"What is sweetness? It's life: Memories made in our parents' and grandparents' kitchens. Welcoming guests with an open heart. And it's food: Passing slices of old-fashioned Peach Buttermilk Pie around the table. Greeting kids after school with Chocolate Chip Dream Bars. Laughing together over glasses of cold Sweet Tea on the front porch. Christy Jordan is the doyenne of Southern cooking for a new generation. Talk about soul-satisfying: Love at First Bite Brown Sugar Bars. Icebox Oatmeal Cookies. Gooey Cherry Bars. Mama Reed's Jam Cake. Chocolate Chess Pie. Plus decadent ice cream toppings, refreshing fruit salads, candies (including three kinds of fudge!), spiced nuts, floats, punches, and more. Life is sweet--cultivate it, savor it, share it, celebrate it.

"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited".

From the cookie jar -- Deeply delicious brownies and bars -- Poke cakes, pound cakes, layer cakes, and love -- Homemade pies made easy -- Cobblers, puddings, and sweet rolls -- Quick breads, muffins, and breakfast (or anytime) treat -- Fruit salads -- Candies and sweet snacks -- Sweet sippins' -- Cookie crumb crust.