From Storebought to Homemade

In From Storebought to Homemade, Southern hostess extraordinaire, Emyl Jenkins, shares her top secret collection of 200 fast, foolproof recipes — most can be prepared in 30 minutes or less — for doctoring up storebought food: from Tell Me It's Homemade Clam Chowder and Everybody's Mother's Pork Chop Casserole to No-Fail Potatoes and Old-Fashioned Lemon Chess Pie. Your family and friends will think you slaved over a hot stove all day!

Chapters include:

§Menus that Work: From Family Dinners to Formal Dinner Parties

§Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres: They Aren't Just for Cocktail Parties

§Soups: ...du Jour, or Anytime

§Easy Entrees: Time-Saving and Timeless Main Courses

§Salads, Vegetables, Potatoes, and Rice: Accompaniments that Make Your Entrees Sing

§All-in-One Meals: Dishes that Save the Day and the Dinner

§Zippy Breads: No-Kneading Needed Breads

§Fabulous Finales: Well-Deserved Desserts