American Heritage Cooking

Exploring America's rich culinary history one recipe at a time!

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Blog Love
These Cherry Preserves are quick and easy! Stock up on Summer’s bounty and enjoy all year! I spread mine on black pepper honey ricotta toast for an easy snack or breakfast.

Cherry Preserves Ricotta Toast

August 19, 2018

These Cherry Preserves are quick and easy! There is just one simple addition that makes them tower over all the rest! Stock up on Summer’s bounty and enjoy all year! I spread mine on black pepper honey ricotta toast for an easy snack or breakfast. I can’t eat cherry preserves with a spoon. That guilty… 

Read More »

Meyer Lemon Chicken Plated

Meyer Lemon Chicken

March 12, 2013 4 Comments

My fiancé got me a long desired cast iron skillet for Christmas, so you can imagine my delight to find a recipe in Jan / Feb’s Cooking Light titled “Skillet Mains”. The skillet and the recipe were everything I thought they would be! I was worried that with 2 whole lemons in the mix the… 

Read More »

Country Captain – An Heritage Chicken Curry

March 11, 2013 3 Comments

Imagine my surprise when I saw the Country Captain, a chicken curry, recipe in the American Heritage Cookbook! Georgians claim the original Country Captain as their own dish, “insisting that the mysterious captain drifted into Savannah via the spice trade and entrusted his recipe to southern friends.” As a resident of Atlanta, GA, I felt… 

Read More »

Strawberry Shortcake with Homemade Whipped Cream

March 9, 2013 5 Comments

My fiancé and I were just down in Florida for work and it was impossible not to notice that strawberry season had started! Not only do the prices drop but the berries get juicier, redder, and more fragrant. When I saw pallets (yes, pallets) of strawberries from Plant City, Florida at the Atlanta farmer’s market,… 

Read More »

Northern Johnny Cake – American Woman’s Cookbook

March 7, 2013 Leave a Comment

As promised, here is the delectable side dish served with yesterday’s Barbecue Chicken! My fiancé and I are quite attached to our Sweet Southern Cornbread, but I thought it was time to give a Northern recipe a chance. Some version of the Northern Johnny Cake appears in almost all of my heritage cookbooks. It is… 

Read More »

Skillet Barbecue Chicken – American Heritage Cookbook

March 7, 2013 16 Comments

Growing up my Dad put barbecue sauce on everything, and I mean EVERYTHING! Ever my Father’s daughter, I love barbecue sauce. Now that I realize how easy it is to make I don’t think I’ll be going back to the pre-packaged varieties. I really hate how the ingredients say “smoke flavor”, natural flavorings, and preservatives…. 

Read More »

Chocolate Chip Cookies – Chewy, chocolaty, yumminess!

March 5, 2013 11 Comments

My Maternal Grandmother, Nana, had hip replacement surgery yesterday. The surgery itself went smoothly but she suffered a minor heart attack due to the stress. She is still in the ICU being monitored. Needless to say, I was extremely concerned and a nervous wreck all day. While this state was not conducive to working it… 

Read More »

Apple Pie

March 1, 2013 7 Comments

Finally the moment we have all been waiting for… a timeless, historical apple pie recipe! Preparing and assembling the pie filling is definitely the easy part of the pie-making process. I have been desperate to make a recipe from “American Cookery”, the first American cookbook, and I was hoping that this would be my opportunity;… 

Read More »

Foolproof Vodka Piecrust: A Success Story!

February 23, 2013 11 Comments

This easy piecrust really is foolproof! It gives you all the measurements that you need – no “add water until ready” instructions! The vodka makes it incredibly flakey and tender! You will not be disappointed! As you all know, if my last pie making attempt were a Shakespearian play, it would have been a Tragedy…. 

Read More »

Piecrust Disaster A la Mode!

February 17, 2013 3 Comments

The only aspect of the baking world that I find more intimidating than bread is piecrust. Pies aren’t my favorite dessert but I feel a strange need to master this skill. Perfectionism at it’s worst. I was planning to make a beautiful apple pie from the original Joy of Cooking and I wanted to try… 

Read More »

Sweet Southern Cornbread

Sweet Southern Cornbread

February 14, 2013 18 Comments

WARNING! This cornbread recipe is not from any sort of heritage cookbook, heirloom family recipe, or historical source; however, I taste-tested dozens of recipes to find a cornbread recipe with the perfect texture, level of sweetness and overall flavor. This recipe knocks my socks off. It trumped my delicious family recipe (which I will give… 

Read More »

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • Next Page »

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Welcome!

