Cuisine: American
Baseball games. Apple Pie. Fireworks. The USA has a rich cultural history and culinary heritage. Here are some classic American recipes and some new ideas that are sure to be favorites.
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Entree
Pan Seared Strip Steak with Mustard Cream Sauce
This pan seared strip steak recipe has a delicious mustard cream sauce. Both components of this dish have very few ingredients. Martha…
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Entree
Steamed Mussels with Wine and Saffron
Saffron is the key ingredient in this mussels recipe. It adds great color and flavor to this dish. Martha Stewart makes this steamed…
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Side Dish
Popcorn Grits
Chef Daniel Patterson puts a unique spin on traditional corn grits with this recipe that starts with popcorn kernels and ends with a…
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Dessert
Black Forest Pecan Pie
This is a delightfully delicious and decadent dessert packed with the goodness of dates, dark chocolate, tender pecans and a touch of pure…
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Snack
Homemade Tortilla Chips
These quick-to bake tortilla chips are so crispy and tasty that you will not miss the oil or the extra calories found in most store-bought…
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Entree
BLT Sandwich with Homemade Mayonnaise
Make a classic bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich with your own homemade mayonnaise. Martha Stewart makes this BLT sandwich on the…
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Side Dish
Southern Style Collard Greens
Slow cook this Southern style collard greens recipe for an down home dinner idea. Food blogger Jenna Weber shares her key collard green…
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Appetizer
Chestnut Fritters
In colonial times, it was generally believed that American chestnuts were sweeter and of a higher quality than their European cousins. Yet…
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Side Dish
Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Sweet potato is generally associated with southern foodways; the cultivation of the tuber in Virginia dates to the early 1700s, if not…
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Side Dish
Sage and Marjoram Stuffing
Sage and marjoram were grown widely in colonial America, having made the voyage from Europe where they featured prominently in many…
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Entree
Roasted Turkey with Giblet Gravy
Turkeys were plentiful in England before 1550, having made their way to Europe on Spanish ships transporting them from Mexico. Therefore,…
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Dessert
Apple and Cranberry Cobbler
Colonial Americans found native cranberries similar in flavor to the lingonberries with which they had been familiar in Europe, although…
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Beverage
Julian Van Winkle's Old Fashioned Cocktail
Julian Van Winkle, of the old Rip Van Winkle distillery, shows David Chang how to make a perfect Old Fashioned cocktail in episode 3,…
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Entree
Cary Grant's Oven-Barbecued Chicken
Did you know Cary Grant was a secret cook? Tori Avey of The History Kitchen uncovers how the famed actor's past may have inspired this…
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Entree
All-American Beef Chili with Beans
Enjoy this All-American beef chili recipe with beans for a hearty dinner. Food blogger Jenna Weber explains why coffee is the secret…
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Appetizer
Macaroni and Cheese with Mornay Sauce
The key to creamy, crowd-pleasing mac and cheese is Mornay sauce – a variation on basic béchamel. Martha Stewart makes this macaroni and…