The Potluck Club Cookbook: Easy Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends

By Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson

From the popular authors of the Potluck Club books comes a cookbook loyal fans (and anyone who likes to eat) won't want to miss. The potluck meal makes sharing good, home-cooked food with family and friends simple and easy. Start with a few (or a lot of) guests, bring delicious dishes to share, and mix with love. A proven recipe for success.
Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson, veterans of countless potluck dinners, have gathered their favorite recipes. From salads to casseroles to slow-cooker delights, there's something for everyone, even those watching their waistlines.

Eating in is the new eating out. These great potluck ideas not only save money, but also build memories to last a lifetime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: Sep 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781441204561

Linda Evans Shepherd

Linda Evans Shepherd is an award-winning author, a successful speaker, and a media personality. The president of Right to the Heart Ministries, she is the author of 37 books, including When You Don't Know What to Pray, Praying God's Promises, and Prayers for Every Need. She lives in Colorado. For more, visit www.sheppro.com.

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The Potluck Club

Cookbook

The Potluck Club

Cookbook

Easy Recipes to Enjoy with Family and Friends

Linda Evans Shepherd

and Eva Marie Everson

© 2009 by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson

Published by Revell

a division of Baker Publishing Group

P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

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The Recipe for Friendship

2 heaping cups of patience

2 handfuls of generosity

1 heart of love

A dash of laughter

2 well-rounded scoops of respect

2 heaping measures of trust

1 head of understanding

Sprinkle generously with kindness

Add plenty of faith and mix well

Spread over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.

To my mom, who taught me everything I know about good recipes. I’m so glad you love this book. Thanks for making sure I got all our favorite recipes in tip-top shape—Linda

To Jessica, who takes the love of cooking from past generations to a whole new level—your mother, Eva

Contents

Preface

Potluck Snack Attack—Appetizers

Eva’s Sausage Balls

Mom’s Cereal Snacks

Vegetable Dip

Linda’s Caramel Ritz Bits Crackers

Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms

Avocado Dip

Snowy Snack Mix

Porcupine Meatballs

Potluck Kneads Dough—Breads

Mom’s Cornbread Casserole

Buttermilk Biscuits

Linda’s Pecan Pie Mini Muffins

Old-fashioned Corn Bread

Potluck Cake Walk—Cakes, Cookies, and Icings

Paul’s Favorite Chocolate Cherry Cake

Almond Chocolate Biscotti

Cranberry Cookies

Apricot White Chocolate Biscotti

Verna’s Butterfinger Cake

Fudge Icing

Thingamajig Oatmeal Cookies

Mayonnaise Cake

Chocolate Nut Fluff Frosting

German Sweet Chocolate Cake and Frosting

Strawberry Shortcut Cake

Italian Coconut Cream Cake

Butterscotch Brownies

Grandmother Miller’s Tea Cakes

Potluck Crock-Pots—Crock-Pot Meals

Texas Barbecued Chicken in a Crock-Pot

Turkey Chili

Mary’s Slow Cooker Lasagna

Barbecue Beef

Chicken Cacciatore

Dumplings

Chicken in a Pot

Sloppy Joes from a Crock-Pot

Stuffed Green Peppers

Crock-Pot of Spanish Rice

Crock-Pot Meat Loaf

Linda’s Spaghetti in a Crock-Pot

Potluck Lightens Up—Cooking Lite

Seared Salmon on Herbed Mashed Peas

Low-Fat Corn Bread Tamale Pie

Flank Steak

Low-Fat Chicken Parmesan

Oven Barbecued Chicken

Shrimp Scampi

Lemon Baked Fish

Oriental Skillet

Lemon Barbecued Chicken

Linda’s Low-Fat Twice-Baked Potatoes

Low-Fat Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Chicken Salad

Low-Calorie Strawberry Chiffon Dessert

Low-Calorie Italian Baked Chicken

Potluck’s Just Desserts—Desserts

Eva’s Chocolate Cream Pie

Grandmother’s Coconut Chess Pie

Individual Baked Alaska

Laura’s Microwave Mint Fudge

Strawberry Pie

Chocolate Éclair Dessert

Eva’s Lemon Meringue Pie

Four Layer Delight

Evans Blackberry Cobbler

Old-fashioned Egg Custard

Verna’s Peach Cobbler

Key Lime Pie

Linda’s Graham Cracker Toffee Sticks

Blueberry Nut Crunch

Oreo Cookies and Pudding Delight

Southern Ambrosia

Grandmother Evans’s Pineapple Pie

Chocolate Fudge

Eva’s Georgia Pumpkin Pie

Potluck Munches Brunch—Breakfast

Egg Strata

Eva’s French Toast Soufflé

Yoder’s Old-fashioned Oatmeal Cake

Denver Omelet

Linda’s Quick Breakfast Casserole

Crispy Potato Quiche

Paul’s Breakfast Burritos

Peach Streusel Coffee Cake

Potluck Meets Meats—Meat Dishes

Russian Chicken

Pasta Pizza Pie

Texas Pepper Steak

Wild Mushroom Chicken Balsamico

Shepherds’ Big Batch Chili

Mushroom Beef Burgers

Pigs-in-a-Blanket

Forgotten Chicken and Rice

Linda’s Pecan Crusted Baked Chicken

Greek Style Mahimahi

Mom’s Chicken or Spicy Shrimp Casserole

Salisbury Steak

Potluck Dishes It Up—Casseroles

Turkey Enchilada Casserole

Harvest Casserole

Linda’s Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Sunday-after-Church Pot Roast Casserole

