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Pam's Pppc Salad

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By Pam Ellingson
We used to have this salad quite often, as my parents liked it a lot. ...
(1 rating)

Homemade Traditional Gyro - Video

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By Didi Dalaba
I'm talking about the best GYROS (pronounced Y-E-R-O-S) YOU HAVE EVER HAD! I've made Gyro flavored ...
(4 ratings)
Mac and Cheese Cacciatore

Mac And Cheese Cacciatore

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By Ellen Gwaltney Bales
An easy and tasty dish to have ready in under an hour: comfort food at ...
(2 ratings)
Doubled the recipe to make two at once.  Didn't over bake this time!  :)

Grandma's Banana Bread (amazing)

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By C C
This is one of those recipes that is so simple yet so amazingly good, that ...
(3 ratings)
Southern Style Green Beans

Joy's Southern Style Greenbeans

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By Sharonne Jacobs
Everybody loves my green beans. I'm always asked to make them for potlucks at work, ...
(1 rating)
The Full English

The Full English

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By Ellen Gwaltney Bales
If you've ever had a Full English Breakfast, or a proper "fry-up," you know that ...
(1 rating)
Pic from food52 dot com; closest Internet photo I could find...not of my actual pie.

Top Secret Family Pecan Pie

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By C C
My mom was known for her pies, including her pecan pie. Then one day ...
(2 ratings)
Sweet and Tangy Mexican Holiday Punch

Holiday Punch

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By Adriana Torres
Calientitos, or Ponche Navideño, is a drink commonly prepared during the holiday season specifically Christmas. ...
(1 rating)

Tagliatelle Bolognese

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By Tammy T
This is a traditional Italian dish. Named after the the city Bologna in northern Italy, ...
(2 ratings)
Ellen's Irish Channel Colcannon

Ellen's Irish Channel Colcannon

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By Ellen Gwaltney Bales
I learned how to make this traditional Irish dish when I lived in New Orleans. ...
(2 ratings)

Old Fashioned Fudge (sallye)

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By Sallye Bates
Someone was requesting the recipe for old-timey fudge. Here is a version I have ...
(1 rating)
Bierocks German hamburger and cabbage filled buns

Bierocks German Hamburger And Cabbage Filled Buns

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By Tim Hankel
Both grandmothers used to make these and it seemed that they could never make enough ...
(4 ratings)
Greek Village Salad

"horiatiki Salata" Greek Village Salad

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By Maria *
This summer salad is on the menu in every Greek restaurant and many non-Greek restaurants ...
(5 ratings)

"skorthalia" Greek Garlic Dip/sauce

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By Maria *
There are several variations of skordalia. They all produce a garlic sauce that goes wonderfully ...
(3 ratings)
REAL Carrot Cake

Real Carrot Cake

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By Connee Conehead
Modern day recipes added cream cheese frosting; the traditional cake has a rum-infused glaze.
(2 ratings)

Pam's Cooked Celery-amish Style

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By Pam Ellingson
If I remember correctly, I found this recipe in the book by Beth Wiseman, Plain ...
(1 rating)

The Szilagyi / Ur Family's Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage (töltött Káposzta)

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By Hope Vaillancourt
This recipe comes from my great great grandmother Julia (Juliska) Szilagyi who was born in ...
(2 ratings)
Family Tradition Pecan Pie

Southern Traditonal Pecan Pie

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By Kathy Sterling
No holiday would be complete in our family without pecan pie. We do not ...
(1 rating)
French Canadian Tortier Pie!
(Pork Pie)
Lovin'from the oven!

French Canadian 'tortiere Pie' (pork Pie)

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By Brenda Washell
I Fell in love with this pie when I had it in Maine with some ...
(3 ratings)
This stuff is good!

Cheater Carnitas

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By Esther Hardman
I was desperate for Carnitas, but didn't have the lard or the patience.
(1 rating)

Springerle Cookies

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By Pam Ellingson
If you read the story on my Pfefferneuse cookies, you will understand why I love ...
(1 rating)

Codfish Cakes And Bacon

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By Beth M.
A favorite New England Sunday breakfast! From an old New England Cookbook Living in Massachusetts where Codfish ...
(1 rating)
Amazing taste!

Deb's Best Traditional Greens Southern Style

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By Debbie Wilson
Many ppl claim they have the best recipe for greens. I have to say they ...
(1 rating)

Favas, Portuguese Favas

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By Beth M.
Madeline Viveiros,a friend from Swansea,(Mrs. J.V.), gave me this yummy recipe years ago. Today ...
(1 rating)
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