Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Appetizers and Party Foods 13
Basic Buttered, Salted Pecans 14
Smoky Garlic-Mustard Pecans 15
Sweet Heat Sriracha Pecans 16
Bourbon-Orange Pecans 17
Pecan-Orange Bourbon 18
Old-Fashioned 19
Nibble Mix 20
Blue Cheese Pecan Spread 22
Pecan Pimento Cheese 23
Cheddar-Pecan Wafers 24
Tallahassee Cheese Ring 26
French Bread Baked Brie 27
Praline Brie 28
Main Dishes 29
Fruity, Nutty Chicken Salad 30
Buttermilk-Pecan Chicken 32
Shrimp and Farfalle with Pecan Pesto 34
Honey-Pecan Chicken 36
Pecan-Stuffed Chicken Breasts 37
Pecan Chicken Breasts with Dijon Cream Sauce 38
Pecan-Crusted Grouper 40
Pecan-Stuffed Game Hens 42
Honey-Pecan Chicken Thighs 44
Salads and Sides 45
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Pecans 46
Pecan Vinaigrette 48
Pecan Waldorf Salad 49
Cornbread Dressing with Pecans and Apples 50
Bourbon-Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans 52
Broccoli-Pecan Salad 54
Fresh Cranberry Relish 55
Roasted Broccoli with Browned Butter Pecan Sauce 56
Desserts 57
Classic Southern Pecan Pie 58
Crispy Pecan Pie 59
Pecan Cream Pie 60
Chocolate-Maple Pecan Pie 61
Chocolate Praline Cheesecake 62
Pecan Meringue Bites 64
Crispy Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies 66
World's Greatest Pecan Cookies 68
Pecan Tassies 70
Pecan Lace Cookies 72
Pecan Toffee 74
Leche Quemada 76
Coconut-Pecan Dessert Bars 78
Pecan Pralines 79
Baked Pecan Toffee 80
Pecan Penuche 81
Southern Pecan Ice Cream 82
Easy Praline Ice Cream Topping 83
Orange-Cherry Pecan Bread 84
Cinnamon-Pecan Coffee Cake with Strawberry-Pecan Butter 86
Buttermilk-Pecan Waffles with Pecan Syrup 88
Microwave Pecan Brittle 90
Acknowledgments 91
Index 93
