35 colonial recipes

Philadelphia pepper pot, the historic peppery tripe-and-veal soup of Colonial America. Slow-simmered with potatoes and pot herbs, fired up with cayenne, and dotted with tiny marble-sized suet dumplings.

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.

Quinoa stuffed bell peppers loaded with black beans, sweet corn, and two cheeses, then baked in a garlicky tomato sauce. A naturally gluten-free, vegetarian dinner that packs protein and fiber into every colorful pepper.