Native American Seasonal Recipes

"I got this recipe from a friend when I was in the tenth grade. She gave me one at lunch and I loved it! (I love banana bread, so this was perfect!) I asked for the recipe that day and I decided to post it! I hope you like it!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, nutmeg...

"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."

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Ingredients: corn, salt, boiling water...

"This is a nice hearty meal that goes together very quickly. You can see how easy this recipe is to adjust for your family’s “spicy” tolerance. None of these ingredients are ever really "optional" here. I tend to add more garlic and some cayenne if there aren't any kids eating. You can use the seasoned varieties of the beans, tomatoes, or..."

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Ingredients: cumin, diced tomatoes...

"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."

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Ingredients: dried sage, fresh parsley...

"Posole is lime-treated corn kernels, called "hominy" in many parts of the country. Posole comes in many different forms with the most popular being canned. This recipe calls for dried which is widely used in New Mexico. The dried is more flavorful because as it cooks it will absorb the spicy cooking liquid. In fact, towards the end of..."

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Ingredients: cilantro, anaheim chilies...

"A very simple coffee cake or cake for sweets. Extremely refreshing."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon rind, eggs...

"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."

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Ingredients: cilantro, diced tomatoes...

"A Native American recipe to add to you Thanksgiving table. Would be yummy with honey butter!"

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Ingredients: mashed sweet potatoes, milk...

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

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Ingredients: cornmeal, honey, milk...

"We Metis love our bannock and this is my favourite recipe for it. It's great with soup, or just on it's own with jam or honey."

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Ingredients: margarine, milk, salt...

"This was a favorite of my midwestern family's. I watched my grandmother and mother make it all my life and it's just part of Thanksgiving,Easter,Christmas or a large Sunday dinner for me..my father loves it and I cook it about twice a month for him..he can eat a roaster pan alone..I fix it in small containers and he freezes it and takes it out as he..."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, ground sage...