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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Nantucket Pie
A New England favorite, this Nantucket Pie is not really a pie. It's more like a cake. It's delicious whether you call it a pie or a cake!
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Family Favorite Broccoli Salad
Family Favorite Broccoli Salad rivals or beats any similar salad you will find on a buffet at your favorite restaurant.
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Dilly Casserole Bread
Delicious dilly casserole bread that is particularly well suited for fillings such as egg salad and tuna salad. It's great with your favorite soup also!
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Self-Rising Flour
If a recipe calls for self-rising flour and you only have all-purpose flour, here's how you can make your own.
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Stick of Butter Rice
Stick of Butter Rice has been around for a very long time. It's an excellent side dish.
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Menudo de la Frontera (Tripe and Hominy Soup)
This is also known as Border Menudo, a simple, but delicious, Texas-style menudo.
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Toast ‘n’ Eggs
Toast 'n" Eggs is buttered toast and scrambled eggs in one easy to make dish.
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Mock Apple Pie
My Mother made Mock Apple Pie when we were growing up. You would swear that there are apples in the pie!
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Sangre de Cristo Salsa
Sangre de Cristo Salsa is my own personal recipe for garden fresh salsa, and I make a lot of it! I named this delicious salsa after the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in New Mexico and Colorado. In Spanish, it means "Blood of Christ."
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Lemony Lemon Cake
This is the first cake that my great-granddaughter ever learned to make when she was eight years old. This was a favorite recipe of her great great-grandmother, and it is a staple dessert in our family.
