64 country recipes

French country chicken: pounded chicken breasts sautéed and topped with a light shallot and mushroom pan sauce built with white wine, chicken broth, and fresh rosemary. Ready in under 30 minutes, no cream.

Chicken, country ham, and peas in a creamy fricassee sauce with milk and a pinch of cloves, served over pasta or rice. A Southern-style chicken fricassee with salty ham and sweet peas.

Thin-pounded pork steaks coated in a spiced cornmeal and whole wheat crust, pan-fried crisp alongside red and green pepper strips. A 30-minute skillet dinner for 4.

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.

Garlic-rubbed pork chops pan-fried golden brown, served alongside rustic sage and butter smashed potatoes. A complete comfort dinner in one hour with just 7 ingredients.

No-bake holiday chocolate cake layered with orange juice-soaked macaroons, bittersweet ganache, chopped prunes, and toasted almonds. Dusted with cocoa and chilled overnight for deep, complex flavor.

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.

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

Pennsylvania Dutch lima beans and potatoes boiled together then finished with butter and milk. A simple, thrifty Lancaster County side dish with just five ingredients.

Berks County potato custard pie, a Pennsylvania Dutch classic with mashed potato, lemon juice, lemon zest, and whipped egg whites in a flaky crust. Light and tangy.

Snails Cauderan is a traditional Bordeaux escargot recipe braised with country ham, shallots, white wine, and bouquet garni. Petit-gris snails cooked low and slow in a rich, savory sauce.

Pennsylvania Dutch shoofly cake with molasses filling and brown sugar crumb topping baked in a pie crust. Old Lehigh County recipe ready in 50 minutes.

Everyone will love this rustic country dish of creamy leek and potato soup cooked in a pressure cooker.

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

A Roman-style spicy bruschetta with fresh parsley, basil, garlic, and red pepper flakes in olive oil and red wine vinegar. No tomatoes here, just a punchy herb topping on grilled country bread. Vegetarian.