I’m overjoyed that you have stopped by! This blog combines my passions for cooking, baking, recipe development, cookbooks, and American history. I post a smorgasbord of heirloom and heritage recipes, my personal creations, and modern recipes that are just too good not to share!

Categories

Follow me on Pinterest!

It’s Summer!!

Easy Lemon Strawberry Shortcake

Easy Lemon Strawberry Shortcake {For Two}

This Cherry Burrata Millet Grain Bowl has nutty millet, grilled red onions, charred shallots, spicy corn, grilled chicken, fresh cherries, creamy Burrata and a bright cherry vinaigrette! It’s the summer bowl to eat on repeat.

Cherry Burrata Millet Grain Bowl

You will love this Fresh Peach Ice Cream | It's like taking a bite of the creamiest, frozen, ripest peach you can imagine wrapped in a sweet dessert!

Fresh Peach Ice Cream {Guest Post}

This recipe for Mile High Apple Pie is easy and insanely delicious! And the crust...flakey, sugary, buttery goodness!

Mile High Apple Pie

Grilled Onion Roasted Potato Strawberry Spinach Salad

Grilled Onion Roasted Potato Strawberry Spinach Salad

This Bourbon Cherry Caramel Ice Cream is a smooth, rich caramel ice cream with a homemade cherry jam swirl and Bourbon soaked cherries!

Bourbon Cherry Caramel Ice Cream

Follow on Bloglovin

Recent Posts

  • Cherry Preserves Ricotta Toast
  • Pickled Cherries
  • Stone Fruit Caprese Panzanella Salad
  • Salted Caramel Sauce: Two Methods {VIDEOS}
  • Cherry Burrata Millet Grain Bowl
my foodgawker gallery
my photos on tastespotting
These Cherry Preserves are quick and easy! Stock up on Summer’s bounty and enjoy all year! I spread mine on black pepper honey ricotta toast for an easy snack or breakfast.

Cherry Preserves Ricotta Toast

Pickled Cherries

There is nothing better than taking all of Summer’s bounty and throwing it into an easy, no-oven salad! This Stonefruit Caprese Panzanella Salad is at once familiar and comforting with a hint of the unexpected!

Stone Fruit Caprese Panzanella Salad

In these TWO video tutorials for how to make salted caramel sauce you will learn the dry caramel method and the wet caramel method! They both have same perfect result, so you can choose your favorite!

Salted Caramel Sauce: Two Methods {VIDEOS}

This Cherry Burrata Millet Grain Bowl has nutty millet, grilled red onions, charred shallots, spicy corn, grilled chicken, fresh cherries, creamy Burrata and a bright cherry vinaigrette! It’s the summer bowl to eat on repeat.

Cherry Burrata Millet Grain Bowl

Looking for something?

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

I love that each part of our vast Nation has distinct gastronomic differences, and I cannot wait to explore where we have been and where we are now with you!

These Cherry Preserves are quick and easy! Stock up on Summer’s bounty and enjoy all year! I spread mine on black pepper honey ricotta toast for an easy snack or breakfast.
There is nothing better than taking all of Summer’s bounty and throwing it into an easy, no-oven salad! This Stonefruit Caprese Panzanella Salad is at once familiar and comforting with a hint of the unexpected!
In these TWO video tutorials for how to make salted caramel sauce you will learn the dry caramel method and the wet caramel method! They both have same perfect result, so you can choose your favorite!
This Cherry Burrata Millet Grain Bowl has nutty millet, grilled red onions, charred shallots, spicy corn, grilled chicken, fresh cherries, creamy Burrata and a bright cherry vinaigrette! It’s the summer bowl to eat on repeat.
This Bourbon Cherry Caramel Ice Cream is a smooth, rich caramel ice cream with a homemade cherry jam swirl and Bourbon soaked cherries!
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2019 · American Heritage Cooking · Site Design by Heather Mackan · Built on GenesisWP