American
American cuisine is incredibly diverse and reflects the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped the United States throughout its history. It incorporates various culinary traditions from Indigenous peoples, European settlers, African slaves, and more recent immigrant communities.
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East Texas Buttermilk Pie
Discover the creamy buttermilk pie recipe from east Texas. A delicious vintage dessert that you can prepare and freeze easily.
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Honey Hot Barbecue Ribs
These pork ribs are definitely not for timid eaters, but they have just the right amount of heat for those who like it!
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Cheesy Smothered Pork Chops
An easy-to-make pork chop recipe that is guaranteed to make your family happy.
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Jerky with Variations
Jerky is a fabulous food for snacking or if you are prepping for an emergency. Jerky can also be used to flavor bean soups. All of the marinade recipes below are sufficient for 1 pound of meat. If you want to use more meat, i.e., 2, 3 or 4 pounds, double, triple or quadruple the marinade ingredients. These recipes can…
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Loco Moco
Browned beef patties are served over rice, then topped with egg and gravy! This dish is straight from Hawaii.
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Banana Walnut Bread
This is our go-to recipe for moist, nutty banana bread. This is great sliced and spread with strawberry cream cheese. Tip Instead of greasing and flouring the baking pan, use our Pan Release instead. It is superior in that it is easy, and your bread will release from the pan easily. Other sweet bread recipes you may like… Old Soul…
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Maid-Rites
The Angel brothers of Muscatine, Iowa, would be proud. Their loose meat sandwich, dubbed a Maid Rite and first served in 1926, is still being served today. Comfort food at its best, this ground beef mixture seasoned with chopped onion and beef bouillon is served on pillow-soft rolls. It’s stick-to-your-ribs great food. Those of you with recipes that call for…
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Mexican Street Corn Salad
Mexican Street Corn Salad is easy to make and is oh, so good! It shares the same ingredients with Esquites (Mexican Corn on the Cob).
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Lox, Bagel and Cream Cheese
Lox, Bagel and Cream Cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods. I had this wonderful sandwich for the first time at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco many years ago. This is best enjoyed with a cup of piping hot black coffee. All about lox… The Jewish tradition of lox began in Medieval Germany, where preserving fish of all…
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Rocks
A grand fruit cookie — some like it better than fruit cake. It is best to use just one-quarter or one-half the recipe, or it will fill the house! The good thing is that it has no citron in it!
