United States
United States cooking brings together regional dishes, family recipes, and traditions shaped in many communities. Chowders, potato soups, and other preparations sit alongside Southern, Texan, and related collections. Browse those narrower archives for a regional focus or begin here for a wider view of American dishes represented in the recipe box.
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Tex-Mex
Tex-Mex has its own culinary identity, with Texas and Mexican connections expressed through particular dishes and ingredients. Jalapeño sauces, poblano casseroles, enchiladas, and other preparations provide starting points here. Browse the collection for familiar servings and adaptations, with the recipe’s individual ingredients and method guiding the choice of what to cook.
Texan
Pork chops, mushroom rice, jalapeño cheese preparations, and other dishes give this Texan collection its range. The recipes gather Texas-linked flavors and interpretations without treating one dish as the whole of the state’s cooking.
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Orange Dreamsicle Salad
Ingredients 1 box orange Jell-O 1 box instant vanilla pudding 1 cup boiling water 1/2 cup cold water 1 Cool Whip 8 oz. 1 can 14-ounce can mandarin…
Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Rice
I love this rice because it can be made so quickly in the Instant Pot. You only need 8 minutes of cooking time. It takes a total time…
Cranberry Millionaire Salad
Cranberry Millionaire Salad! If you love Ambrosia salad, you’re going to go crazy for this dish! Perfect served along side turkey dinner! Ingredients 1 8-ounce tub cool whip,…
Holiday Cranberry Salad
Ingredients 1 10-ounce package fresh cranberries 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 small package cranberry jello 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice…
Texas Chili
Ingredients 12 ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed 7 pasilla chiles, stems and seeds removed 2 1/2 tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted, then ground 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds,…
Texas State Fair Chili
The following recipe, which appeared in Texas Co-op Power’s 60 Years of Home Cooking, won Gay Dixson (then a member of Pedernales EC) the Texas State Fair El…
Amish Onion Patties
While everyone has heard of onion rings before, my favorite friend onion was always the patty. Onion patties as a side for meatloaf…yum. Throw one on a thick…
Creamed Spinach
Creamed Spinach is about as classic as it gets for a steakhouse side. It’s simple, yet indulgent. Special, yet cozy and down to earth. Something you want to…
Cabernet Cranberry and Blueberry Sauce
Cabernet Cranberry and Blueberry Sauce – Move over boring cranberry sauce! Cranberries are so much better with blueberries and wine! Make your own sauce in 30 minutes, so…
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