324 traditional recipes

Traditional British Christmas plum pudding with cognac-soaked dried fruit, walnuts, suet, and warm spices, steamed in a mold and served with brandy butter sauce. A Victorian holiday classic.

Traditional English black pudding baked in a roasting pan with pig's blood, beef suet, pearl barley, oatmeal, and dried mint. A casing-free version sliced and fried for breakfast with apples and mash.

Eastern European poppyseed strudel with a buttery yeasted dough rolled around poppy seed filling, raisins, walnuts, and honey. The traditional makowiec for Christmas and Easter tables.

Traditional Irish beef stew with round steak, whole potatoes, carrots, parsnips, and pearl barley simmered low and slow. Hearty, thick, and honest pub fare.

A traditional Swiss Appenzell honey cake made with wholemeal flour, warm honey, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, and cinnamon. Dense, fragrant, and beautifully scored on top, this European classic is finished with icing.

Traditional Mexican Atole thickened with masa - two recipes in one: wild Blackberry Atole de Zarzamora and Champurrado (chocolate with cinnamon). A warm, nourishing drink served with tamales.

Traditional poppy seed kolache with a buttery almond dough and homemade filling of poppy seeds, honey, dates, and nuts. A Czech-style pastry that makes 60 pieces.

Westphalian cabbage braised with tart apples, caraway seeds, and beef broth, finished with red wine vinegar. A traditional German side dish with a sweet-sour bite.

Traditional Boston baked beans made with navy beans, salt pork, molasses, and maple syrup, baked low and slow in a bean pot. The classic New England slow-baked pot of beans.

French Canadian date doughnuts (beignets) with chopped dates, nutmeg, and lemon extract, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried golden in 3 minutes. From the Quebec kitchen tradition.

These nutty burgers are a barbecue favorite, great on whole-wheat onion bun with the traditional toppings of tomato, cheese, lettuce and so on.

Hillary Clinton's chocolate chip cookies with rolled oats, shortening, and brown sugar. The famous 1992 cookie recipe that started the presidential bake-off tradition.

Traditional tabbouleh salad with fine bulgur wheat, fresh mint, parsley, lemon juice, and ripe tomatoes. A bright, herby Middle Eastern side dish served cold.

Traditional challah bread with saffron, white raisins, and poppy seeds. A slow two-day cold rise develops deep flavor in these golden braided loaves.

Homemade oatmeal bread with molasses and scalded milk, kneaded and risen the traditional way. Two soft, hearty loaves with a slightly sweet, nutty crumb.

Shawrbat adas majroosha, a silky pureed lentil soup spiced with cumin, coriander, and saffron. A traditional Middle Eastern recipe finished with fresh lemon juice.