food trucks take off, giving a whole The soaring popularity of all Food trend prognosticators The film Julie and Julia renews new meaning to the term “meals things bacon causes prices to predict that restaurants will interest in Julia Child. 2010 on wheels.” 2012 increase 240% since 2005. 2014 start using biscuits to make sandwiches in the coming year. 2009 Sean Brock opens his lauded 2011 The final 6.5 ounce iconic 2013 A surprising surge in demand for bourbon 2015 Southerners shake their heads Husk in Charleston, SC. returnable glass Coca Cola creates a barrel shortage. and mutter “Bless their hearts.” bottle was filled and capped.

Chocolate-Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipe, page 222

Ham-and-Greens Pot Pie with Cornbread Crust Recipe, page 222 Gulf Coast Seafood Stew Recipe, page 223 COOKING 50 YEARS OF SOUTHERN LIVING

the 1/2 cup rum Sprinkle flour over meat mixture, and cake with cream cheese frosting became one 2 (16-oz.) packages powdered medium heat; add remaining onions, and Vanilla ice cream cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir of our most requested recipes. We still stand sugar sauté 4 to 6 minutes or until tender. Whisk in reduced wine, salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup by Mrs. Wiggins’ original, indulgent creation. 2 tsp. vanilla extract in flour; cook, whisking constantly, 1 min- 1. Cut bananas in half crosswise, then beef broth. Cover and reduce heat to low; ute. Gradually whisk in beef broth, and lengthwise. Melt butter in a large skillet simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 hours, 3 cups all-purpose flour Beat cream cheese and butter at medium- cook, whisking constantly, until smooth. ’60s 1 over medium heat; add brown sugar, adding up to /2 cup beef broth if needed. 2 cups sugar low speed with an electric mixer until Stir in wine and next 4 ingredients. Re- and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. NOTE: We tested with Swanson 100% Natural 1 tsp. table salt smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating at duce heat to low, and cook, stirring often, Molded Cranberry Salad 2. Add bananas to skillet, and sprinkle 50% Less Sodium Beef Broth. 1 tsp. baking soda low speed until blended. Stir in vanilla. 15 minutes. Add meatballs, and simmer, with cinnamon. Remove skillet from MAKES 4 to 6 servings. HANDS-ON 45 min. TOTAL 1 tsp. ground cinnamon Increase speed to medium-high, and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. We’ll admit it: We wouldn’t want to revisit heat. Stir in liqueur and rum, and care- 3 hours, 45 min. 3 large eggs, lightly beaten beat 1 to 2 minutes or until fluffy. NOTE: We tested with Swanson 100% Natural many of the congealed salads we published fully ignite the fumes just above mixture 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil MAKES about 5 1/2 cups. HANDS-ON 10 min. 50% Less Sodium Beef Broth. in the sixties, but rediscovering this jewel of a with a long match. Let flames die down. 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract TOTAL 10 min. MAKES 4 dozen. HANDS-ON 40 min. TOTAL 1 hour recipe was like finding a timeless dress at a 3. Return to heat, and cook 3 to 4 minutes Cheese Snappy Wafers 1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple vintage store. or until soft. Serve over ice cream. in juice, undrained MAKES 4 to 6 servings. HANDS-ON 10 min. TOTAL Southern hostesses have long relied on cheese 2 cups chopped bananas (about Cocktail Meatballs Quiche Lorraine 1 (8-oz.) can crushed pineapple 10 min. wafers to keep their party guests satiated. 4 medium bananas) in syrup 1 cup chopped toasted pecans Cocktail meatballs hold a special place in the Fast and fancy, a quiche was featured in Boiling water 1 cup butter, cubed Shortening canon of Southern party appetizers. While nearly every issue of the seventies, but none 1 (3-oz.) package raspberry- Beef Burgundy Stew 2 cups all-purpose flour Cream Cheese Frosting we love the ones our mamas made with chili was more popular than Quiche Lorraine. Our flavored gelatin 8 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup toasted pecan halves sauce and grape jelly, this recipe is the one we favorite version, of course, uses bacon. 