Tuna and Chips Casserole

Broccoli Casserole

Taco Casserole

Chicken and Dressing Casserole

Chinese Casserole

Eva’s Chicken Potpie

Potluck’s Lettuce Cut Up—Salads

Linda’s Layer Salad

Fried Chicken Salad

English Pea Salad

Eva’s Mango Salad

Cranberry Orange Salad

Tuna Fish Salad

Potluck in a Stew—Soups and Stews

Garlic Spinach Soup

Broccoli Soup

Cheddar Soup

French Onion Soup

Pear Soup

Creamy Potato Soup

Linda’s Elephant Stew

Potluck Vegetable Beef Stew

Potluck Veggies Out—Vegetables

Teacher’s Broccoli and Rice

Baked Acorn Squash with Apples

Oven-Broiled Potato Slices

Sweet Potato Soufflé

Mary’s Settler’s Beans

Marinated Carrots

Sweet ‘n’ Sour Green Beans

Golden Potato Bake

Mom’s Asparagus Casserole

Squash Casserole

Yummy Pineapple Beets

Corn Pudding au Gratin

Linda’s Cheese Vegetable Bake

Zucchini with Cheese

Cheesy Tomatoes

Twenty-four-Hour Coleslaw

Meet the Authors

Preface

I (Linda) recently met a woman who’d never been to a potluck. What’s it all about? she wanted to know.

As a longtime potluck connoisseur, I explained it was about creating and bringing a dish to a party, dinner, brunch, dessert, or luncheon. All of the guests create and share a dish. That way no one has the burden of making the entire meal themselves.

But there’s more. Potlucks are about the fun of tasting a variety of culinary delights. It’s about feeling loved as you indulge in dishes from your family and friends. Plus, potlucks provide an opportunity to share a meal with a group of people without killing yourself in the kitchen or running up your credit card bill in a restaurant. Dining together without the normal dinner-party headaches helps you concentrate on the reason you wanted to get together in the first place: connection, food, and fun.

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to walk a potluck buffet line, you’ve probably eaten a few helpings of gooey chocolate éclair dessert and helped yourself to a serving or two of someone’s homemade cake. This means you’ll appreciate the origin of the word potluck. It’s from an English word formed from two words meaning cooking pot and lucke, referring to anyone lucky enough to find food in a pot.

We have been lucky enough to attend many a potluck, and we’ve enjoyed them so much that we’ve written half a dozen or so novels about a group of ladies who love eating with friends as much as we do. Our first series, the Potluck Club, was followed by a second helping of our saucy characters and their recipes for both dishes and disaster in the Potluck Catering Club series.

If you are looking for opportunities to enjoy a potluck, consider hosting a:

• Book Club Potluck—Grab the latest Potluck novel and host a girls’ night out with a dish to share from the pages of the novels. You can also give this recipe book as a gift to all your friends, then host a potluck dinner with a menu from this recipe collection. What yummy fun!

• Snack Potluck—Great for almost any social occasion like sporting events or craft get-togethers. Invite everyone to bring party snacks to share, like Eva’s sausage-stuffed mushrooms or my caramel Ritz Bits crackers. You can’t go wrong with Mom’s cereal snacks, which Linda’s mom spent forty years perfecting.

• Chocolate Potluck—Our favorite! Invite everyone to bring homemade chocolate desserts to sample. For ideas, check out recipes like Laura’s microwave mint fudge or Eva’s chocolate cream pie.

• Potluck Lunch or Supper—We’ve sampled these kinds of potlucks at church, in the neighborhood, and at the office. If you need an

Reviews for The Potluck Club Cookbook

[smilingsally · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Having just read my first Potluck Club book, I looked forward to reviewing the accompanying cookbook. It did not disappoint. The recipes are easy to follow using food items found in most kitchens, with encouraging side notes like, "We always made this dish following the holidays. What a great thing to do with your leftover turkey." and "Here's a no-bake, easy-to-make panful of yum." and "This is one of my husband's very favorite cakes!"It's organized so that any cook can find a new eating adventure to try. At the end, "Meet the Authors" is an interesting question/answer segment that fans will appreciate. It would be fun for a book club to read a Potluck Club book and hold the discussion meeting with members creating recipes found in this cookbook.Any new cook or young bride would appreciate this as a gift. In addition, we old (ahem!) veteran cooks will rediscover foods we've tasted at potluck dinners.