In a Snap! : Tasty Southern Recipes You Can Make in 5, 10, 15, or 30 Minutes

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction 5 Minutes Appetizers Country Ham Spread We’re Hungry Cheese Dip Green Onion Spread Payday Party Mix Red Pepper Cheese Dip White Cheese Lovers Dipping Sauce Spiced Cranberry Dipping Sauce Tickle Your Tongue Mustard Dip Soups and Salads Sneaky Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Date Night Basic Vinaigrette (with Options) Chicken Corn Chowder with Pimientos Chicken Sausage Gumbo Summertime Cucumber Salad Spring Greens with Raspberry Dressing Sides Better with Butter Corn Family Favorite Black-Eyed Peas Wok-Seared Spinach Peaches and Cream Hominy Show-Off Pinto Beans Dressed-Up Lima Beans Quick-Smoked Baked Beans Entrées Pronto Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches Elvis’s Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches BLT PDQ Head to the Gazebo Tomato and Basil Sandwiches Desserts Warm Summer Berries and Cream Frosty Frozen Peach Mousse Balsamic Grilled Peaches Celebration Cherry Sauce Caramel Cream Grapes ’Cots and Cream Coconut Snowballs Creamy Vanilla Fruit Dip Pecan-Crusted Strawberries Chocolate-Drizzled Raspberries Soft-Serve Frozen Fruit Ice Cream Marshmallow Fruit Dip Warm Peanut Butter and Chocolate Bananas Breakfast and Brunch Mock Blackberry Mojito Brunch Butters Ginger Nectar Sipper Punch Bowl Eggnog without the Punch Cup of Scrambled Eggs with Cheese Mock Poinsettia Ready for a Crowd Raspberry Punch Perked-Up Cranberry Punch Sparkling Fruit Juice Sugared Broiled Grapefruit Watermelon Spritzer 10 Minutes Appetizers Cranberry Cheese Spread Smoked Almond Blue Cheese Dip Hummus in a Hurry Fire-Roasted Salsa Go Green Hot Ranch Dip Kettle Corn Goat Cheese and Fig Toasts Pecan and Parmesan Crusted Brie Shrimp and Green Olive Spread Watermelon and Cantaloupe Salsa Walnut and Pear Preserve Wedges Soups and Salads Autumn Garden Salad Country Ham and Peach Salad Crunchy Broccoli Salad Hasty Tasty Seafood Potato Soup Pecan Greens with Cumin-Mustard Vinaigrette Nutty Cranberry Spinach Salad Pecan, Pear, and Gorgonzola Salad In a Pinch Pea Soup Sides Ranch Beans Broiled Parmesan Garden Tomatoes Carrots and Peas, Please Walnut Broccoli Jicama and Red Cabbage Slaw Spice of Life Vegetables Raw Tomato Compote Smashed Pinto Beans Sautéed Wild Mushrooms Squash, Baby Fresh Spinach Sauté Squash Toothpicks Steamed and Buttered Florets Lemon Buttered Carrots Entrées Apple, Peanut Butter, and Bacon Sandwiches Eat the Heat Turkey Cheese Chili Cajun Shrimp and Rice Grilled Cheese and Bacon on Raisin Bread Mustard-Smeared Fish Fillets Pecan Pimiento Cheese Smoked Salmon Egg Salad Spicy Chicken Tenders Desserts Fruit Kabobs with Hot Fudge Sauce Caramel Fondue Cherry Clouds Cherry and Hazelnut Delight Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows Marshmallow Fondue Upside-Down Apple Pie Grilled Bananas and Coconut Ice Cream Breakfast and Brunch Apple Spiced Tea Cranberry Lemonade Green Onions, Eggs, and Ham 15 Minutes Appetizers Cherry Pecan Brie Crispy Shrimp Cups Fried Zucchini Chips Grilled Goat Cheese Asparagus Shoestring Parsnips Smoked Trout Stacks Honey Roasted Trail Mix Batter-Dipped Green Beans Radish Ribbon Pickles Turnip Green Pesto Warm Crab Dip Soups and Salads Apricot and Cashew Chicken Salad Pecan-Topped Cream of Tomato Soup Cucumber Soup with Seafood Garnish Crab and Corn Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing Tomato and Buttermilk Bisque Fennel Salad with Onions and Oranges Just Peachy Turkey Salad Farmer’s Market Shrimp Gazpacho Mushroom and Vidalia Onion Soup Nip and Sip Peanut Soup Tomato, Onion, and Cucumber Salad Sides Carrot “Fries” Hand-Mashed Turnips Herbed Squash Hoppin’ John Red Pepper Corn Sauced Carrots Seasoned Green Beans Spice Cabinet Okra Smashed Potatoes Sugar-Glazed Pearl Onions Maple Butter Squash Just Right Mushrooms Balsamic and Garlic Sautéed Kale Butter-Fried Corn Peanut Vegetable Stir-Fry Sautéed Spinach Entrées Buttered Spinach Noodles Cornmeal Crusted Chicken Great Grilling Sesame Dilled Catfish Zippy Chicken and “Gravy” Seven-Layer Chicken and Vegetables Carolina Creamed Chicken Spice-Rubbed Fried Pork Chops Spiced Potato-Crusted Catfish Stuffed Hamburgers Turkey and Cranberry Sandwiches Desserts Warm Apple Pie Sauce Toffee Chip Chocolate Cream Pie Microwave Fudge Strawberries in Warm Vanilla Syrup Peanut Lovers Dream Pineapple Orange Cheesecake Yummy Bananas Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Warm Buttermilk Sauce and Toasted Angel Food Cake Breakfast and Brunch Cajun Shrimp Toast Fresh Sage and Egg White Pie Maple and Chipotle Sausages Orange Praline Breakfast Bread Southern Cucumber Sandwiches Warm Cranberry Wassail 30 Minutes Appetizers Homemade Chicken Nuggets Crunchy Nut Triangles Candied Pumpkin Pecans Bluegrass Beef Sliders Fresh Asparagus Sunflower Spread Fried Green Tomatoes Lime-Salted Sweet Potato Chips Soups and Salads Black and Blue Salad Au Gratin Shrimp Chowder Sharp-Dressed Broccoli Cheddar Soup Butternut Squash Soup Creamy Cauliflower and Carrot Soup Get Well Soup Dinner Winner Ham and Bean Soup New Orleans French Onion Soup Sides Keep It a Secret Macaroni and Cheese Fresh Fried Cauliflower Double the Cabbage Coleslaw Hot Potato Pancakes Green Beans with Tomatoes and Basil Mock “Fried” Okra Hot Water Cornbread Simple Hushpuppies Spiced Collard Greens Entrées Apple, Bacon, and Cheese Dinner Pies Bacon Herb Chicken Filet Mignon with Cream Sauce Chicken-Fried Steak Creamed Scallops Crawfish Macaroni and Cheese Cheeseburger Macaroni and Cheese Crumb-Crusted Snapper Creole Catfish Po’Boys Garden Fresh Chicken Stir-Fry Skillet Beef and Vegetables Louisiana Shrimp and Sausage Potato Chip Fried Chicken Quick Chicken and Dumplings Pork Cutlet Sauté Pork Tenderloin Strips with Crispy Cabbage Unstuffed Beef and Cabbage Desserts Applesauce and Golden Raisin Cookies Butterscotch Pecan Cookies Chocolate Roll-Ups Buttery Oat Shortbread Cherry Coconut Bars Individual Peach Crisps Maple Cider Apples Strawberry Shortcake Tarts Warm Poached Apples in Cinnamon Syrup Breakfast and Brunch Buttermilk and Gouda Grits Before Noon Shrimp and Grits Broiled Honey Lime Pineapple Buttermilk Corn Sticks or Muffins Cream Doughnuts Grape Tomato and Herb Mini Pies Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Old-South Buttermilk Biscuits Peaches and Cream Biscuits The South’s Best Drop Biscuits Pick Your Herb Breakfast Muffins Chocolate Bacon Pumpkin Pancakes with Pecan Butter Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Extra Time-Saving Tips from in a Snap! Acknowledgments About the Author Index

