Homemade garden vegetable relish with green peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, and eggplant in a sweet vinegar brine with mustard seed and celery seed. A great way to use summer produce.
A delicious variation of potato salad made with soft tofu, soy sauce and parsley leaves.
Broiled pineapple is a tasty alternative to a traditional bed of rice or pasta.
Roast beef salad with a teriyaki-ginger marinade over mixed greens, tomatoes, mushrooms, and bell peppers. A hearty no-cook main dish salad that uses leftover roast beef.
Pennsylvania Dutch dandelion salad with a warm bacon and cream dressing made from eggs, vinegar, butter, and sugar. A classic spring foraging recipe.
Spicy cranberry pork chops with whole-berry cranberry sauce, raisins, brown sugar, orange juice, and cinnamon. A sweet-tart microwave pork chop dinner.
So easy salad, I made it about 10 mins, very fresh, good to keep fit too.
Skyline-style Cincinnati chili: simmered ground beef in a thin tomato-spiced sauce with cinnamon, allspice, and a hint of vinegar. Served over spaghetti with shredded cheese in the classic Ohio diner style.
Taco chicken grill marinates oven-baked chicken in a tangy taco-spiced barbecue sauce with molasses and tomato, then finishes over coals with melted Monterey Jack. Two-stage cooking for fall-off-the-bone tender meat with a smoky crust.
Sweet and sour meatballs in pineapple-soy glaze with green pepper, served as a party appetizer or weeknight main over rice. Classic American-Chinese retro plate.
Eggless chocolate banana snack cake with mashed ripe banana, cocoa, brown sugar, and a vinegar-baking soda lift. Topped with melted chocolate chips. A no-egg, no-dairy 8-inch square cake.
Double chocolate cream cheese cake with a coffee-spiked cocoa batter and a tangy cream cheese chocolate chip swirl baked right in. A one-pan dessert that disappears at potlucks.
Authentic Chinese hot and sour soup with pork, wood ear fungus, black mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu, and silky egg ribbons. The classic restaurant favorite made at home.
Beef noodle soup with a rich bone broth simmered for two hours, anchovy paste for umami depth, and handmade noodles pressed through a colander directly into the pot. A hearty, from-scratch soup.
Crazy chocolate cake made with no eggs, no butter, and no milk. Vinegar and baking soda create the lift in this one-bowl Depression-era recipe that bakes up surprisingly moist and rich.
Sichuan cashew chicken stir-fried with velveted chicken, toasted cashews, bamboo shoots, and green peppers in a soybean paste and rice wine sauce. Restaurant-style Chinese at home.