1 (14-oz.) can whole-berry The Vice President for the Southern division 1/2 tsp. ground red pepper still pull out for company. cranberry sauce of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. sent us this recipe 1/2 tsp. table salt 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together 1/2 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated 1 cup drained mandarin oranges after a trip to France. 2 cups crisp rice cereal (such as flour and next 4 ingredients in a large 1 1/2 lb. ground chuck piecrusts 1 tsp. orange zest Rice Krispies) bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring just 1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs 1 lb. bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 3 lb. beef stew meat until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir 2 tsp. prepared horseradish 1/4 cup chopped green onions Drain syrup from pineapple into a 2-cup 2 cups red wine Preheat oven to 350°. Cut butter into flour in vanilla, pineapple, bananas, and 1 cup 2 garlic cloves, crushed 8 oz. Swiss cheese, grated and measuring cup. Add boiling water to equal 2 Tbsp. butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir chopped toasted pecans. Spoon batter 3/4 cup tomato juice divided 1 1/4 cups. Transfer to a large bowl. Dissolve 2 Tbsp. olive oil in cheese, red pepper, and salt. Fold in into 3 well-greased (with shortening) 2 tsp. kosher salt 6 large eggs, beaten gelatin in hot syrup mixture; chill 1 hour 1 yellow onion, coarsely chopped cereal. Shape into 1-inch balls, and place and floured 9-inch round cake pans. 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 cup heavy cream and 30 minutes or until partially set. Fold 2 large carrots, sliced 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. 2. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or 2 medium-size yellow onions, 1/2 tsp. table salt in cranberry sauce, oranges, zest, and 3 garlic cloves, chopped Flatten each dough ball. Bake, in batches, until a wooden pick inserted in center chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), divided Dash of ground red pepper crushed pineapple. Pour into 1 (4-cup) 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 15 minutes. (Refrigerate remaining bak- comes out clean. Cool cake layers in pans Vegetable cooking spray Dash of white pepper mold, and chill 2 hours or until set. 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour ing sheet while first batch is baking.) on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from 2 Tbsp. butter 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg MAKES 6 to 8 servings. HANDS-ON 15 min. TOTAL 2 tsp. table salt MAKES 32 wafers. HANDS-ON 20 min. TOTAL 35 min. pans to wire racks, and cool completely 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 3 hours, 45 min. 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper (about 1 hour). 1 1/2 cups beef broth 1. Preheat oven to 425°. Fit piecrust into a 1/4 to 1/2 cup beef broth 3. Place 1 cake layer on a serving platter. 1/2 cup dry red wine 9-inch pie plate; fold edges under, and Spread 1 cup Cream Cheese Frosting over 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar crimp. Prick bottom and sides of crust Brennan’s Bananas Foster 1. Place meat and wine in a medium bowl; cake layer. Top with second layer, and 2 Tbsp. ketchup with a fork; bake 6 to 8 minutes or until chill 1 hour. Remove meat using a slotted the spread 1 cup frosting over cake layer. Top 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice lightly browned. Reduce oven tempera- Flambéed desserts were a must-have tableside spoon; reserve wine in a small saucepan. with third cake layer, and spread top and 3 gingersnaps, crumbled (about ture to 350°. Cool piecrust on a wire rack sensation both at restaurants and at home. Pat meat dry with paper towels. sides of cake with remaining frosting. 3 Tbsp.) while preparing filling. This recipe we ran from Brennan’s in New 2. Cook reserved wine over medium-high Arrange toasted pecan halves in a circu- 2. Cook bacon in a large skillet over me- Orleans is just as delicious as it was when they heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or ’70s lar pattern over top of cake. 1. Preheat oven to 450°. Gently stir to- dium heat, stirring often, 7 to 8 minutes invented it more than 60 years ago. until reduced to 1 cup. MAKES 12 servings. HANDS-ON 30 min. TOTAL gether ground chuck, next 6 ingredients, or until crispy; drain on paper towels.

