For 40 years, Southern Living has inspired the hearts of home cooks in the South and beyond with great recipes, gracious entertaining ideas, and a wealth of kitchen wisdom. Now, this new Southern Living Cookbook delivers everything you need for everyday cooking: 1,250 foolproof favorite Southern Living recipes kitchen-tested by the pros, each with prep and cook times and nutrient information; 1,700 kitchen tips, secrets, and shortcuts to help you with weeknight meals, casual entertaining, and all your cooking questions; 500+ color photos of finished recipes and simple step-by-step instructions; 50 Southern-style menus to help you plan meals from one season to the next; 38 handy charts for cooking meats, poultry, seafood, and more; 28 food dictionaries identifying hundreds of ingredients in the marketplace; color-coded recipe index highlighting make ahead, quick, and freezeable recipes; and healthy value including analysis for 13 nutrients for every recipe, a Healthy Living section, and a Healthy Favorites recipe chapter. PLUS a bonus Secrets from the Southern Living Test Kitchens INTERACTIVE CD, your digital cooking guide from the experts at southernliving.com and myrecipes.com, is included. You'll find 40 how-to videos of our best Test Kitchens tips for making your favorite dishes, 10 From Our Kitchen videos featuring cooking demos straight from our Test Kitchens, and a month of "What's for Supper" menus with game plans and shopping lists to help get dinner on the table tonight. For over 40 years, Southern Living magazine has delivered definitive Southern cuisine to its readers, making it one of the most trusted recipe sources in the country that reaches over 16 million readers monthly.