A collection of recipes -- some originals, some adaptations, and some basics. Entres include meat. Sides are meatless. Recipes have been collected from family members and dear friends. Some come from favorite cookbooks and the Internet. |
Menus | Entres | Sides | Desserts |
Occassions | Holidays | Ethnic |
Almond Pastry Ring A Dutch pastry that could grace any special occassion. |
Apple Flappen Deep fried apple pastry from The Netherlands. |
Apple Scramble Sausage, apple and egg scramble is a fun breakfast for fall days in Wilsons. |
Apple Turnover Apple filling for frozen puff pastry sheets. |
Beans With Pancetta Italian broad beans with bacon. |
Beef Tips in Gravy Beef pieces in horseradish gravy developed to feed a family of growing children. |
Benedictine A cucumber-cream cheese spread. |
Borstplatt A dessert from The Netherlands. |
Boston Baked Beans An American Tradition. |
Bourbon Balls A southern holiday favorite; perfected by a bachelor. |
Broiled Tomatoes A festive side dish for late summer. |
Butterscotch Pie A labor of love, made on Daddy's birthday. |
Buttery Popcorn Microwave raw popcorn |
Caramel Pie If you keep the boiled milk on hand, you always have a fancy dessert in the making. |
Charlotte Russe Classic and elegant dessert |
Cheesy Hominy Scramble Hominy scrambled with eggs and topped with cheese. |
Chicken A La King Chicken fit for a king! |
Chicken A La Stevo Chicken baked in cream soup with potatoes and onions. |
Chicken Bake Chicken parts baked in cream soup |
Chicken Cacciatore Traditional Italian way to serve chicken. |
Chicken Etoffee Chicken with a cajun style sausage sauce. |
Chicken Pot Pie Pennsylvania Dutch style chicken and dumplings. |
Chicken Salad Easy and classic for cold plates and sandwiches. |
Chili Con Corn A quick chili recipe. |
Christmas Cookies Classic Moravian cookies for fancy cutters. |
Corn Chowder A great lunch-time soup. |
Corn Pudding A traditional country recipe. |
Cottage Cheese Easy steps to make Pennsylvania Dutch version instead of buying it in the dairy case. |
Cowboy Coffee When the electricity is out, you can make that kero heater do double duty and perk you up for the day's adventures. |
Cubed Steak Salad hot and cold in the same dish! |
Custard Vla A Dutch dessert sauce for fruit or cake. |
Deviled Eggs Traditional dish at buffet and community meals. Make them with Red Pickled Eggs for a colorful change of pace. |
Diuvekater A dessert from the Netherlands. |
Egg Foo Young Classic Chinese dish. |
Friar's Pancake - Hoornse Broeder Dutch pancake feeds everyone. |
Fastnachts Tradition Pennsylvia Dutch doughnut eaten on Shrove Tuesday before beginning lent. |
Fried Cheese Hot appetizer for the cheesy crowd. |
Garam Masala A seasoning from India introduced to us by Bob Zenhausern. |
Glazed Ham Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for baked ham. |
Ham and Beans Useful when you have a ham bone following you around. |
Ham Salad Hearty entre for cold plate or sandwich |
Ham with Red Eye Gravy Southern hunter traditional breakfast before heading out to fill the home freezer. |
Hoppin' John Cajun veggies simmered with cubed steaks in a skillet. |
Hopsjesvla a Dutch dessert |
Jan In De Zak - John in a Bag Dutch pudding boiled in a bag. |
Kegeree A traditional Scottish dish made from smoked herring. |
Kerstol Dutch Christmas Stolen or fruited bread. |
Kimchee Pickled nappa cabbage from Korea |
Liver Cakes Pennsylvania Dutch recipe to dress up beef liver. |
Marinated then smoked to doneness. |
Macaroni Dinner Ground beef and a macaroni and cheese packaged dinner make this a quick and hearty family meal. |
Mac-n-Cheese Easy soul food. |
Mac-n-Mato Salad Great use for a tomato surplus from garden. |
