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An American salad of roasted butternut squash, kale and Brussels sprouts with a pomegranate vinaigrette. It is sweet, sharp and crunchy.
Main ingredient: butternut squash
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, soup
HB-3976 · Hand-built original
A kale salad with cinnamon-roasted butternut squash, sliced apples, pomegranate arils, feta and pepitas, coated in a maple tahini dressing.
Main ingredient: apple
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, soup
HB-11556 · Hand-built original
Beef short ribs seared, then slow cooked with carrots in a tomato and Worcestershire broth until fork tender.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, polenta, steamed rice, green beans
HB-4929 · Hand-built original
Fall-Apart Roasted Pork Shoulder with Rosemary, Mustard, and Garlic is a American main course centred on pork shoulder, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: pork shoulder
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-4107 · Hand-built original
Large hand-formed balls of jumbo lump crab bound with mayonnaise, egg, Dijon mustard and Old Bay, baked until lightly golden and served with lemon wedges.
Main ingredient: spices
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-8993 · Hand-built original
A classic cooked fudge made with marshmallow creme, chocolate chips and walnuts, set and cut into squares.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-5147 · Hand-built original
A layered breakfast casserole of hash brown potatoes, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, ham, and green onions under a seasoned egg and evaporated milk custard. It can be assembled the night before and baked in the morning.
Main ingredient: Hash brown potatoes
Pairs well with: Fresh fruit, Green salad, Toast
HB-5477 · Hand-built original
Large bakery-style chocolate chip cookies made by creaming cold cubed butter with brown and white sugar, then folding chocolate chips through a corn starch-softened dough and baking the big balls until golden on top.
Main ingredient: chocolate
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-6977 · Hand-built original
Farro Salad is a American salad centred on farro, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: farro
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, soup
HB-4101 · Hand-built original
A chopped romaine, cucumber and tomato salad in a pomegranate molasses, lemon and sumac dressing, topped at the last moment with fried pita pieces.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-9831 · Hand-built original
Meal-prep jars layered with fattoush vegetables in order of wetness, with the pomegranate-sumac dressing packed separately and fried pita chips added at serving.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-9832 · Hand-built original
Pork shoulder slabs rubbed with crushed fennel and coriander seed, braised low and slow with fennel, Meyer lemon, onion, and garlic until they fall apart, sauced with a cream-enriched braising liquid.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-13799 · Hand-built original
A living ginger bug - grated ginger and honey fed twice a day - ferments a gallon of lemon-ginger wort into naturally carbonated ginger beer, a method entirely unlike a quick stovetop syrup soda.
Main ingredient: ginger
Pairs well with: jerk chicken, pulled pork sandwiches, ginger snaps
HB-18744 · Hand-built original
Medjool dates filled with homemade maple hazelnut butter and a whole hazelnut, dipped in chocolate mixed with chopped hazelnuts and chilled until the shell is firm.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-9833 · Hand-built original
Red cabbage and radicchio with citrus segments in a mustard and honey dressing, finished with pomegranate seeds.
Main ingredient: red cabbage
Pairs well with: roast pork, roast turkey, roasted potatoes
HB-5403 · Hand-built original
Cooked orzo tossed with dried cranberries, crumbled feta and parsley in a lemon and honey vinaigrette, served warm or chilled with toasted almonds on top.
Main ingredient: cranberry
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-8994 · Hand-built original
A cold corn dip with green chilies, jalapeños and green onions in a mayonnaise and sour cream base loaded with shredded cheddar, served with chips.
Main ingredient: cheese
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12425 · Hand-built original
Crisp panko-breaded white fish filets on butter-toasted brioche buns with American cheese and a dill relish tartar sauce.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-9834 · Hand-built original
A chilled batch punch for twelve: cider, cinnamon whiskey, cranberry and orange under sparkling wine, with sliced apples, citrus and whole spices floating on top. Built ahead, sparked at the last moment.
Main ingredient: apple cider
Pairs well with: roast turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce
HB-18699 · Hand-built original
Thin, deeply browned 80/20 beef patties with melted American cheese on butter-toasted sesame buns, piled with long-cooked caramelized onions. Wrapping each burger in foil for a few minutes steams the bun around the hot patties.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: french fries, peanuts, milkshakes
HB-9835 · Hand-built original
Five freezer-ready marinades for salmon filets — teriyaki, Greek lemon and herb, maple mustard, chipotle adobo, and hot honey harissa — each batch sized for two filets.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-9836 · Hand-built original
Five stovetop simmer sauces made one after another: butter chicken, Thai red curry, spicy tomato-cream, Alfredo, and a blended green enchilada sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9837 · Hand-built original
A cooked blueberry and chia jam spooned over ice and topped with soda water, with optional blueberry juice.
