COMFORT FOOD Title Page Copyright Introduction Frontispiece APPETIZERS Hot Buffalo Chicken and Cheese Dip Barbecue Chicken Empanadas White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Dip Garlicky Eggplant Dip Silver Dollar Cheese Biscuits French Onion Toasts Creamy Pimiento Cheese A Deviled Egg Trio Tuna Deviled Eggs Guacamole Deviled Eggs Bacon Ranch Deviled Eggs Baked Stuffed Creamer Potatoes Sweet and Tangy Meatballs and Sausage Old-Fashioned Meatballs Sausage and Spinach-Stuffed Mushrooms Baked Stuffed Clams Bacon-Wrapped Scallops With Creamy Chili Sauce Salmon Pâté Hot Crab Dip Crab Cakes With Special Seafood Sauce Party Tarts Olive and Feta Tarts Sun-Dried Tomato Tarts Broccoli Cheddar Tarts Onion and Bacon Tarts SOUPS, STEWS, & CHILIS Broccoli Cheddar Soup Cheesy Cream of Cauliflower Soup Cabbage Paprikash Soup French Onion Soup Cream of Green Pea Soup Curried Butternut Squash Soup Really Good Gazpacho Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken Tortilla Soup With All the Fixin’s Spiced Turkey Soup Chorizo and Black Bean Soup With Avocado Cream Kale, Sausage, and White Bean Soup Lentil and Turkey Sausage Soup Beer Cheese Soup Creamy Mussels Chowder Beef and Mushroom Stew Chicken Stew With Dumplings White Bean Chicken Chili Cincinnati Chili SALADS Mustardy Beet Salad Creamy Broccoli Carrot Salad Asparagus Vinaigrette Salad Sweet Chopped Coleslaw Cucumber, Onion, and Cherry Tomato Salad Tomato, Watermelon, and Feta Salad Quinoa Tabbouleh Panzanella With Tuna and Olives Country-Style Potato Salad Pesto and Tomato Potato Salad Tex-Mex Cobb Salad Three-Bean Pasta Salad Great American Chicken Salad Crunchy Asian Salad With Chicken Asian Ginger-Garlic Dressing Barbecue Ranch Dressing Mustard Vinaigrette Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing Peach, Red Onion, and Tomato Salsa Quick Dill Pickle Slices Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles VEGETABLES Potato and Artichoke au Gratin Cheesy, Creamy Potatoes au Gratin Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Firehouse Potatoes Pecan-Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole Sweet Potato Oven Fries With Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce Bacon Baked Beans Asian-Style Green Beans Creamed Brussels Sprouts Bacon-Braised Cabbage Herb-Roasted Cauliflower Roasted Autumn Vegetables Marinated Vegetables Slow-Cooked, Smoky Southern Collards Grilled Corn on the Cob Spiced Corn Fritters Cheddar and Corn Pudding With Green Chiles Tomato-Stewed Kale Spaghetti Squash Alfredo Fresh Tomato and Zucchini au Gratin Slow-Roasted Plum Tomatoes Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes Cheese-Stuffed Baked Tomatoes Breaded Fried Zucchini Rounds MAIN DISHES Sausage Meat Loaf Southwestern Chipotle Meat Loaf Cottage Pie Slow Cooker Barbecue Brisket Bacon Cheddar Burgers Two-Bean Slow Cooker Chili Meatball Stroganoff Pot Roast Italian-Style Steak and Romaine Salad Gingered Beef, Snow Peas, and Carrots Stuffing-Breaded Pork Chops With Pan Gravy Red Flannel Hash Roast Pork Tenderloin With Peach–Pepper Jelly Glaze Country-Style Root Beer–Glazed Ribs Cajun Sausage Stir-Fry Broccoli and Cheddar Strata Rice and Sausage–Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Eggplant Parmesan Roll-Ups Smothered Italian Chicken Curried Chicken With Cashews Spinach and Cheese–Stuffed Chicken Breasts Braised Chicken Thighs Skillet Chicken With Mushroom Gravy Chicken Tetrazzini Spiced Chicken Tenders Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas Enchilada Sauce Turkey Sloppy Joes Mediterranean-Style Fish and Veggies Cooked in Foil Baked Crab–Stuffed Fish Bourbon and Brown Sugar-Glazed Salmon Pan-Fried Fish Fillets on the Grill Shrimp Scampi With Artichoke Hearts Fishermen’s Stew Shrimp and Cheddar Cheese Grits Shrimp Tacos Steamed Clams With Garlic and Mushrooms Double Cheese Tortellini Casserole Tuna Noodle Bake Super-Creamy Mac and Cheese Summer Garden Pasta Sauce Meat and Three-Cheese Manicotti With Summer Garden Pasta Sauce Hash Brown Casserole Thin Spaghetti Pie Spaghetti With Crunchy Bread Crumbs and Garlic Thin Spaghetti With Garlic, Bacon, and Swiss Chard Lasagna With Two Sauces Tex-Mex Lasagna Creamy Fettuccine With Vegetables Pasta Frittata Welsh Rarebit Curried Cashew and Red Lentil Patties With Curried Mayo Sauce Southwestern Pumpkin Burgers Egg Rolls Egg Fried Rice Triple-Play Grilled Cheese Eggplant, Tomato, and Rice Casserole Ratatouille Poached Eggs PIZZAS & SAVORY PIES Pizza Margherita Spinach and Meatball Pizza Pesto, Tomato, and Zucchini Pizza Portobello Mushroom and Vidalia Onion Pizza Potato and Onion Pizza Deep-Dish Veggie and Sausage Pizza Eggplant Parmesan Flatbread Barbecue Bacon, Shrimp, and Blue Cheese Flatbread Sausage, Broccoli, and Cheese Calzone Kale and Three-Cheese Calzone Baked Reuben Calzone Chicken Parmesan Potpie Turkey Potpies With Stuffing Crumb Topping Meat Pie Crab Potpie Vidalia Onion Pie Roasted Tomato Pie Mexicali Corn Bread Pie Swiss Chard and Ricotta Pie Fresh Corn and Cheddar Spoon Bread Fresh Tomato Tart Quiche Lorraine Cauliflower Quiche au Gratin Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Gouda Quiche Broccoli Polenta Quiche Mexican-Style Quiche Pizza or Calzone Dough Wheaten Flatbread Dough All-Purpose Pie Dough Food Processor Tart Dough BREADS Farmhouse White Loaves Cinnamon Raisin Bread Anadama Bread Whole Wheat and Oatmeal Sandwich Bread Ciabatta Potato and Herb Focaccia Wheaten Burger Buns Parker House Rolls Soft Pretzels Monkey Bread Cuban Bread 60-Minute Bread Old-Fashioned Date Nut Bread Double-Apple Walnut Bread French Morning Muffins Ginger Bran Muffins Cheddar and Onion Drop Biscuits Glazed Lemon Cream Scones DESSERTS Caramel Apple Crumb Pie Fresh Peach Custard Pie Fall Fruit Skillet Pie Warm Brownie Pie Creamy Peanut Butter Cup Pie Best-Ever Coconut Cream Pie Nut Crumb Crust Busy Day Cake Maple Pecan Carrot Cake Cherry Tea Cake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Peach Pecan Shortcakes Creamy New York–Style Cheesecake Orange Lemon Pudding Cake Pumpkin Bread Pudding Butterscotch Pudding Tapioca Pudding Creamy Vanilla Bean Custard Chocolate Custard Pots Cherry Berry Cobbler Apple Cranberry Crisp INDEX