49 country recipes

Canned garlic dill pickles with pickling spices, dill seed heads, red chili peppers, and a sweet-salty vinegar brine. Water bath processed for shelf-stable storage that improves over two months.

Classic country-style hearth loaf built on a slow poolish pre-ferment for deep, tangy flavor and a chewy open crumb. Three simple ingredients (flour, water, sea salt, yeast) and the patience to let fermentation do the work.

Fried country ham with red-eye gravy: the classic Southern breakfast of thick-sliced salt-cured ham fried in its own fat, deglazed with hot coffee. Two ingredients, pure tradition.

Country ham fried in a cast iron skillet with redeye gravy made from boiling water and coffee. The classic Southern Appalachian breakfast that turns dry-cured ham into a salty, savory plate.

Pennsylvania Dutch rhubarb orange jam with fresh rhubarb, orange zest, and orange juice for citrus brightness. Four ingredients, no commercial pectin, traditional Lebanon County recipe.

Pictou County oatcakes from Nova Scotia, the classic Maritime Canadian shortbread-style oat cookie. Crisp, crumbly, brown sugar sweet, ready in 20 minutes.

A tender and juicy pork roast made seasoned to perfection with your choice of barbecue sauce.

Pennsylvania Dutch peach cake from Lebanon County with fresh peach halves baked into a tender biscuit-style base, dusted with cinnamon sugar. A summer harvest classic.

Kentucky ham and angel biscuits: light, foolproof biscuits raised with both yeast and baking soda, split and stuffed with salty country ham. The Southern party staple, a fixture from church suppers to Derby Day.

San Juan County fry bread made with flour, baking powder, salt, and water. Kneaded until elastic, hand-stretched, and fried golden. Serve with stew, honey, or jam.

Spinach-miso pesto crostini, toasted country bread spread with a vibrant umami-rich spinach-miso pesto and topped with sweet roasted red pepper. A light, quick, dairy-free appetizer ready in minutes.

Curry bread is one of the most popular breads in my home country. I love this recipe.

Very easy recipe that highlight the sweetness and crispness of sugar snap peas with combine perfectly with the salty ham.

Biscotti di Greve: Tuscan twice-baked cookies packed with toasted whole almonds and bright orange zest. Crisp, dippable, and built to keep for weeks. The Italian classic from Chianti country.

Pfeffernuesse German pepper cookies with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and black pepper, rolled in powdered sugar. Small, spicy, and deeply aromatic holiday cookies from the old country.

Indiana farm sausage is a homemade country breakfast sausage seasoned with sage, marjoram, thyme, and a kick of chili. Shape into logs or marble-sized balls for easy freezing.