BEVERAGE
Margaritas 9
Red-Wine Wassail 10

APPETIZERS
Black Bean and Corn Salsa Dip 13
California/Mexican Warm Bean Dip 14
Curried Confetti Squares 15
Eggplant Salad 16
Fig Preserves & Rosemary Cheese 17
Pimento Cheese 17
Hurria (Carrot Dip) 18
Incredibly Easy Fresh Salsa 18
Pico de Gallo 19
Stuffed Potato Appetizer 19
Raw Mushroom Dip 20
White Bean Dip 20
Shrimp Paste on Sugar Cane 21
Spinach Squares 22
Susan's Chèvre Marinated with
   Herbes de Provence 23
Spinach Dip 24
Taco Chips 24

SOUPS & PASTA
 Soups
Andalusian Gazpacho 27
Grilled-Vegetable Gazpacho 28
Bonnie's Taco Soup 29
Cauliflower Soup 30
Mushroom Soup 31
Minestrone Soup for a Meal 32
Vegetarian Corn Chowder 34
  Pasta
Cannelloni 35
Marnie's Beef Noodle Casserole 37
Mom's Lasagna 38
Classic Meat Lasagna 40
Sesame Noodles 42

EGGS, MEAT, FOWL, FISH
  Eggs
Gratin of Eggs and Onions 45
  Meat
Beef Stew with Mango Chutney 46
Kerry's Enchiladas 47
Pork Cassoulet 48
Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic
   Cranberry Sauce 49

  Fowl
Chicken Teriyaki 50
Kay's Chicken Tonnato 51
Chicken with Vegetables and More 52
Dried Cherry Chili 53
Toasted Turkey Sandwiches 54
  Fish
Epicurean Marinated Halibut 55
Buffalo Salmon 56

VEGETABLES & RICE: ENTRÉES & SIDES
Summer Vegetable Gratin 59
Eggplant Smothered with
Charmoula Marinade 60
Cheese 'N' Vegetable Casserole 61
Potato Latkes 62
Potato Gratin 63
Roasted Sweet Potatoes 64
Yam and Cranberry Casserole 65
Grilled Champagne Broccoli 65
Sautéed Watercress 66
Creamed Pearl Onions 67
Roy's Corn Pudding 68
Pecan Wild Rice 69
Larry's Lemon Risotto 70
Vegetarian Baked Beans 71
Vegetarian Chili 72
Louisiana-Style Red Beans 73
Pumpkin Stew 74
Polish Pierogi for Christmas Eve
   (Wigilia) 75
Ratatouille 76
Sylvia's Fried Green Tomatoes 76

ENTRÉE AND SIDE SALADS
Bean Salad 79
Four-Bean Salad 80
Black Bean and Corn Salad 81
Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa 82
Quinoa, Black Bean, and
    Corn Salad 83
Black-Eyed Pea Salad 84
Tricia's Warm White Bean Salad 84
Shopska Salad 85
Cabbage Salad 86
Coleslaw 87
Green Salad 88
Caesar Salad 89

Apple/Onion/Tomato Salad 90
Annetta's Broccoli Salad 91
Mary's Broccoli Salad 92
Garlicky Sesame-Cured
   Broccoli Salad 93
American-Style Potato Salad with
   Eggs and Sweet Pickles 94
Wild Rice Salad 95
Rice Salad 96
Rice Salad with Chicken 97
Hot Chicken Salad 98
Chicken Artichoke Salad 99
Dona's Mexican Salad 100

BREADS, STUFFING, & PIZZAS
  Breads
Apple Bread 103
Lillian's Blueberry Muffins 104
Better Bran Muffins 105
Muffins Florentine 107
Overnight Sticky Rolls 108
Pogacha 109
Sister Schubert's Rolls 110
  Stuffing
Classic Bread Stuffing 111
  Pizzas
Pizza 112
Crisp, Thin-Crust Pizza 114

DESSERTS & SWEETS
  Brownies
Brownies 119
Peppermint Brownies 120
Chocolate Chocolate Chips 122
  Biscotti
Cranberry and Ginger Biscotti 123
  Cookies
Cake Mix Cookies 124
Paula's Sugar Cookies 124
Vanishing Oatmeal-Raisin
    Cookies 125
Rosie's Swedish Butter Cookies 126
  

  Cakes
Dark Chocolate Cake 126
African Coffee Cake 127
Chocolate Stout Cake 128
Coconut Cupcakes with
   Cream Cheese Icing 130
Free Range Fruitcake 132 Carrot Cake 134
Lemon Pound Cake 135
Sour Cream Pound Cake 136
Pumpkin Pecan
    Bundt Cake 137
Yellow Layer Cake with
   Vanilla Frosting 138
Cranapple-Walnut Cake 139
  Torte
Queen Mother's Cake  (Chocolate-Almond Torte) 140
  Tarts
Linda's Fruit Tart 142
Fig-and-Raspberry Tart with
   Orange Honey 143
  Pies
Fudge Pie 144
Jen's Apple Pie with
   Brandied Raisins 145
Never Fail Apple Pie 146
Lemon Meringue Pie 147
Mom's Deluxe Lemon
    Meringue Pie 148
Pawpaw Pie or Parfait 149
Christa's Secret Pecan Pie    Recipe 150
  Crisp
Cranberry-Apple Crisp 151
  Pudding
Pistachio Pudding Dessert 152

SAUCES
Cranberry-Orange Sauce 155
Hot Fudge Sauce 156
Pizza Sauce 156

MISCELLANEOUS
Mary's Favorite
    Dinner Recipe 39