Using checklists and smart strategies, Jennifer Chandler helps readers unearth dozens of Southern meals waiting to be discovered in their well-stocked pantries.

Nothing can discourage a home cook quite like being unprepared such as running to the store for that one item, getting halfway through a recipe and realizing something is missing, or simply not knowing quite where to begin.

Kitchen pro, food writer and author Jennifer Chandler returns with The Southern Pantry Cookbook, a fail-safe game plan for ensuring mealtime success with over 100 scrumptious delicacies.

Chandler helps readers stock their shelves with ingredients that will get them out of the kitchen quickly and around their table with family and friends. From rice and beans to sauces and seasonal produce, Chandler demonstrates how to turn basic recipe supplies into memorable Southern-style meals.

In The Southern Pantry Cookbook, readers will find delicious recipes such as:

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Dried Cranberries and PecansWhite Bean and Country Ham SoupBraised Chicken with Mushrooms and GritsPan-Seared Pork Chops with Drunken PeachesCheesy-Jalapeno HushpuppiesBlackberry Skillet Cobbler

With just a little bit of planning and a whole lot of down-home flavor, Chandler has some pretty delicious answers to the question, “What’s for supper?”.