920 american recipes

Traditional Italian fig cookies (cucidati) with a sweet filling of dried figs, raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon wrapped in a buttery dough. A classic holiday cookie from Italian-American bakeries.

Mom's chicken piccata with egg-dipped, flour-coated breasts browned in butter and simmered in a tangy lemon broth. A simpler weeknight take on the classic Italian-American dish.

Quick Native American fry bread: four-ingredient dough fried golden, served sweet with honey or savory as a taco base. Simple, fast, deeply traditional.

Shortcut calzones made with refrigerated pie crust, hot Italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta, pine nuts, and roasted peppers. Italian-American takeout flavor at home in under an hour.

Browned pork ribs braised with tangy sauerkraut and caraway seeds, then crowned with fluffy potato dumplings cooked right on top. A German-American one-pot meal for 12.

Classic American goulash with ground beef, elbow macaroni, and tomato soup simmered in one skillet. Six ingredients, 45 minutes, and dinner is on the table. Pair with cornbread and a crisp salad.

Beef horseradish meatloaf bound with oats instead of breadcrumbs and topped with a tangy horseradish-mustard ketchup glaze. A classic American comfort dish with a sharp upgrade that cuts through the richness.

Creamy potato and mushroom salad with new potatoes, raw mushrooms, scallions, celery and hard-cooked egg in a Dijon-mayonnaise dressing. A fresh twist on classic American potato salad.

Classic Italian-American lasagna layered with ricotta-egg filling, meat sauce and melty mozzarella. Family-style baked pasta that feeds a crowd.

General Chua's chicken with oil-blanched pieces stir-fried with dried chili pods, ginger, garlic, and a tangy soy-vinegar-sherry sauce. An authentic Chinese-American classic done right.

Linguine with white clam sauce built from canned minced clams, garlic, olive oil, and Italian herbs. Italian-American pantry pasta on the table in 35 minutes for 8.

Florentine spaghetti bake layers Italian sausage marinara, cooked spaghetti, a spinach-cottage cheese ricotta-style filling, and mozzarella for a baked Italian-American pasta casserole.

From-scratch Chicken Divan with homemade herb broth sauce, sherry, broccoli, and Parmesan. No canned soup needed in this lighter, more elegant take on the American casserole classic.

If you enjoy exceptional food and after asking the moderator’s permission, would like to share an amazing recipe from progressive American cuisine pioneer Charlie Palmer. (from the Recipe Talk Forums)

Vintage ribbon cake: plain vanilla and spiced molasses batters layered in stripes with a tart lemon-raisin filling between. An old-fashioned American cake worth reviving.

Classic chicken piccata pounds boneless breasts thin, dredges in flour, then finishes in a buttery white wine, lemon, and garlic pan sauce. Italian-American restaurant favorite in 35 minutes.