Southern Cooking for Company is the perfect playbook for memorable and unique Southern entertaining.

Foodie and author Nicki Pendleton Wood has gathered recipes from more than 100 Southerners that they prepare when company is coming.

These are the show-off recipes hosts pull out when guests are on the way, whether for an intimate evening with another couple, a party for 100 people celebrating a milestone birthday, or anything in between.

In addition to the recipes, contributors share their secrets for making guests feel at home with ideas for entertaining and table setting.

In Southern Cooking for Company, Nicki highlights her favorite dishes including:

Crunchy Fried Field Peas
Collards with Citrus and Cranberries
Lemon Miso Sweet Potatoes
Purple Hull Pea Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette
Cuban-Southern Pork Roast with Chimichurri Barbecue Sauce
Chocolate Whiskey Buttermilk Cake with Praline Topping

Within each page, you will find a different Southern classic, starting from the basic appetizers and ending with delicious deserts. This recipe book is all that you need to master Southern cuisine for company and guests.

Books by Nicki Pendleton Wood