Home cooking from the old country
Chances are that if your family has a collection of treasured recipes, the dishes, and techniques, were brought to America from Europe by immigrant ancestors searching for a better life. To feed their families, they worked hard and made do with what they had. If lucky enough, they farmed, growing vegetables in a garden, cured meats from the field and produced dairy products from the milking cow. Their recipes, passed down through the generations, are still relevant though some have become slightly Americanized. From English origins there is Steak and Onion Pie, a basic beef stew, ...