68 creative native Recipes

sour cream, mayonnaise (no substitutions), lemon juice, sugar, dill weed (optional), pasta (small shape -- shells , rotini), hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped, scallions, thinly sliced, chopped celery, sliced black olives, crabmeat, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

two-layer cake of your choice (9 inches), frosting of your choice (in a pale color ), white and dark brown ready-to-use rolled fondant, new paintbrush, clear vanilla extract or water, white pearl dragees, fresh strawberries

pine nuts , plus, pine nuts, yellow cornmeal, flour, salt, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, catfish fillets, vegetable oil

sugar , plus, sugar, lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening, egg, unbleached flour , sifted, baking powder, vanilla extract, anise seed, milk, pine nuts, chopped, ground cinnamon

rum (bacardi), kahlua, baileys irish cream, heavy cream, cracked ice, cream

red wine vinegar, zesty italian dressing, spaghetti sauce, boneless chicken breasts, rotini pasta (green,white & red swirls)

sugar, baking powder, all-purpose flour, salt, egg, slightly beaten, milk, butter, melted, bananas, sliced into rounds, butter (for pan) or cooking spray (for pan ), powdered sugar (optional), butter, sugar (can add more to taste), cinnamon

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, granulated sugar, butter flavor shortening, eggs, water, nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate morsels, quick oats, uncooked, dried apple (chopped )

flour (all purpose), light brown sugar, salt, baking soda, oatmeal (fast cooking ), peanutbutter, unsweetened cocoa powder, butter, eggs (beaten )

water, fruit (wild strawberries, wild blackberries, any fresh berry or perhaps peaches), honey (to taste)

water, wild rice, uncooked , rinsed in cold water, drained, butter, onions, diced, fresh button mushrooms, sliced, fresh rosemary, stemmed, minced or 3/4 tsp dried rosemary, crumbled, flour, chicken broth, salt, fresh ground black pepper, whipping cream, sherry wine or 2 tbsp dry white wine

yellow hominy or 1 (19 oz) can white hominy, drained, lean hamburger, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper

strawberries, washed and de-stalked, native pepper berries, fresh ground black pepper , to taste

flour, baking powder, smidgen salt, water , to make a dough, oil (for frying ), sugar or tomato sauce or honey

water, dried navy beans (or dried butter beans), oil or 1 tbsp butter, onion, sliced, salt, maple syrup, dry mustard, powdered ginger