Recipes From Cuisine: American

Homemade Cinnamon Roll

Cinnamon Rolls


Whether you call them cinnamon rolls or cinnamon buns this popular pastry can be made at home with less sugar, calories, and sodium than many prepared varieties. Like most prepared foods sold in the United States, cinnamon rolls have been supersized. One popular brand provides about 1,000 calories each. A ...

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Homemade Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake


Carrot cake or cupcakes are moist and sweet but not a low calorie cake. You can dust them with  powdered sugar saving hundreds of calories compared to traditional cream cheese frosted carrot cake. Carrot cake may seem like a healthy alternative to other cakes, but it is like zucchini bread. ...

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Homemade Shrimp Creole

Scrimp Creole

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Shrimp Creole is a popular southeastern United States recipe, originating in Louisiana. You can serve Shrimp Creole with or without rice. For variety substitute other seafood like scallops, crab, or fish for the shrimp. Mild or Hot Creole food can be very hot (spicy), but you can control the amount of ...

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Homemade Fried Eggs

Fried Eggs

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Cooking perfect fried eggs can be challenging. Egg yolks are not uniform in size and egg white become runnier the older the egg. This Fried Egg recipe will help you make fried eggs you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Cook’s Tip Frying eggs longer than 3 to 4 ...

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BBQ Chicken Meal

Barbecue (BBQ) Sauce

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Making homemade BBQ Sauce takes only minutes. While it does not have the shelf-life of prepared sauces with preservatives, it does have up to 40 percent less sugar and up to 80 percent less sodium. This BBQ Sauce is perfect on beef, chicken or pork, or can be used for ...

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Homemade Egg Salad Sandwich

Egg Salad

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Egg Salad provides about 9 grams of protein per serving, but is also high in cholesterol. While currently U.S. dietary guidelines no longer restrict the number of eggs you should eat, if you have high cholesterol you may want to restrict the number of eggs in your diet. Egg Salad ...

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew


Hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew is a simply 1-pan meal that needs no stirring or monitoring. What could be simpler than preparing your stew the night before or morning of your meal and then place it in your slow cooker, go to work or school, and return to a hot ...

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Homemade Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi

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Shrimp Scampi takes only minutes to cook and is a popular Italian restaurant menu item you can easily make at home. With shrimp prices lower than they have been for years, shrimp is affordable on almost any budget. As always, the larger the shrimp, the higher the price. Shrimp Sizes ...

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Homemade Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad

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This is not the mushy, runny, macaroni salad available pre-packaged or at grocer delis. The pasta for this macaroni salad recipe maintains its firmness even after several days of refrigeration. Like most home made foods, this macaroni salad has little or no additives and preservatives. If you are concerned about ...

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Homemade Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles


Updated 12-12-2020: Reduced flour weight from 390 to 350 grams. Snickerdoodles are easy, crisp cookies bursting with cinnamon flavor that you can store in a cool dry place for months or freeze for 6 months or more. Snickerdoodles are a refrigerated shaped cookie. The dough must be refrigerated from 2 ...

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