170 american recipes

Tender veal slices pounded thin, stuffed with breadcrumbs, hard-boiled eggs, Romano and Parmesan, then slow-simmered in a homemade herb tomato sauce until fork-tender. A hearty Italian-American Sunday supper classic.

Quick shrimp fra diavolo with plum tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and red pepper flakes tossed with pasta. This spicy Italian-American classic comes together in under 25 minutes with just 7 simple ingredients.

Chocolate-marshmallow cake is a light cocoa sponge baked in a jelly roll pan and topped with billowy marshmallow frosting. An old-fashioned American layer cake with the feel of a campfire s'more.

Election Day cake, a historic New England yeast-raised spice cake studded with raisins, citron and nuts, warmed with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and mace, and glazed with confectioners' sugar. A colonial American tradition.

Chocolate-filled ravioli cookies are sweet pasta-shaped pillows with a crushed chocolate-walnut filling, sealed with fork tines and brushed warm with honey. The Italian-American holiday cookie that doubles as edible art.

Apple pie with apricot glaze layers tart Granny Smith apples over a custard pastry cream and finishes with a layer of apricot preserves under the top crust. A French-style twist on classic American apple pie.

Polpettone Italian stuffed meat steaks sandwich ham and melted mozzarella between two herbed beef-and-veal patties, breaded crisp, then baked under tomato sauce and more cheese. The Italian-American answer to chicken cordon bleu.

Classic Italian-American beef lasagna layered with a slow-simmered meat and mushroom tomato sauce, fresh ricotta, mozzarella slices and grated parmesan. The sauce takes 2 hours to cook down for full depth of flavour.

From recipe request: posted by SuzieQue. Banana bread become an American staple because of its good flavor and adaptability-sandwiched with cream cheese it makes a meal , and it keeps so well it is ready for a snack or dessert whenever needed. This version includes wheat germ and whole-wheat flour for extra goodness.

This juice contains camu camu - a South American berry that contains the highest concentration of vitamin C on the planet. It is available in powder form, but if you can't find it, just add more lemon to the juice. Carrots are packed with beta-carotene, that turns into vitamin A in the body and can help enhance immunity. The ginger is anti-viral, the garlic and oregano are anti-bacterial, and the turmeric is antimicrobial (an agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth). Meanwhile the celery and parsley are anti-inflammatory, and add a shot of blood-purifying chlorophyll as well.