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"This corn has more flavor then any corn on the cob you will ever taste--boiled in its own husk keeps in the flavor. This how it was done in my great-great grandmothers' day."

Ingredients: corn, salt, boiling water...

"This is mouth watering, make you glow-in-the-dark hot. If you don't want such a spicy dish, pick chiles marked "mild", but it just won't be the same! This is very traditional for the winter and Christmas season in American Hispanic communities."

Ingredients: cumin, garlic...

"This is the ultimate comfort food, as we turn the corner into fall and cooler weather. It's simple and fills the house with great smells and the tummy with a nourishing, delicious meal. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: bulk sausage, ground sage...

"This is one of those comfort foods my mom makes for me when I was sick as a child. I have always been "sickly" and had pneumonia quite a bit and had to even be home schooled for a while in 1st grade. I could manage to keep this down because it's pretty light and it made me feel special because she always made it at my request."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, paprika...

"This comes from a great book. Cooking Like a Goddess by Cait Johnson. The "sisters" are corn, squash, and beans. This is a hearty vegetable stew that'll warm you body and soul after a crisp fall day of raking leaves. Pair with crusty bread and apple cider, mmmmm. I've served this with great success at quite a few pot-lucks."

Ingredients: dried sage, fresh parsley...

"This is a hearty main course soup. It's easy to stretch with more broth and/or veggies. It's so simple, quick and flavorful. Even my three-year-old grandson likes it!"

Ingredients: white hominy, diced green chilies...

"A vibrant, deep herby stew perfect for blustery spring or early summer, bursting with Native American flavors of the 'three sisters' -- squash, beans, and corn."

Ingredients: cilantro, diced tomatoes...

"This soup has some of my favorite things in it! I really enjoy it in the fall, just as the weather is turning cold. I can usually still find fresh corn at that time, and it's so great to have a warm soup on a crisp, chilly night! This is from "Southwest Cooks!", a collection of Native American cuisine."

Ingredients: anaheim chilies, corn, onions...

"Bread so moist it has to be eaten with a fork."

Ingredients: cornmeal, honey, milk...

"This recipe for Navajo Fry bread is from the Rough Rock Demonstration School in Rough Rock AZ. The Navajo people developed this to use the commodities they received from the government. In some recipes you will find that dry milk is also used. Lard was the original fat used to fry the bread."

Ingredients: cooking oil, hot chili beans...

"From the cookbook The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes this is a lovely full flavored dish that will greet you after slaving all day in the kitchen! This is a native American dish."

Ingredients: corn kernels, dried lima beans...

"This is a delicious dish and a wonderful use for yummy and nutritious wild rice. This also hides the veggies which is the only way my family will eat them! grrr! Easy to double all the ingredients and make 2 casseroles! One to freeze and one to serve! This is great for potlucks and covered dish dinners too!"

Ingredients: pepper, monterey jack pepper cheese...

"from : AMERICAN INDIAN COOKING AND HERB LORE"

Ingredients: hominy, salt, scallions...

"Comfort food can be healthy!!! this is Low in trans fats. Nutritional facts for the mayo dressing is here http://www.smartbalance.com/MayonnaiseFamily.aspx.
Do make the whole recipe even if you don't have 20 to serve. You can top a Shepherd’s Pie, add it to soup for a gluten free thickener, croquettes, add to a bread dough recipe, stuff them..."

Ingredients: pepper, light mayonnaise...