You know how it goes. You get caught at work past six in a meeting that doesn’t seem to end. And your son has baseball practice, while your daughter forgot about a science fair project that’s due tomorrow; and in the middle of it all, everyone is starving. There can’t possibly be an option that doesn’t involve a crackly drive-thru loudspeaker, can there? Tammy Algood says there can!

In a Snap! is your playbook of ideas for fabulous meals that materialize with ease on the most time-crunched of days, all without surrendering the delicious results your family demands. Organized in chapters of 5-, 10-, 15-, and 30-minute meals, this collection accommodates your ever-changing schedule and ensures that a home-cooked meal is always an option in your household—no matter how thinly you may be stretched.

Deliver a batch of Algood’s Spicy Chicken Tenders to the table, alongside her Quick-Smoked Baked Beans the next time you need to feed your crew in less than 15 minutes. Or try serving up the delicious Crawfish Macaroni and Cheese and a Pineapple Orange Cheesecake for dessert, and you’ve got a 30-minute meal elegant enough for unexpected dinner guests. How about throwing together a 10-minute Smoked Almond Blue Cheese Dip for an appetizer that’s sure to impress on game day? Need some breakfast ideas tasty enough to entice your family to partake of the day’s most important meal? Offer up some Orange Praline Breakfast Bread or Pumpkin Pancakes with Pecan Butter, and watch priorities change around your house.

Interspersed throughout these delicious meals, Algood provides tips and suggestions that will help to organize your cooking process and de-stress mealtime at your house. In a Snap! makes it happen!

From a Nashville TV and radio food commentator, timesaving homecooked Southern meals for busy people.In a Snap! is your playbook of ideas for fabulous meals that materialize with ease on the most time-crunched of days, all without surrendering the delicious results your family demands.Organized in chapters of 5-, 10-, 15-, and 30-minute meals, food personality Tammy Algood has curated this collection that accommodates your ever-changing schedule and ensures that a home-cooked meal is always an option in your household, no matter how thinly you may be stretched.Algood delivers an inspiring array of recipes that are affordable and includes colorful photos, cooking suggestions, and time-saving tips for those with busy lives.In a Snap! has delicious, quick dishes including: Spicy Chicken TendersQuick-Smoked Baked BeansCrawfish Macaroni and CheesePineapple Orange CheesecakeSmoked Almond Blue Cheese DipOrange Praline Breakfast BreadInterspersed throughout these delicious meals, Algood provides tips and suggestions that will help to organize your cooking process and de-stress mealtime at your house. In a Snap! makes it happen!