3. Melt butter with oil in a Dutch oven ÉE COMET/GETTY IMAGES 2 hours, 15 min., including frosting and 3/4 cup chopped onions. Shape into Sprinkle bacon over bottom of pie shell. 4 medium-size ripe bananas over medium-high heat; add meat, and 1-inch balls; place in a lightly greased Sprinkle green onions over bacon; 1/2 cup butter cook 5 minutes, stirring to brown all Hummingbird Cake Cream Cheese Frosting (with cooking spray) 9- x 13-inch baking sprinkle half of Swiss cheese over onions. 1 cup packed light brown sugar sides. Add onion and next 3 ingredients, 2 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, dish. Bake 20 minutes. Remove from 3. Whisk together beaten eggs and next Dash of ground cinnamon and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes or Thanks to Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, softened oven, and drain off excess fat. 5 ingredients. Carefully pour egg mix- 1 /4 cup banana liqueur until vegetables and meat are cooked. North Carolina, this pineapple-banana spice REN BISCUIT: PAGE) (PREVIOUS 1 cup butter, softened 2. Heat butter in a large skillet over ture over cheese. Sprinkle remaining

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Swiss cheese over egg mixture. the over high heat. Break spaghetti into medium heat, stirring often, 8 minutes 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Pour dress- the 4. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or thirds, and cook in broth 12 to 15 minutes or until brown; drain well on paper tow- ing over cabbage mixture; toss gently. until lightly browned and set in middle. or until tender; drain well, discarding els. Stir together turkey, tomato puree, Divide coleslaw evenly among 4 (1-qt.) Cool 15 minutes before serving. broth. Return spaghetti to Dutch oven. and next 10 ingredients in a large sauce- heavy-duty zip-top plastic freezer bags. MAKES 6 servings. HANDS-ON 35 min. TOTAL ’80s 3. Melt butter in a large skillet over pan; cover and cook over low heat, stir- Seal and freeze 3 days. Store in freezer ’90s 1 hour, 25 min. medium-high heat. Add onion and next ring occasionally, 30 minutes. Discard up to 1 month. Thaw coleslaw at room 3 ingredients, and sauté 5 minutes or un- bay leaf. temperature 3 hours before serving. til tender; add to spaghetti. Stir together 2. Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together cot- MAKES 4 pt. HANDS-ON 25 min. TOTAL 55 min., Chicken with Cashews Chicken-Spaghetti soup and 1/4 cup reserved broth; stir into tage cheese, spinach, and Parmesan. plus 3 days for freezing Tex-Mex Deviled Eggs Casserole spaghetti mixture. Stir in chicken, toma- 3. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with Our Test Kitchen staffers declared that this toes, and next 3 ingredients. Add salt to cooking spray. Spread 1 cup turkey mix- The South’s iconic appetizer fuses with the Chinese-inspired recipe from 1979 beats any Casseroles are where you can see Southern taste. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased ture into baking dish. Top with 6 won- Chewy Peanut Bars nineties’ obsession with Tex-Mex. take-out meal. ingenuity at its best, and the eighties had no (with cooking spray) 13- x 9-inch baking ton wrappers in a single layer (slightly shortage of inventive ideas. This particular dish. Top with cheese. overlapping), 1 cup spinach mixture, and We weren’t exactly excited to test our old 6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled 2 large boneless, skinless chicken Southern standard gave us all the warm and 4. Bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes or 1 1/2 cups turkey mixture. Repeat layers microwave column recipes again, but these 1 Tbsp. diced green onions breasts (about 14 oz.) fuzzy memories we were craving. until cheese melts. twice, beginning with wontons and end- chocolate-peanut blondies truly surprised us. 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 cup dry sherry MAKES 8 servings. HANDS-ON 1 hour TOTAL ing with turkey mixture. 1 small serrano or jalapeño 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 (4-lb.) whole chicken 2 hours, 35 min. 4. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until 6 Tbsp. butter pepper, seeded and finely 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. cornstarch 4 Tbsp. kosher salt thoroughly heated. Remove from oven. 1 cup firmly packed light brown chopped 2 Tbsp. dark corn syrup 1 bay leaf Top with mozzarella cheese, and bake 5 sugar 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 Tbsp. distilled white vinegar 8 oz. uncooked spaghetti Lean Lasagna minutes more. 