Pennsylvania Dutch Beginner Cook Recipes

"This is such a wonderful breakfast. It's sweet and comforting, yet packed with protein to give the kids a good start to the day. Super easy to make. You can even make the batter the night before and throw it in the oven the next morning. For a variation, omit the vanilla bean and add a chopped Granny Smith apple."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, sugar...

"A great way to bump up dietary fiber and part of your five-a-day plan. Comfort food from the Pennsylvania Dutch chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

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Ingredients: onions, salt and pepper...

"My daughter Amanda found this recipe in a old church cookbook, that I have had for years. Its the kind of cake that you want to stick your face in the pan and never come up for air."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, eggs, sugar...

"This is a different and delicious way to make Scrambled Eggs, my MIL used to make them this way and we loved them! Very creamy. She said originally they used to make eggs this way to stretch the eggs further when feeding a large family, now we just make them because we like them! From the Mennonite Cookbook. *Caution: These eggs are of a very creamy..."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"I can never find a chilli recipe that reminded me of my moms. So I made my own one day. I took what I could remember from hers and added some things. I just took a container to my pap for dinner tonight. I can't wait for him to call and let me know how it is. After hunting season I will use ground venison instead of the beef."

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Ingredients: macaroni noodles, extra virgin olive oil...

"This is a recipe that is done mainly by taste so trust your own tongue!!.... I was raised on this salad but for most people when you say PEA SALAD, they have never had it but it is really good and the kids LOVE it..it's a good way to get kids to eat peas!..It is ALWAYS great for a picnic or BBQ..it is also a conversation starter as it is unique!..VERY..."

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Ingredients: hardboiled egg, mayonnaise...

"LOVE this - from the Mennonite Community Cookbook. My mother made a skillet version of this a lot when I was a kid. She used fresh corn from our garden. Of course, fresh corn cut off the cob makes this recipe even more yummy! A great summer recipe."

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Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, canned corn...

"This might not be for "everyone"...but we have found it curiously yummy for a week night meal without meat. If you love sweet potatoes and want to try them in a savory mix of black beans, rice and cumin...then come on! If you want a richer sauce, add 1 T. butter to the orange juice mixture. (Recipe compliments of Betty Crocker.)"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cornstarch, cumin...