Pennsylvania Dutch Beginner Cook Recipes

"Another Depression meal handed down. This along with Pop's Hamburger and Beans are meals we had as kids when EVERYBODY went to my Great Grandmother's house down the shore. It is VERY easy to make, VERY easy to stretch and VERY Good! It is a meal that does NOT look appetizing, but once you eat it you won't be able to stop. MOST people (oustside our..."

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Ingredients: onions, water, bread...

"Morning breakfast pastry served at the Brafferton Inn B&B in Gettysburg."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cream cheese, dates...

"This sweet and creamy pie is always popular at family reunions. Kids love it. Even better, it calls for just five ingredients and can be made in minutes! It came from Taste of Home Busy Family Favorites"

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Ingredients: peanut butter cups, instant chocolate pudding mix...

"I have recently done the HCG diet and spent a lot of time trying to find recipes that stuck to the protocol. This meatloaf here uses no sugars or starches, therefore you can use it while doing the HCG diet."

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Ingredients: lean ground turkey, eggs...

"I have been making this for about 15 years now and never get tired of it. It is good for just about any occasion from graduations to super bowl parties to office parties. Seems to be one of the first to go."

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Ingredients: onions, salt and pepper...

"I saw another recipe posted for this and when I made it, it was a little different than the one my Mama always made. So I called her and this is what she told me was in her original recipe. It tasted just the way I remembered. And before you start critiquing, this recipe was not meant to have cinnamon and allspice in it. It's just a simple, quick way..."

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Ingredients: juice, eggs, sugar...

"Another from the archives. I especially like this recipe because it uses a minimum of butter/oil. You can use any corn, drained canned, fresh, or frozen. Yesterday I used frozen - and I mean frozen, not even thawed! Good for apple fritters too, just add a little more sugar. Like all fritters, these are best just out of the skillet. These are so..."

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Ingredients: pepper, eggs, salt...

"Great warm cider recipe for the holiday season. I made it for a Christmas "get together" last week. It was a special treat to warm up our guests. We wound up adding Captain Morgan to "harden it up" a little. It also adds a nice aroma to house to add to that holiday feel."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves...

"Start the sauce the day before you intend on making the meatballs. This is a recipe that follows the guidelines for Phase 2 eating on the HcG diet. It takes a while, but it was VERY yummy! This recipe covers your vegetable, meat and bread (some versions of the HcG allow for an additional vegetable)"

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Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"I came up with this recipe when I had some chicken and no idea what to make. I wanted to use balsamic vinegar to flavor the chicken and onions. My husband liked it well enough for me to write it down, so I have!"

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Ingredients: olive oil, garlic cloves...

"Forget the Pillsbury stuff in a box-- this has simply the best ingredients and gets its moisture from all that pumpkin. I whip this up in my bread machine on the quickbread cycle and it does all the work. Can easily be veganized by using ground flax seed with water to replace the egg. I used 1/2 cup Sun Crystals stevia-sugar blend for baking instead..."

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Ingredients: egg whites, pumpkin pie spice...