Index
cheese platter with, 32
salad, feta, 18
sautéed, 92, 110
Peas, in dog treats,
27
Pecans
chicken salad, 227
cookies, chocolate chip, 245
meringues, 244
rice salad, 34
sticky buns, 155
Peggy Alexander’s Sweet Potato Jalapeño Soup
with Lime Cream,
83
Penne,
194
Pennie Clark Ianniciello’s Mom’s Cake,
213
Peppers, bell
dip, vegetable, 42
in edible centerpiece, 74
Greek salad with, 210
green salads with, 183
grilled, 107
Italian sausage sandwiches, 44, 173
marinated salad, 199
penne with, 194
stuffed, 148
as vases, 132
Perea, John,
149
Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water,
140
Perugina candies,
21
Pesto
pizza, 182
potato salad, 42
in puff pastry, 114
salmon, 203
Pet food,
27
Peterson, Wendy,
26
Phoenix Down Corporation Throw,
159
Pickles
bread and butter, 45
fried dill, 16
sweet dill, 56
Picnics
food safety and, 39, 42
packing for, 226
tailgate parties, 37– 47
Pierre Foods Chicken Sandwiches,
217
Pies and tarts
cantaloupe-cream cheese, 157
cherry, 246
chili, 218
citrus, 131
cranberry cream, 59
peach-berry, 139
Pillsbury
biscuits, 171
Flaky Croissants, 198
Piñatas,
151
Pine nuts
buffalo, 82
buñuelos, 87
cinnamon-sugared, 82
dip, Brie, 82
finger sandwiches, 163
pesto salmon with, 203
spinach salads with, 33, 198
tomato-mozzarella-prosciutto salad with, 238
Pineapple
ambrosia, 229
beverage, 237
cake, 73
with yakitori, 98
Pinot Blanc wine,
13
Pinot Grigio wine,
106, 121, 179
Pinot Gris wine,
13
Pinot Noir wine,
13
Pinotage wine,
65
Pistachio rack of lamb,
130
Pizza
candy, 195
as comfort food, 24
grilled chicken, 192
pesto, 182
rustica, 43
sausage and egg breakfast, 155
Schwan’s, 219
Place cards,
85
Platters,
61
Pluot salsa,
230
Pocket Meals Stuffed Sandwich with Italian or
Fresh Tomato-Yogurt Salad,
217
Poinsettias,
64
Popcorn
bars, rocky road peanut butter, 229
caramel, 52
hands, 53
Pork
baby back ribs, 26, 241
chops, 69, 184
as comfort food, 24
Costco, 190
Port wine
about, 65
vinaigrette dressing, 18
Portobellos
bruschetta, 41
grilled, 20
stuffed, 108
Potato chips,
102
Potato skins,
98
Potatoes. See also Sweet potatoes
apple sauce scalloped, 212
as comfort food, 24
crab-stuffed, 70
fried in olive oil, 107
hash browns, on pizza, 155
herb-inlaid, 86
Italian sausage and onions with, 85
mashed, 58, 86
pancakes, 78
salads, 42, 173, 228
standing rib roast with, 86