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 1 tsp. yellow mustard 1/4 cup peanut oil 3 Tbsp. butter MAKES 8 servings. HANDS-ON 1 hour TOTAL 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 tsp. table salt 1/2 cup coarsely chopped green 1 large yellow onion, chopped Our favorite recipe from the Cooking Light 1 hour, 45 min. 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup (1 oz.) shredded Cheddar pepper 1/2 medium-size green pepper, column, this lightened-up lasagna tastes every 1/2 tsp. baking powder cheese 1/2 cup cashews coarsely chopped bit as flavorful as the traditional version. 1/2 tsp. table salt Chili powder 2 Tbsp. sliced green onions (white 2 celery ribs, chopped Freezer Coleslaw 1 tsp. vanilla extract and green parts only) 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 lb. ground turkey 3/4 cup chopped salted peanuts, 1. Cut eggs in half crosswise; carefully 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of 1 (14.5-oz.) can tomato puree Freezer coleslaws repeated throughout our divided remove yolks, and place in a small bowl. 1/4 tsp. ground ginger mushroom soup 3 (8-oz.) cans no-salt-added eighties issues, and we can see why. This sweet Vegetable cooking spray 2. Mash egg yolks; stir in green onions Hot cooked long-grain rice 1 (28-oz.) can diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and tangy slaw is perfect for pulled pork and 1 (4-oz.) semisweet chocolate and next 5 ingredients. drained and chopped 1/3 cup chopped green pepper hot dogs. Plus, it stays cold and crunchy longer. baking bar, chopped 3. Spoon yolk mixture into egg white 1. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces. Stir 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion halves; sprinkle with Cheddar cheese together sherry, next 4 ingredients, and 4 drops of hot sauce 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 cup sugar Microwave butter in a large microwave- and desired amount of chili powder. 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. 1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 bay leaf 1 cup vinegar safe bowl at MEDIUM HIGH (70%) for 45 Serve immediately, or cover and chill 2. Heat a large skillet over high heat for 2 Vegetable cooking spray 1 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp. celery seeds to 60 seconds or until melted. Stir to- until ready to serve. minutes. Add peanut oil, and tilt skillet 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded medium 1/2 tsp. dried oregano 1 medium cabbage, shredded gether brown sugar and peanut butter. MAKES 1 dozen. HANDS-ON 15 min. TOTAL 45 min. to coat sides; heat 2 minutes. Cheddar cheese 1/4 tsp. fennel seeds (about 8 cups) Add eggs, next 4 ingredients, and 1/2 cup 3. Add chicken, and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper 1 large carrot, shredded peanuts. Spoon batter into a lightly or until chicken turns white. Move 1. Place first 3 ingredients and water to Dash of ground nutmeg 1/2 cup chopped green pepper greased (with cooking spray) 8-inch Cream Cheese Pound Cake chicken to perimeter of skillet. Add green cover in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a 1 (12-oz.) container 2% reduced-fat 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper square microwave-safe baking dish. pepper and cashews; stir-fry 30 seconds, boil over high heat. Cover and reduce cottage cheese 1 medium-size sweet onion, finely Microwave at MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) for This ultra-moist pound cake received our Test and move to perimeter of skillet. Add heat to medium-low. Simmer 1 hour or 1 (10-oz.) package frozen chopped chopped 4 minutes. Microwave at HIGH (100%) Kitchen’s highest rating. It can be dressed up onions, garlic, and ginger; stir-fry 1 min- until tender. Remove chicken, reserving spinach, thawed and pressed dry 1 tsp. table salt for 3 to 6 minutes or until top is almost for any occasion: Fresh berries and a dollop ute, and move to perimeter of skillet. broth in Dutch oven. Cool chicken com- 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese dry. Remove from microwave, and im- or two of whipped cream do the trick. 