31 great american Recipes

white bread (high quality if at all possible, sourdough is great!), american cheese, margarine , to taste

unbleached all-purpose flour (plus 1/4 cup if dough is too sticky), salt, buttermilk, 110 degrees (can use 1 cup of milk with 1 tbsp lemon juice as a substitute, mix milk and lemon juice and let it s), water (110 degrees ), unsalted butter, melted, honey (i ve used brown sugar too with great results), instant yeast (1 envelope) or 2 1/4 tsp fast rise yeast (1 envelope)

uncooked elbow macaroni, butter or 6 tbsp margarine, divided, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, whole milk or 2 cups 2% low-fat milk or 2 cups nonfat milk, process american cheese, cubed, curd cottage cheese, sour cream (i have used regular or light with great results) or 2/3 cup light (i have used regular or light with great results), shredded mild cheddar cheese (whatever you prefer) or 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (whatever you prefer), soft breadcrumbs, cubed cooked chicken , browned ground beef or 1 1/2 cups other cooked meat

buttered toast (butter both sides), ground beef (browned & drained ), onion (diced ), prepared mustard, eggs, american cheese (kraft singles work great), celery (diced )

butter flavor crisco, granulated sugar, brown sugar , packed, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, granulated sugar, cinnamon

great northern beans, rinsed and drained, great northern beans, drained, but not rinsed, onion, peeled and cut into quarters, carrots, trimmed and cut into thirds, celery rib, trimmed and cut into thirds, bay leaf, chicken broth, bacon, raw (use the streaky american style), water

boneless skinless chicken breast halves (chicken strips work great too), poultry seasoning, american cheese, cream of celery soup, sour cream, chicken flavor stuffing mix, butter, melted

ground beef, onion, chopped, garlic clove, minced, tomato sauce, salt, chili powder, worcestershire sauce, elbow macaroni, pepper, red wine vinegar, tabasco sauce, to taste (i do about 6-7 shakes ), american cheese (velveeta is great, but i used kraft deli deluxe slices and loved it)

sirloin steak -- 1 inch thick, dried basil, pepper, garlic -- crushed, oil, ready to serve beef broth -- (14 1/2 oz each), thick & chunky salsa -- or picante, green giant american mixtures -- (frozen ), great northern beans -- drained, rinsed, fresh spinach -- torn, fresh basil , cilantro, or parsley -- for garnish