What would the South be without deviled eggs at the church&nbsp;potluck, or&nbsp;a family reunion where nobody remembered&nbsp;to make&nbsp;baked beans and sweet tea? Is it possible to celebrate a&nbsp;holiday without crunchy sweet potato casserole? Patsy&nbsp;Caldwell and Amy Lyles Wilson don't think so, either.&nbsp;Every occasion in&nbsp;the South comes with its own essential menu, and they're all here in this&nbsp;collection of time-honored favorites. Want to show your team pride with the spread at your next&nbsp;tailgating bash?&nbsp;Lifelong Southerners&nbsp;Patsy and Amy have got you covered with desserts that boast&nbsp;every color in the SEC. No matter the&nbsp;particular moment&nbsp;of life you encounter,&nbsp;this is your go-to encyclopedia of Southern cooking and traditions around the&nbsp;table. In&nbsp;Bless Your Heart, you'll find dishes such as: <ul> <li>Buttermilk&nbsp;Pie with Pecans</li> <li>Beef Stroganoff</li> <li>Cajun Green Beans</li> <li>Chili Cheese Pie</li> <li>Peach Pecan Muffins</li> </ul> Bless Your Heart&nbsp;provides&nbsp;recipes&nbsp;that&nbsp;are proven to comfort and satisfy your family and&nbsp;the people who may as well be kin. Whether the occasion is a holiday gathering,&nbsp;a garden party, or one of life's unexpected events, food is the common&nbsp;denominator in the South.&nbsp;Patsy&nbsp;and Amy&nbsp;understand the craft of Southern cooking, and how few things are as&nbsp;nurturing as a meal lovingly prepared in the traditions of the South. There's a recipe here for every situation in which a&nbsp;Southerner may find&nbsp;themself.&nbsp;You'll&nbsp;enjoy the familiar stories of traditions in Dixie along the way&nbsp;and no doubt&nbsp;pick up a new idea or two of ways to celebrate Southern culture, nourish your loved&nbsp;ones, and make new memories.&nbsp;

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You Be Sweet: Sharing Your Heart One Down-Home Dessert at a Time

The sharing of food is akin to the sharing of one's heart, and Patsy Caldwell and Amy Lyles Wilson can think of no better way to "be sweet." There are myriad ways to "be sweet" such as volunteering at the homeless shelter, remembering&nbsp;an aunt's&nbsp;birthday, and writing thank-you notes.&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;there is food: baking a pie for a new neighbor, icing a cake for a coworker who is ill, or mixing up a batch of brownies for a family gathering. These are the types of food traditions that inspire&nbsp;You Be Sweet, a celebration of southern dessert recipes and the people who cherish them. In this compilation of stories and sweet treats, Patsy&nbsp;Caldwell&nbsp;and Amy Lyles Wilson peek in on those occasions special enough to demand something decadent, and memorable enough to be repeated time and again. In&nbsp;You Be Sweet, you'll find delicious down-home desserts such as: <ul> <li>German Chocolate Cake Rolls</li> <li>Doughtnut&nbsp;Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce</li> <li>Miss Vara's&nbsp;Cherry-Berry Jam Cake with Caramel Icing</li> <li>Key Lime-Lemon Cake</li> <li>Blueberry Beignets with White Chocolate Sauce</li> </ul> You Be Sweet&nbsp;is about more&nbsp;than&nbsp;just food but&nbsp;present&nbsp;the opportunity for connection and community and&nbsp;inspire&nbsp;you to serve up a piece of yourself to others as an expression of welcome, sympathy, celebration, or concern.

W hat would the South be without deviled eggs at the churchpotluck? Can you even begin to imagine a family reunion where nobody rememberedto make the baked beans and sweet tea? Is it possible to celebrate a majorholiday without crunchy sweet potato casserole on the buffet table? PatsyCaldwell and Amy Lyles Wilson don't think so, either. Indeed, every occasion inthe South comes with its own essential menu, and they're all here in thiscollection of time-honored favorites.
Want to show your team pride with the spread at your nexttailgating bash? Patsy and Amy have got you covered with desserts that boastevery color in the SEC. No matter the particular moment of life you encounter,this is your go-to encyclopedia of Southern cooking and traditions around thetable.
Bless Your Heart willdo just that. These recipes are proven to comfort and satisfy your family andthe people who may as well be kin. Whether the occasion is a holiday gathering,a garden party, or one of life's unexpected events, food is the commondenominator in the South. Lifelong Southerners Patsy Caldwell and Amy LylesWilson understand the craft of Southern cooking, and how few things are asnurturing as a meal lovingly prepared in the traditions of the South.
There's a recipe here for every situation in which aSoutherner may find herself. From book clubs to baby showers, Patsy and Amyknow exactly what flavors perfectly complement any of life's occasions. You'llenjoy the familiar stories of traditions in Dixie along the way, and no doubtpick up a new idea or two of ways to celebrate Southern culture, nourish your lovedones, and make new memories.
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The sharing of food is akin to the sharing of one's heart, and Patsy Caldwell and Amy Lyles Wilson can think of no better way to "be sweet." 
There are myriad ways to "be sweet," of course, such as volunteering at the homeless shelter, remembering Aunt Carlisle's birthday, and writing thank-you notes. And then there is food: baking a pie for a new neighbor, icing a cake for a coworker who is ill, or mixing up a batch of brownies for a family gathering. 
As with Bless Your Heart: Saving the World One Covered Dish at a Time,Caldwell andWilsoninvite you to consider that the recipes in You Be Sweet are about more than food.They present the opportunity for connection and community and inspire you to serve up a piece of yourself to others as an expression of welcome, sympathy, celebration, or concern.

Desserts

The best recipes for entertaining, straight from the South’s most charming imaginary everytown? 
Sure, there are major milestones that demand the fine china and fresh flowers. But in the South no special occasion is needed to throw open the front door, set up a buffet line down the kitchen counter, and welcome your nearest and dearest over for the sort of meal they won’t soon forget. Join Patsy Caldwell and Amy Lyles Wilson as they once again take us to Luckettville to meet the talented downhome hostesses who’ve said, “Y’all come over” a time or two in their day. 
You’ll get the perfect menu suggestions for just about every occasion a Southern entertainer might encounter―soups to ladle up during the big game, savory meats to toss on the grill for those summer picnics, and sweets to regale the crowd with during those last six weeks of the year. Recipes include:
<ul>
<li>Iron Skillet Roasted Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes</li>
<li>Blackberry Lemonade</li>
<li>Cherry Cobbler Cupcakes</li>
<li>Good Neighbor Chicken Fiesta Soup</li>
</ul>
Get inspired to make your kitchen a place where friends and family will look forward to landing. All that’s left to do is say it―“Y’all come over!”

Y'all Come Over: A Celebration of Southern Hospitality, Food, and Memories

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Bless Your Heart: Saving the World One Covered Dish at a Time

You Be Sweet: Sharing Your Heart One Down-Home Dessert at a Time

Bless Your Heart: Saving the World One Covered Dish at a Time

You Be Sweet: Sharing Your Heart One Down-Home Dessert at a Time

Y'all Come Over: A Celebration of Southern Hospitality, Food, and Memories