6 elva recipes

Elva's carne guisada with beef chuck braised in a cumin-spiced gravy with Rotel tomatoes, onion, and bell pepper. Tex-Mex comfort food ready in 40 minutes.

Elvis Presley's sweet potato pie sweetened with brown sugar and nutmeg, bound with evaporated milk and eggs, and built with a russet potato slipped into the mash for old-school Southern body.

Elvis Presley's pound cake with seven eggs, heavy cream, and cake flour started in a cold oven. A dense, buttery Southern pound cake with a velvety crumb and golden crust.

A great way to start off the day, the king's favorite.

Vintage sugar cookies leaning heavy on brown sugar over white with shortening for tender texture and a three-finger ridge press. Makes 48 chewy, caramel-toned cookies.

Elvis Presley's Fried Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich recipe