Sandy Powers is the author of “Organic for Health,” Finalist in the Health: General category, of the USA Best Books Awards; Winner in the Health category of the Beach Book Festival; and accepted on file with Oprah. www.organicforhealthsite.com
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The Best American Recipes 2005-2006: The Year’s Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and the Internet
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Home cooks and professional chefs alike have come to rely on The Best American Recipes as an indispensable resource whenever they need dazzling results, brilliant simplicity, and can’t-fail recipes. Compiled by two of the culinary world’s most respected professionals, The Best American Recipes brings together coveted dishes and kitchen secrets from the widest possible range of food writers and luminaries, from Alice Waters to Marcella Hazan. To create this book, edi… More >>
The All American Nut Recipes
The All American Nut
By Sandy Powers
The Native Americans used them to make an intoxicating drink called “Powcohicora.” George Washington was frequently seen munching them. He filled his pockets with them to continue munching throughout the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson planted the trees at his beloved Monticello. In 1865, they became popular in the North when Union soldiers carried them home after the Civil War. They are called pecans, a Native American word of Algonquin origin that once meant “all nuts requiring a stone to crack.” Today, the pecan is that All American Nut.
The pecan is the only major tree nut that grows naturally in North America. Wild pecans were so available they became a major food source for early American Natives during the autumn season. First to cultivate the pecan tree, these early Americans adapted their settlements near the plantings. Colonists in the late 1770’s soon caught on to the versatility of the pecan and began exporting the nut to Europe. Demand for the pecan grew, resulting in the nut becoming a more valuable crop than cotton.
The recipe below is a delicious variation of Pecan Pie. It is hard to beat the traditional Pecan Pie but Cheesecake Pecan Pie meets that challenge.
Cheesecake Pecan Pie
1 unbaked Pie Shell
3 eggs
1 cup corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 and ½ cup pecans
Beat eggs until light. Add corn syrup, melted butter, and vanilla to eggs. Beat well. Stir in pecans and pour into pastry lined pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and lower oven temperature to 300 degrees. Spoon cheesecake topping (below) over top of pecan pie. Return to oven and continue baking until topping is firm, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Cheesecake Topping.
8 oz. package of cream cheese
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, beaten
Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients. Beat until light. Spoon on pie. Return to oven.
Ceviche & Arroz Con Pollo: South American Recipes : How to Serve South American Ceviche
Learn how to serve South American shrimp ceviche with expert cooking tips in this free South American cuisine video clip. Expert: Kenyatta Gilliam Bio: Kenyatta Gilliam started cooking at 10. As he got older, he began helping his parents with the family catering business. He was also a chef for the FAA & catered for Café Savilla as an assistant chef. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
Native American Potlatch Cooking Kit
- Create an Native American Dinner.
- Kit includes NW Cedar Grilling Planks, Potlatch Dry Cure Seasoning, Native American Three Sisters Stew Spice Blend, menu planner and detailed instrictions.
- Vegetarian version with tofu.
- Delicious and educational.
- Great present!
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The Potlatch is a ceremony practiced among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. It is a feast. Create a Native American Potlatch dinner in your home with the CuisineMentors Potlatch Cooking Kit. Our Potlatch menu is a melting pot of the Native American diverse cuisines: Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon (or chicken or tofu options) from the Pacific Northwest, The legendary Three Sisters Stew (corn, beans and squash) from the East Coast ,Wild Greens Salad from… More >>
Ceviche & Arroz Con Pollo: South American Recipes : How to Make a South American Ceviche
Learn how to make a South American shrimp ceviche recipe with expert cooking tips in this free South American cuisine video clip. Expert: Kenyatta Gilliam Bio: Kenyatta Gilliam started cooking at 10. As he got older, he began helping his parents with the family catering business. He was also a chef for the FAA & catered for Café Savilla as an assistant chef. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
