Classic potato salad, perfect cheeseburgers, juicy meatloaf, and airy donuts—these are the classic American recipes we return to over and over again.
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Scotcheroos
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Strawberry-Rhubarb Pop-Tarts
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Zuppa Toscana
A serving of cioppino in a bowl, overflowing with plump shrimp, mussels, clams, calamari, fish, and more. There's a piece of deeply toasted sourdough on the side, and a small bowl holding a roasted red pepper condiment.
Cioppino
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Make Baltimore's Iconic Fudge-Topped Cookies With This Real-Deal Recipe From a Food Historian
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Indiana Fried Chicken
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Waldorf Salad
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Shoofly Pie
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Fried Green Tomatoes
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The Juiciest Juicy Lucy
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Blueberry Cornbread Cobbler
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Firecracker Hot Dogs
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Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip
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Air-Fryer BBQ Chicken
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Roast Beef Sandwich
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French Dip Sandwich
Stacked pork roll halved.
5-Ingredient Pork Roll (AKA Taylor Ham)
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Ham and Cheese Sandwich
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Copycat Shamrock Shake
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Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich
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Air-Fryer Buffalo Wings Recipe
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Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Pie
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Spaghetti With Canned-Clam Sauce Recipe
A pile of homemade chicken nuggets with a bowl of sweet 'n' sour sauce
Homemade Chicken Nuggets With Sweet 'n' Sour Sauce Recipe
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Boston Cream Pie
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Banana Cream Pie
Kale and bacon strata in a baking dish with one portion removed
Bacon, Cheese, and Kale Strata
Hands shaping outdoor pizza oven pizza dough on a floured counter
Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough
hearts of palm salsa with blue corn chips on a plate
Hearts of Palm Salsa
Chicken Parmesan plated
The Best Chicken Parmesan
A homemade Florentine omelette with spinach and cheese.
Florentine Omelette With Spinach and Cheese Recipe
The Food Lab's All-American Meatloaf
Classic Meatloaf (The Food Lab)
Closeup of Memphis-style dry ribs.
Memphis-Style Dry Ribs
Side view of a classic tuna melt
Easy Diner-Style Tuna Melt
A stack of thin, crispy Tate's style chocolate chip cookies
Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
A Western omelette with bell peppers, onion, ham, and cheese on an oval plate.
Western Omelette With Bell Pepper, Onion, Ham, and Cheese Recipe
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Easy Funnel Cake
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Shrimp Po' Boys
All-American beef stew in a white bowl on a wooden table with a grey Dutch oven of stew in the background.
All-American Beef Stew
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Fully Loaded Tuna Melt With Bacon, Pickled Peppers, Avocado, and Tomato Recipe
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Jewish Deli–Style Tuna Melt With Relish, Dill, Celery, and Swiss Recipe
The fried chicken sandwich on a white plate on a yellow background.
Homemade Chick-fil-A Sandwiches Recipe
A large, diner-style omelette sprinkled with chopped chives on a plate.
Diner-Style Ham and Cheese Omelette for Two Recipe
A slice of epic New York Cheesecake on a plate, topped with cherry sauce.
BraveTart's Epic New York Cheesecake
Ultimate Smash Burger
The Ultimate Smash Cheeseburger
Liquid Smoke
Pantry Essentials: All About Liquid Smoke
Bottled Ranch Dressing | Taste Test
A juicy broiled burger with lettuce, tomato, cheese
Juicy Broiled Burgers
An Oklahoma style onion burger on deli paper in a red plastic deli basket.
Oklahoma-Style Onion Burgers Recipe
Sous vide cheeseburger on a sesame bun with tomatoes and lettuce.
Sous Vide Burgers
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Buffalo Wing Sauce | Taste Test
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers
Profile view of a gigantic pastrami sandwich on rye bread.
Pastrami Versus Corned Beef: A Guide to the Jewish Deli
Essentials: Ina Garten's Mac & Cheese Recipe
Mocha Icebox Cake topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings
Mocha Mascarpone Icebox Cake Recipe
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The Food Lab's Ultra-Gooey Stovetop Mac and Cheese Recipe
Three reuben sandwich halves stacked on top of each other on a cutting board
Classic Reuben Sandwiches
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Homemade Philadelphia Tomato Pie-Style Pizza Recipe