4. Add sherry mixture, and bring to a pletely (about 20 minutes). Discard bay Vegetable cooking spray 1. Stir together first 3 ingredients and mediately top with chopped chocolate. 1 1/2 cups butter, softened boil, stirring constantly. Cook 1 minute, leaf. Skin and bone chicken, and cut meat 18 wonton wrappers 1 cup water in a saucepan; bring to a boil Let stand 5 minutes; spread melted 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, stirring all ingredients into sauce. Serve into pieces. 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded part-skim over high heat, stirring occasionally. Boil chocolate evenly over top, and sprinkle softened over rice. 2. Preheat oven to 350°. Remove and mozzarella cheese 1 minute. Cool completely (about 30 with remaining peanuts. Cool 15 min- 3 cups sugar MAKES 4 servings. HANDS-ON 30 min. TOTAL reserve 1/4 cup chicken broth. Bring minutes). utes. Cut into squares. 6 large eggs 30 min. remaining broth in Dutch oven to a boil 1. Cook ground turkey in skillet over 2. Stir together shredded cabbage and next MAKES 16 squares. HANDS-ON 15 min. TOTAL 50 min. 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

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3 cups all-purpose flour 1. Finely chop jalapeño or other peppers; the 1/8 tsp. table salt set aside. Shortening 2. Cook garlic in hot oil in a large non- stick skillet over medium heat, stirring 1. Preheat oven to 300°. Beat softened constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until golden. ’00s butter and cream cheese at medium 3. Add peppers to garlic, and cook, stir- speed with a heavy-duty electric stand ring constantly, 1 minute. mixer 2 minutes or until creamy. 4. Add chopped plum tomatoes and and beyond 2. Gradually add sugar, beating at me- kosher salt; cook 3 minutes or until thor- dium speed until mixture is light and oughly heated. Stir in desired amount of fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just chopped fresh basil. Serve immediately Sweet Tea-Brined until yellow disappears after each addi- over hot pasta, and sprinkle with Par- Chicken tion. Add vanilla extract, and beat just mesan cheese. until blended. MAKES 2 to 3 servings. HANDS-ON 25 min. TOTAL Sweet tea has become an iconic Southern 3. Stir together flour and salt in a small 25 min. flavor for pound cakes, ice cream, and even bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, fried chicken. In this recipe, we brined pieces beating at low speed just until blended of chicken in the elixir before grilling to impart after each addition. Pour batter into a Tee’s Corn Pudding subtle sweetness and moisture. greased (with shortening) and floured 10-inch tube pan. The ultimate creamed corn, this in-demand 2 family-size tea bags 4. Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 25 to recipe has run in our magazine more than 10 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown 30 minutes or until a wooden pick times after its debut in 1995. We like to add sugar inserted in center of cake comes out chopped fresh chives on top. 1/4 cup kosher salt clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, 1/4 cup sugar 1 lemon, thinly sliced and cool completely on wire rack (about 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 3 garlic cloves, halved 1 hour). 2 tsp. baking powder 2 (6-inch) fresh rosemary sprigs MAKES 12 servings. HANDS-ON 15 min. TOTAL 2 tsp. table salt 1 Tbsp. freshly cracked pepper 2 hours, 50 min. 6 large eggs 2 cups ice cubes 2 cups heavy cream 1 (3 1/2- to 4-lb.) cut-up whole 1/2 cup butter, melted chicken Late-Night Pasta Chez 6 cups fresh corn kernels* Frank Vegetable cooking spray 1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 3-qt. heavy saucepan; add tea bags. Remove Our Test Kitchen Director Robby Melvin still 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together from heat; cover and steep 10 minutes. loves to prepare this fresh and easy pasta sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in 2. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar and next dish from his mentor, Birmingham chef a small bowl. 6 ingredients, stirring until sugar dis- Frank Stitt. 