North America
In the mid-1700s, German Protestant settlers in the Nazareth area of Pennsylvania created a sugar cookie recipe called the Nazareth Sugar Cookie.Sugar cookies probably derived from an earlier, unleavened cookie called a jumble. In North America, sugar cookies are popular during the holidays of Christmas and Halloween.
Chef Jay Jones is one of our favorite contributing chefs. Visit him on facebook for tempting recipes. This looks like a way to get a party started:
My good friend Kaye Gibson is the lady at church that when she sets out her dish then you know it will be gone in a matter of minutes. Her reputation for good Southern Style Cooking is quite impressive from Sour Cream Pound Cake to Chess pie. Now she gives us some chocolate decadence with this Texas 20 Minute Sheet Cake Recipe:
Visiting my grandparents in the southern United States, I could count on trying something new to me. Living in New York allowed me to taste foods of other cultures, but going down south introduced me to family recipes and traditions. The Sweet Potato Jack is one of them. This is not the family recipe but I am pretty impressed with Foodnipps.com interpretation of the recipe. Growing up, our version was fried but in the much later years of my life, my grandmother became advocate of baking them.
A few years I got the opportunity to interview Patrick and Gina Neely of the Food Network and we talked about a variety of things. Among the recipes mentioned, was creamed collard greens. I tried this recipe and it has been a winner for me. It puts a spin on the classic African American preparation of collards and gives a robust earthy taste to what would be the typical creamed spinach.
The name "Bloody Mary" is associated with a number of historical figures—particularly Queen Mary I of England. However, it was created in the United States.
Cobblers are an American deep-dish fruit dessert or pie with a thick crust (usually a biscuit crust) and a fruit filling (such as peaches, apples, berries). Some versions are enclosed in the crust, while others have a drop-biscuit or crumb topping.This recipe for Peach Cobbler comes from Rebekah Lewis of Pasadena, California.
Every I throw a Garden Party and every the items which must be on the menu are Martino's teacakes, moist and delicious heavenly confections. Martino's has been around for decades and is located in Burbank. In an effort to duplicate the recipe, my friend Ann Jones provided me with a recipe that she hears is pretty close in the results in flavor and texture.
Having a family gathering and trying to think of what to serve? Turn dinner into an event when you serve up Frogmore Stew. Frogmore stew (also known as Beaufort Stew and Low-Country boil), is a staple of South Carolina and is popular in many Southern states. It gets its name from the very small town of St. Helena Island, which has the mailing address of Frogmore.
The history behind this dish is uncertain. Some people credit its invention to local shrimpers who would use whatever ingredients they had to throw together a meal. Others attribute the recipe to Richard Gay (owner of the Gay Seafood company), who is said to have prepared a cookout of leftovers for his coworkers and later bringing the recipe back to his hometown of Frogmore where he sold it and all of the ingredients necessary to make it.
From the lady that brought you the pound cake recipe comes her signature Chess pie. Kaye is cute little Brunette Texan woman who knows how to throwdown with primarily cooking from scratch recipes. She has a twang that rivals Food Network Queen Pauline Dean.
Chess pie is a particularly sugary dessert characteristic of Southern U.S. cuisine. According to James Beard's American Cookery (1972) chess pie was brought from England originally, and was found in New England as well as Virginia.
Banana pudding is extremely popular in the Southern part of the United States. Those traditional wafers are fine but take a walk on the wild side especially if you are a chocolate lover. I made this for a church picnic and it was a smash. If you are like me and really don't care for eating an actually banana then just enjoy flavor of the pudding leave the banana out of the recipe.
Ambrosia is a popular offering at summer gatherings like cook outs. The best version of it in my humble opinion is pistachio. The word ambrosia means sweet or delicous so when making this recipe you have a lot to live up to.
Canada Day is a nationwide celebration when Canadians commemorate their independence. On July 1 1867, the British North America Act passed which allowed for Canada to become an independent entity within the British Empire. In 1982, Canada gained full independence from the United Kingdom. Today, Canada Day is celebrated by fireworks displays, festivals, picnics and great food.
"Sour cream pound cake" is a popular variation in the United States, which involves the substitution of sour cream for some of the butter, which also is intended to produce a more moist cake with a pleasantly tangy flavor.
Wikipedia-The chile relleno, literally "stuffed chile," is a dish of Mexican cuisine that originated in the city of Puebla. It consists of a roasted fresh poblano pepper (a mild chili pepper named after the city of Puebla), sometimes substituted with non-traditional Hatch green chile, Anaheim, pasilla or even jalapeño chili pepper. It is stuffed with melted cheese, such as queso Chihuahua or queso Oaxaca (traditionally), or picadillo meat made of diced pork, raisins and nuts, seasoned with canella; covered in an egg batter or simply corn masa flour and fried.Although it is often served in a tomato sauce, the sauces can vary. There are versions in Mexico using rehydrated dry chiles such as anchos or pasillas.
Boy, oh boy, do we have a great recipe for you! It's quick, inexpensive and simple...so simple that a child cook make it with no problem. It's called a dump cake. It can be made in different variations, but for this recipe we are going to do a cherry and pineapple dump cake.
Ingredients
1 can (16 oz.) crushed pineapple
2 cans (20 oz.) cherry pie filling
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
2 sticks of melted butter
This recipe was a hard one to classify by region but since the recipe maker Jesus Ochoa is an American of Mexican descent, North America gets bragging rights to this decadent scene stealing fusion dessert. MCCN fan Ochoa told MCCN that he loves both flan and red velvet so he wanted to try them together. Below is his recipe in his words.
Recipe & Article From HomeSickTexan.blogspot.com- I did not grow up eating capirotada. Truth be told, I had never even heard of it until a few years ago when I was at a Mexican restaurant on a Lenten Friday. "Hay capirotada," was written on a chalkboard and curious what it was, I ordered some. The waitress brought me a small plate with a dessert made of toasted bread slices drenched in a sweet and spicy syrup. It was soft and sticky, but there were crunchy almonds, chewy raisins and a creamy tang to keep it from becoming cloying. Capirotada? I was in love!
Key lime pie was invented in the late 19th century in Key West, Florida. The creator of key lime pie is unknown. It was believed that William Curry, a ship salvager and Key West's first millionaire, had a cook named Aunt Sally. Aunt Sally created the pie. However, some believed that Sally changed the pie that local sponge fishermen already created.
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