Martha's Greens Traditional "soul food" for lunch or supper. |
Marzipan Moldable candy from The Netherlands. |
Microwave Rice Standard side dish. |
German Noodle Ring Molded noodles and cheese filled with veggies makes a grand presentation on a buffet. |
Old Bay Crabs The best way to enjoy your Chesapeake Bay harvest! |
Oliebollen deep fried fruit-filled doughnuts from The Netherlands. |
Oyster Stew Traditional Christmas Eve supper. |
Pan Fish Catch, cook and eat before the wiggle is gone. |
Pasta Salad Classic side for a cold plate. |
Pastry Classic recipe for perfect pie crusts |
Pastitsio Greek Lasagna uses ground lamb. |
Pepernoten Dutch spicy bite-sized crunchy cookies. |
Pesto Classic Italian basil and oil dressing. |
Pickled Eggs And Beets Deep red colored pickled eggs from Pennsylvania Dutch country can be served with or without the beets. |
Pork Chop Bake Pork Chops baked on top of potatoes in swiss cheese sauce. |
Potato Cakes Called Rosti in Switzerland |
Potato Chowder Feed a hungry family when there's nothing in the pantry but potatoes and milk. |
Pumpkin Bread Pudding Filling dessert for Halloween. |
Raisin Pie The Pennsylvania Dutch Funeral Pie traditionally made and delivered to grieving neighbors and friends. |
Red Potatoes best baked in the microwave for a quick hearty side. |
Red Velvet Cake The recipe for this elegant desert is from Dana Madden, Sam McDonald's dear friend. |
Rice Salad This hearty salad can be a side for a cold plate or buffet. |
Roast Beef Pie a hearty entre that depends only on a can opener. |
Rumaki Hot appetizers made from chicken livers. |
Sausage And Hominy Favorite weekend breakfast for home or at Bavon made with Jimmy Dean Sage Sausage. |
Shupp Noodles Noodles browned in butter and scrambled with eggs. |
Scalloped Oysters Easy oyster dish when oysters are in season. |
Schnitz Un Knepp Famous Pennsylvania Dutch pot dish of dried apples, dumplings and ham. Oh, The Childhood Memories! |
Shanghai Chicken Smoked chicken spread on popcorn cakes for a light lunch or snack. |
Shepherds Pie This is the Richmond variation of this classic dish. |
Shoo Fly Pie Pennsylvania Dutch masterpiece of toothy sweetness! |
Shrimp Salad Glamorous entre for a cold plate or luncheon |
Smoked Salmon Salad What to do with a gift of smoked salmon. |
Smoked Turkey Salad Thanksgiving leftover for buffet or sandwiches. |
Speck und Bona Pennsylvania Dutch pot dinner of ham with green beans and potatoes. |
Speculaas Spicy cut out cookies. |
Speculaaskruiden Dutch spice mix used for cookies and more. |
Spicy Christmas Cookies classic dark Moravian cookies to cut with fancy cutters. |
St. Basil's Cake Greek tradition for New Year's Eve. |
Steamed Eggs This gentle dish comes from Brooklyn! |
Stewed Tomatoes Gotta eat 'em with black eyed peas on New Years Day or you won't have any luck that year. |
Sticky Buns Pennsylvania Dutch cinnamon buns |
Slathered Steaks Perfection for tender steak cuts. |
Stroganoff low calorie version with plain yoghurt for sour cream. |
Survival Spaghetti Made in a cast iron skillet on top of kerosene heater during power outs. |
Stuffed Tomatoes Easy and pretty entre for a cold plate or buffet |
Taai Taai Dutch gingerbreads |
Three Bean Salad Classic quick-fix dish for picnic, buffet, family meals, or covered dish socials. |
Tuna Salad Classic entre on a low-budget cold plate. |
Turfjes Met Bessensap Dutch fried bread sticks with berry sauce |
Virginia Ham What to do with your gift ham. |
Vla Dutch Vanilla pudding sauce for cake and berries. |
Wassail To fortify caroling up and down the driveway. |
Wentelteefjes French Toast the Dutch way! |
Page created June 24, 2001.
Anne Pemberton
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