This cookbook provides new examples of Sara Foster's trademark easy southern-inspired dishes, beautifully photographed by Quentin Bacon. It does, however, differ from her first cookbooks because a great many of these recipes call for ingredients not included in a basic household pantry. To prepare a delicious-sounding salad is dependent on having thai green curry, and her beautiful crudite platter requires a trip to get treviso radicchio and belgian endive from a deli or specialty store with recipe in hand.

The positives with this volume is her inclusion of a list of ten pantry essentials and other larder staples that correlate to specific ethnic taste preferences, and should not be ignored if you plan to cook try out more than one of her basic recipes.

For the cook with a sophisticated palate that strives to be relaxed, simple, and quick---this is your cookbook. Her recipes will inspire you to say, "I can do that!" ( )