We tried to keep that in mind with The Southern Living Party Cookbook: A Modern Guide To Gathering (available October 23). It's written by Elizabeth Heiskell, a delightful hostess originally from the ...

Cookbook collectors are well acquainted with the wisdom hidden on a faded page or scribbled on old recipe cards used for bookmarks. A vintage cookbook is a prize—a portal to a time or memory that can ...

The Southern Living Party Cookbook debuted in 1972. The cover describes it as an entertaining guide with complete menus. That's still true, even after 50 years. Okay, we must admit that the ...

When you spend 25 years perfecting your recipes and studying the competition, it's no surprise when your food becomes known for being famous. The man behind the widely successful and highly popular ...

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Reimagined holiday dinners, dog birthdays, your kid’s kindergarten graduation, friends’ engagements (or divorces), watching the Super Bowl or spending a Saturday night spilling the tea with my bestie, ...

“The Southern Living Party Cookbook: A Modern Guide to Gathering” by Elizabeth Heiskell, Oxmoor House, 368 pages, hardcover, $35 It’s understandable if New Orleans Saints fans aren’t in the mood to ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. I still have my ...

For 46 years, “The Southern Living Party Cookbook” has been the go-to for hostesses across the South for all things entertaining. Published in 1972, it is the bestselling cookbook “Southern Living” ...