2. Whisk eggs together in a large bowl; solves. Cool completely (about 45 min- whisk in cream and melted butter. utes); stir in ice cubes. (Mixture should 4 jalapeño peppers or other chile 3. Gradually add sugar mixture, whisking be cold before adding chicken.) peppers, seeds removed until smooth; stir in corn. Pour mixture 3. Place tea mixture and chicken in a large 6 garlic cloves, pressed into a lightly greased (with cooking zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal. Place bag 2 Tbsp. olive oil spray) 13- x 9-inch baking dish. in a shallow baking dish, and chill 24 8 plum tomatoes, chopped 4. Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or hours. Remove chicken from marinade, 1/2 tsp. kosher salt until mixture is deep golden and set. Let discarding marinade; pat chicken dry 1 /3 to 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil stand 5 minutes. with paper towels. 1 (8-oz.) package spaghettini or *Frozen whole kernel corn may be 4. Light 1 side of grill, heating to 300° to vermicelli, cooked substituted. 350° (medium) heat; leave other side Freshly grated Parmesan MAKES 8 to 10 servings. HANDS-ON 15 min. TOTAL unlit. Place chicken, skin side down, over cheese 1 hour unlit side, and grill, covered with grill

220 | SOUTHERNLIVING.COM | FEBRUARY 2016 ANGRY GUT? You may have COOKING 50 YEARS OF SOUTHERN LIVING Irritable Bowel Syndrome Celebrate (IBS) Strong Women with Two Sensational Series lid, 20 minutes. Turn chicken, and Gradually add chicken broth, and 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme leaves from #1 New York Times grill, covered with grill lid, 40 to 50 cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes 1/2 tsp. table salt 2 fresh bay leaves minutes or until done. Transfer or until broth begins to thicken. 2 tsp. Creole seasoning Bestselling Author chicken, skin side down, to lit side of 2. Bring mixture to a boil, and add 1. Preheat oven to 325°. Fit piecrust 1 1/2 lb. fresh white fish fillets grill, and grill 2 to 3 minutes or until onion, bell pepper, and celery mix into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate (such as snapper, grouper, or Fern Michaels skin is crispy. Let stand 5 minutes and collard greens; return to a boil, according to package directions; fold catfish), cubed before serving. and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes. edges under, and crimp. Sprinkle 1 lb. cooked crawfish tails MAKES 6 to 8 servings. HANDS-ON 30 min. 3. Stir in black-eyed peas and dried pecans and chocolate morsels onto (optional) TOTAL 2 hours, 35 min., plus 1 day for crushed red pepper; spoon hot mix- bottom of piecrust. Kosher salt and freshly If so, you are not alone. marinating ture into a lightly greased (with cook- 2. Stir together corn syrup and next ground black pepper 1 in 6 Americans have it. ing spray) 13- x 9-inch baking dish. 3 ingredients in a large saucepan, and 4. Prepare Crust: Stir together corn- bring to a boil over medium heat. 1. Peel shrimp; place shells in a sauce- IBS Symptoms Include: Ham-and-Greens Pot Pie meal mix and next 2 ingredients in Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. pan. (Refrigerate shrimp until ready Abdominal Pain, Bloating, with Cornbread Crust a large bowl, and make a well in the Remove from heat. to use.) Add celery ends and onion peel Diarrhea, Constipation, center of mixture. Add eggs and but- 3. Whisk together eggs and next 4 in- to pan; chop remaining celery and Urgency and Gas From bacon to carnitas to BBQ, pork has termilk, stirring just until dry ingre- gredients. Gradually whisk one-fourth onion, and reserve. (Using the leftover Introducing IBgard®, hit prime time nationally. This recipe fea- dients are moistened. Pour batter of hot corn syrup mixture into egg bits of onion and celery will result in a medical food for the dietary turing ham and the Southern staples evenly over hot filling mixture. mixture; add to remaining hot corn a flavorful broth.) Add broth; bring management of IBS. In a clinical greens and cornbread continues to be a 5. Bake at 425° for 20 to 25 minutes or syrup mixture, whisking constantly. to a boil over medium-high heat. Re- fern study, IBgard® was shown to start go-to dinner for our food editors. until crust is golden brown and set. Pour filling into prepared piecrust. duce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes. working as early as 24 hours*. NOTE: 4. 