As Sepember takes holds, the sunshine slips away earlier each day. There is a chill in the air promising the first frost is coming sooner […]
Side Dishes & Vegetables
Pa. Dutch Corn Pie
It’s summertime in the Coal Region and Pennsylvania Dutch country and the shining star of the season is sweet corn right from the field to […]
Pa. Dutch Chow Chow
Chow chow is quintessential Pa. Dutch; a sweet and sour mix of pickled vegetables often served as a side dish next to other Pa. Dutch […]
Nana’s Fried Red Tomatoes
Everyone seems to have heard of fried green tomatoes. My Pa. Dutch Nana (grandmother) periodically made them, most often at the end of tomato season […]
Polish Potato Dumplings with Plums (Knedle)
I had a request for this recipe by one of our friends of A Coalcracker in The Kitchen’s Facebook page. I promised her that I […]
Easy Harvard Beets
I adore red beets and they usually appear chilled on my table pickled accompanied by hard-boiled eggs which were soaking for days alongside the beets […]