583 land recipes

Old-fashioned custard pie with a lard-and-butter crust and a silky egg-milk filling dusted with nutmeg. Simple farmhouse dessert with a classic five-ingredient filling.

Sopaipillas are puffy, pillow-like Southwestern fried bread drizzled with honey or dusted with cinnamon sugar. A New Mexican classic made with yeast dough and a whole-wheat twist.

Liver dumplings (leberknödel) blend scraped beef liver with lard, breadcrumbs, egg, and parsley, then poach in clear broth. Single-serving Austrian-German soup garnish.

Cheesy macaroni and ham made from boxed mac and cheese mix with diced smoked ham and green bell pepper stirred in. A quick, kid-friendly upgrade to the blue box, ready in 30 minutes.

Ro-Tel macaroni and cheese baked with a homemade cheddar roux sauce and diced tomatoes with green chiles. A spicy, creamy twist on classic baked mac and cheese.

A rich and delicious pasta dish that's great as an appetizer or part of a main meal.

Polvorones: traditional Mexican pecan cookies made with butter and lard, spiced with cinnamon and anise seed. Sandy, crumbly, and sugar-coated.

One-dish macaroni and cheese casserole with kielbasa sausage and broccoli, topped with buttery crushed crackers. A family-friendly weeknight dinner using simple convenience ingredients.

A simple but scrumptious dish that makes a healthy dinner taste taste amazing!

Two-ingredient crockpot chicken with sweet and spicy sauce. A whole chicken slow-cooked breast-down for juicy, saucy, fall-off-the-bone results every time.

A big-batch Dutch oven peach cobbler built for a crowd. Canned peaches simmer in a sweet cornstarch glaze under a lattice of homemade biscuit dough strips. Campfire-ready and feeds up to 18 hungry folks.

Wild game sauerbraten made with elk or deer marinated 48 hours in vinegar with cloves, bay leaves, and peppercorns, then braised and served with tangy gravy.

Crispy, thin ginger snaps made the old-fashioned way by boiling molasses and water first. Brown sugar and real ginger give these cookies a deep, spicy bite. Makes 2 dozen.

Golden, brown and crispy on the outside, and warm, soft and delicious on the inside. My husband and I both enjoyed these clam cakes, and they were so easy to make too. I used canola oil for frying instead of lard. Recommend this recipe definitely.

Brennsuppe is a rustic Austrian flour soup made from a dark lard roux, onions, caraway seeds, and herbs. A humble peasant dish with deep, toasty flavor that warms you from the inside out.

Aunt Elsie's family hot dog BBQ sauce with ketchup, sweet relish, sauteed onion, and vinegar. Score the hot dogs so the sweet tangy sauce soaks in as they simmer plump and hot.