Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: Stories from the Road -- Soups and Salads -- Borscht Like Mom Used to Make -- Chilled Young Carrot Soup with Ginger -- Tomato-Chile-Mango Gazpacho -- Coconut-Curry Butternut Squash Soup with Lemongrass and Cilantro Yogurt -- Cream of Mushroom Soup -- Good Old Goulash -- Chicken Pozole -- Italian Wedding Soup with Chicken Meatballs and Sage Crostone -- Midwest Whitefish Chowder -- Lentil Soup with Bacon, Apple, and Mustard -- Tofu Stew with Miso and Shiitake -- Soup Doria -- Garden Salad with Grandma's Dressing -- Mom's Florida Avocado and Orange Salad -- Spicy Summer Melon Salad -- Tomato Salad with Buttermilk Dressing -- Endive, Apple, and Farmhouse Cheddar Salad with Country Ham and Wheat Beer Dressing -- Gazpacho Salad -- Bulgur Salad -- Tuna Poke -- Seafood -- Steamed Snapper with Spicy Peanut Sauce and Lime -- Pan-Fried Skate with Pickled Ramps -- Pecan-Crusted Cod with Rosemary -- Cortez Fish Chowder -- Maine Mussels with Lemongrass and Chiles -- Scallops with Grapefruit Butter -- Crab on Toast -- How to Cook Shrimp Like a Pro, Not a Jerk -- Broiled Lobster with Red Curry and Lime -- Poultry and Meat -- My Chicken Pot Pie -- Red Chicken -- Fried Chicken -- Duck with Peaches, Ginger, and Lemon Thyme -- Beef Short-Rib Mole -- Braised Beef Short Ribs with Guinness -- Julie's Texas-Style Chili with Cheddar and Beer -- Korean Steak -- Salt-Baked Beef Tenderloin -- Mac-'n-Cheese-Stuffed Meatloaf -- Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin with Maple and Vinegar -- Cider-Glazed Rack of Pork with Spice Rub -- Slow-Roasted Pork Butt -- White-Boy Asian Ribs -- Greek Lamb Stew with Old-School Marinated Greek Vegetables -- Lamb Chili with Chickpeas and Raita -- Lamb Tagine with Green Olives -- Vegetables, Beans, Rice, Grains, and Pasta -- Anthony's Slaw -- Collard Greens A.C.-Style.

Swiss Chard with Dried Apricots and Sunflower Seeds -- Utica Greens -- Corn on the Cob Okonomiyaki-Style -- Succotash of Corn, Zucchini, Vidalia Onions, and Cotija -- Sugar Snap Peas with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Radishes, and Herbs -- Wax Beans with Popcorn and Parmesan -- Smoked Potato Salad with Vidalia Onions, Horseradish, and Mustard -- Heirloom Zucchini Bake with Fresh Tomato, Mozz, and Basil -- Rutabaga-Turnip Gratin with Maple Syrup -- Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Cheddar -- Oven-Roasted Vegetables Glazed with Apple Cider, Dried Cranberries, and Pumpkin Seeds -- Paul's Baked Squash Dinner with a Salad of Radicchio, Walnuts, and Parmesan -- Winter Coleslaw -- Pierogies -- Hoppin' John -- Susie's Beans -- Black-Eyed Pea and Kale Chili with Monterey Jack Cheese -- Spam Musubi -- Straight-Up Arroz Verde -- Citrus Rice -- Dirty Rice -- Wild Rice and Quinoa Pilaf with Pecans, Green Onions, and Cranberries -- Sausage and Shrimp Pilau -- Green Grits -- Rigatoni with Sunday Night Ragu -- Orzo with Yogurt and Lemon -- Breads and Breakfast -- The World's Best Biscuits-End of Story -- Butternut Biscuits with Chipotle Glaze -- Dutch Baby -- Kierin's Bacon-Chipotle Cornbread -- Mush My Way -- Baked Eggs with Asparagus and Ramps -- Desserts -- Tequila-Lime-Berry Crisp with Pumpkin-Seed Streusel -- Rustic Peach and Cornmeal Tart with Lemon Verbena Cream -- Sour Cherry Pie -- Sour Orange Pie -- Strawberry-Rhubarb Fool -- Mexican Baked Apples with Ancho Caramel -- Pineapple-Ginger Ice -- Toasted Coconut Cake -- Potica -- Root Beer Cake -- Peanut-Butter-Oatmeal-Chocolate-Chip Cookies -- Jasmine Rice Pudding -- Mocha Pudding -- Sauces, Dressings, and Extras -- Applesauce with Rose Water -- Fig Chutney -- Greco's Barbecue Sauce -- Greek Dressing -- Mustard Sauce -- New Orleans Rémoulade -- Pickled Cherries -- Pickled Jalapeños -- Pickled Ramps.

Pickled Red Cabbage -- Thanksgiving Fig and Hazelnut Stuffing -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Also by Andrew Carmellini and Gwen Hyman -- Credits -- Copyright -- About the Publisher.