667 traditional recipes

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.

Traditional Madrid-style gazpacho with fresh tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, crumbled French bread, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. A chilled vegan summer soup.

Traditional Turkish coffee brewed in an ibrik with cardamom and sugar. Triple-foamed, unfiltered, and rich with thick crema on top. Authentic 5-minute ritual.

Grandma's strawberry freezer jam with mashed berries, sugar, and pectin. A no-cook style jam with bright fresh-fruit flavor that traditional cooked jams can't match.

Blueberry or huckleberry jam uses liquid pectin and lemon for a quick-set traditional preserve. Two-minute hard boil delivers glossy deep-purple jam by the half-dozen jars.

Fig or strawberry jam cooks fresh figs and sugar with strawberry-flavored gelatin for an easy two-step preserve with a soft, spreadable set without traditional pectin.

Black rye bread, a traditional four-ingredient yeast loaf with dense, dark crumb and the unmistakable earthy tang of pure rye flour baked low and slow.

A boozy twist on traditional holiday treats, featuring a rich blend of chocolate, bourbon, and nuts, making them a cherished family favorite during Christmas.

A tasty way to use up leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. It includes leeks and mushrooms along with the turkey in a traditional flaky pastry.

Spice rubbed bone-in blade chop replaces the traditional pork butt to deliver a smaller quantity of pulled pork without waiting half a day to cook.

Blueberry jam pairs deep berries with tart rhubarb for natural pectin set, no commercial pectin needed. Traditional Scottish-style preserve with three ingredients and a simple boil.

This is a traditional salad dressing with a tangy flavor. You can make it diet-friendly by substituting low calorie or no calorie sweetener for the sugar.

Classic baba ghanoush with fire-charred eggplant, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic, topped with parsley and olive oil. The traditional Middle Eastern smoky eggplant dip done right.

Very good and light. By using phyllo (filo) pastry instead of the traditional goopy pastry this recipe cuts down on the fat and yields more turkey flavor.

Buttery crescent cookies with ground nuts, chilled overnight, then shaped into half moons and rolled hot in powdered sugar. A traditional Christmas cookie with crumbly shortbread texture.

Hungarian vanilla kifli cookies: tender butter crescents rolled in vanilla sugar, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. A traditional Eastern European holiday cookie with a melt-in-the-mouth crumb.