Cover -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 01 ON A 'ROLE -- GET IT TOGETHER: PANTRY STAPLES -- THE DISH ON DISHES -- NEED-TO-KNOW (CASSEROLE) BASES -- Easy & Flavorful Chicken -- SIMPLE SAUCES: FIRST, YOU MAKE A ROUX . . . -- Classic White Sauce -- Cream of Mushroom Sauce -- Mornay Sauce -- Cheese Sauce -- Alfredo Sauce -- Go-to Marinara Sauce -- NICE RICE -- USE YOUR NOODLE -- NO GRITS, NO GLORY -- Creamy Stone-Ground Grits -- UPPER CRUSTS -- Easy Cream Biscuits -- DO THE LIGHTEN UP -- COOKING LOW & SLOW -- JUST CHILL -- FLAVOR FINESSE -- GARNISH WITH GREATNESS -- PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS -- SAFEKEEPING -- READY, SET, GO: LAST BITS OF ADVICE -- CHAPTER 02 EASY EATS -- JAMBALAYA YA-YA -- SISSY'S SPICY SHRIMP & CHEESE GRITS -- CRAWFISH FETTUCCINE -- SKILLET CATFISH-PECAN BAKE -- CLASSIC TETRAZZINI -- SUPREME CHICKEN, CORN & BLACK BEAN ENCHILADAS -- EASY-BAKE CHICKEN 'N' HERBED DUMPLINGS -- KING RANCH CHICKEN -- HURRY, HOORAY CHICKEN POT PIE -- FAB FRITO PIE -- LIL' TAMALE PIES -- BAKED SPAGHETTI -- SOUL FOOD WITH A CORNBREAD CAP -- CHAPTER 03 COMPANY'S COMIN' -- FOR STARTERS . . . CLASSIC SOUTHERN SPREADS -- Crème de la Crab -- Artichoke & Parmesan Dip -- Black-Eyed Pea Hummus -- Walnut Stilton Torta -- OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER EN CASSEROLE -- SEAFOOD SUPREME POT PIES -- SHRIMP & ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE BIENVENU -- CHICKEN, MUSHROOM & WILD RICE CASSEROLE -- Seasoned Long Grain & Wild Rice -- COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN -- HOMESPUN CHICKEN POT PIE -- JAMIE'S DUCK & SAUSAGE CASSOULET -- NATHALIE'S OVERNIGHT BISCUIT, SAUSAGE & APPLE CASSEROLE -- Dijon-Cream Sauce -- CROQUE MONSIEUR (FRENCH HAM 'N' CHEESE) CASSEROLE -- GARDEN LASAGNA IN THE ROUND -- TWO-BREAD PUDDING WITH HONEY-BOURBON SAUCE -- CHAPTER 04 SIDE SHOWS -- DIVINE MAC 'N' CHEESE -- BESTEST CHEESE GRITS SOUFFLÉ -- LILLY'S SWEET ONION PUDDING -- RIVER ROAD SPINACH MADELEINE -- DEMPSE'S DIRTY RICE.

NANNIE'S CORNBREAD DRESSING -- CRAWFISH DRESSING À LA JOHN FOLSE -- MAMA LOIS' SQUASH CASSEROLE -- SO-NICE BROCCOLI-RICE CASSEROLE -- CORN CASSEROLE IN A JIFFY -- DUELING CASSEROLES -- Classic Sweet Potato Casserole -- Sweet Potato Casserole with Candied Cranberries & Orange Zest -- Classic Green Bean Casserole -- Green Bean & Artichoke Mornay Casserole -- SOURCES -- PERMISSIONS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS -- THE RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS -- About the Authors.