2. THE SISTERHOOD I B g a r d® delivers ultra-purified We tested with Swanson 100% Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until Meanwhile, cook sausage in a large peppermint oil quickly and FILLING Natural Chicken Broth. set; cool pie completely on a wire rack Dutch oven over medium-high heat, reliably to the small intestine – 4 cups chopped cooked ham MAKES 8 to 10 servings. HANDS-ON 35 min. (about 1 hour). stirring often, 7 to 8 minutes or until The fearless friends of the where it’s needed the most. 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil TOTAL 1 hour MAKES 6 to 8 servings. HANDS-ON 15 min. browned. Remove sausage; pat dry. Sisterhood series reunite to find 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour TOTAL 2 hours, 10 min. Wipe Dutch oven clean. Sauté celery, justice for one of their own. 3 cups chicken broth onion, and peppers in hot oil in Dutch 1 (14-oz.) package frozen diced Chocolate-Bourbon oven over medium-high heat 5 to 7 onion, bell pepper, and celery Pecan Pie Gulf Coast Seafood Stew minutes or until onion is tender. Add mix garlic, and sauté 45 seconds to 1 min- 1 (16-oz.) package frozen The new appreciation for whiskey goes Hurricane Katrina and a subsequent oil ute or until fragrant. Stir in potatoes, chopped collard greens beyond drinking and finds its way into spill off the coast of Louisiana renewed next 4 ingredients, and sausage. 1 (15.8-oz.) can black-eyed sauces, braises, and especially desserts. appreciation for our region’s seafood. This 3. Pour broth mixture through a fine peas, drained and rinsed Now bourbon and pecan pie fit together stew shows off its incomparable flavors, wire-mesh strainer into Dutch oven, 1/2 tsp. dried crushed red like peanut butter and jelly or Tom Petty colors, and beauty. discarding solids. Increase heat to pepper and the Heartbreakers. high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to Vegetable cooking spray 1 1/2 lb. unpeeled, medium-size low, and cook, stirring occasionally, 20 CRUST 1/2 (14.1-oz) package refrigerated raw shrimp minutes or until potatoes are tender. Triple Coated 1 2 4. Sustained Release 1 / cups self-rising white piecrusts 2 celery ribs Add fish, and cook 2 to 3 minutes Microspheres cornmeal mix 1 1/2 cups chopped toasted 1 large sweet onion or until just opaque. Add shrimp, and Calms the Angry Gut®* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour pecans 2 qt. reduced-sodium fat-free cook 2 to 3 minutes or just until 1 tsp. sugar 1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chicken broth shrimp turn pink. If desired, stir in Ask your doctor about 2 large eggs, lightly beaten chocolate morsels 12 oz. andouille sausage, cut crawfish, and cook 2 to 3 minutes or nonprescription IBgard® 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 cup dark corn syrup into 1/2-inch pieces until hot. Add salt and pepper to taste. Available in the digestive aisle at Never underestimate Southern women, 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 poblano pepper, seeded and 5. Spoon seafood into warmed soup and don’t miss the first in a magical 1. Prepare Filling: Preheat oven to 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown chopped bowls. Top with broth mixture. series Booklist hails as an “engaging *Based on a randomized placebo controlled study in 72 IBS 425°. Sauté chopped ham in hot oil in sugar 1 green bell pepper, chopped NOTE: We tested with Swanson Natural patients. Patients taking IBgard experienced a statistically version of The Golden Girls.” signifi cant reduction versus placebo in the total IBS symptoms a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 1/4 cup bourbon or water 1 Tbsp. canola oil Goodness 33% Less Sodium Chicken score, including abdominal pain and discomfort, at 24 hours 5 minutes or until lightly browned. 4 large eggs 3 garlic cloves, chopped Broth. and at 4 weeks. ENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP. Add 3 Tbsp. flour to Dutch oven, and 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 lb. small red potatoes, halved MAKES 6 to 8 servings. HANDS-ON 55 min.; ‡Among Gastroenterologists who recommended peppermint oil for /OfficialFernMichaels @FernMichaels IBS. Alpha ImpactRx ProVoice October 2015 survey. cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. 2 tsp. plain white cornmeal 1 (12-oz.) bottle beer TOTAL 1 hour, 35 min. Results may vary. Medical foods do not require preapproval by the FDA Meet more spirited Fern fans: but must comply with regulations. Use under medical supervision. 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