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Traditional Tamales
This is my own personal recipe, developed over the years. This makes a huge batch, enough to eat and plenty for freezing for another day. The chiles are the large dried ones that you see hanging (ristras) outside doors or under ramadas in the Southwest and can be purchased at any grocery store by the bagful (usually in the Mexican…
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L. A. Sweet Cornbread
This sweet, cake-like corn bread is served at family restaurants in Los Angeles. I’m not one for regular cornbread. I need my cornbread enhanced with sweetness, and this fits the bill perfectly!
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
A slow cooker is an absolutely wonderful and foolproof way to cook your Corned Beef and Cabbage. The perfect corned beef will slice very easily, but it will not be cooked to the point of falling apart. About corned beef… A Saint Patrick’s Day dish? Corned Beef is widely associated with St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. The Irish, however,…
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Italian Beef
This makes delicious roast beef sandwiches in your slow cooker.
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Fattigman
Fattigman is a beloved crisp Norwegian cookie which is a favorite during the holidays. This recipe belonged to my step-Dad, Leo, a Norwegian, born and raised in Winona, Minnesota. We made this together at Christmas-time. Fattigman (futty-mun): “Poor Man’s Cookie”
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Shrimp Cakes
Crisp and tender shrimp cakes. Serve with horseradish sauce, if desired.
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Fry Bread
bread is used as the basis for Navajo Tacos and can also be folded over a stuffing and eaten as a sandwich. At special events through the Southwest they are cooked by Native Americans in large round pots over open mesquite fires. It seems like time is always of the essence, so if you would like to speed things up, just use…
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Beef on Weck
Beef on Weck is a regional favorite from Buffalo, New York. The horseradish sauce is amazing! Learn how to make beef on weck, a classic sandwich from Buffalo, New York, with roast beef, au jus sauce and kummelweck rolls. The word “weck” means roll and “kümmel” means caraway.
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Pierogi
Pierogi are dumplings that are delicious fried and served with sour cream. These are also good filled with fresh blueberries mixed with sugar for a super dessert.
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Classic Mexican Flan
A very creamy, caramel flan which has been a Mexican favorite for years.