Main ingredient: soda water
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-10782 · Hand-built original
No Yeast Flatbread is a quick and easy bread recipe that you'll be making for years to come! Use it for sandwiches, gyros, pizza, and so much more. No need to wait for this bread to rise, with no yeast and cooked over the stove, it's a simple recipe that you will want to save for later.
Main ingredient: cooking
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-0925 · Hand-built original
Flounder fillets salted ahead and gently poached in a wine and butter skillet sauce, served over creamy butter beans with a parsley, shallot and lemon zest gremolata.
Main ingredient: flounder
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-13761 · Hand-built original
Blended pancakes made from rolled oats and ripe bananas, with no flour, oil, or refined sugar in the batter. Cinnamon, vanilla, and honey round out the banana flavour, and the batter cooks in a nonstick pan in minutes.
Main ingredient: Rolled oats
Pairs well with: Fresh berries, Maple syrup, Greek yogurt
HB-5467 · Hand-built original
These flourless brownies rely on melted chocolate, cocoa and cornstarch for a thin, chewy crumb with a deep chocolate flavor. Chocolate chips scattered over the batter melt into the top as they bake.
Main ingredient: butter
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-17154 · Hand-built original
A dense flourless chocolate cake of melted semi-sweet chocolate and butter with sugar, espresso powder and cocoa, baked with a pan of steam in the oven, cooled and served with a mocha whipped cream.
Main ingredient: chocolate
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-7006 · Hand-built original
A dense flourless dark chocolate cake scented with orange blossom water, served chilled with orange blossom whipped cream and a strawberry Champagne sauce.
Main ingredient: dark chocolate
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-13762 · Hand-built original
Individual flourless chocolate cakes of melted dark chocolate and butter with eggs, sugar and cacao, baked in ramekins and served with vanilla ice cream and shaved chocolate.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-12192 · Hand-built original
Blondies with no flour at all: chickpeas blended smooth with peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla, folded with chocolate chips, baked in a square pan and finished with coarse sea salt.
Main ingredient: chickpeas
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-7008 · Hand-built original
Flourless peanut butter and cocoa cookies with coconut sugar, chocolate chips and peanut butter chips, chilled before baking so they hold their shape.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-11564 · Hand-built original
Flourless muffins of mashed banana, almond butter and cocoa with grated zucchini folded through, topped with chocolate chips.
Main ingredient: banana
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11565 · Hand-built original
A flourless banana and almond butter skillet cake blended with cocoa and maple syrup, baked just until the center stays fudgy and spread with almond butter to finish.
Main ingredient: banana
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11566 · Hand-built original
Five-ingredient peanut butter cookies with no flour at all bake up soft in the center with fork-pressed tops. They set as they cool, so patience at the end matters.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-17127 · Hand-built original
Peanut butter cookie bars baked in a square pan and pressed into a well while hot, then filled with a fluffy peanut butter filling and topped with a layer of marshmallow fluff.
Main ingredient: peanut butter
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-7009 · Hand-built original
Rice square cereal folded through a melted coating of semi-sweet chocolate, peanut butter, butter and marshmallow fluff with vanilla. The coated cereal is dusted with powdered sugar and can be mixed with mini marshmallows, mini peanut butter cups and other small candies and chips.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-9838 · Hand-built original
Exceptionally tall pancakes whose lift comes from bicarbonate of soda activated by tangy kefir plus separately whisked egg whites folded through the batter.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-13766 · Hand-built original
Yeast-bloomed buttermilk pancakes baked thick in a preheated skillet, served inverted with butter and a warm honey butter maple sauce.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-9839 · Hand-built original
This easy American pancake recipe makes really light and fluffy pancakes that are great for a special breakfast. Each serving provides 256 kcal, 7g protein, 35g carbohydrates (of which 9g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 5.5g saturates), 1.5g fibre and 1.2g salt.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-2921 · Hand-built original
Blended oat flour and banana pancakes with cacao and coconut oil, folded with chocolate chips and cooked in small batches until they bubble.
Main ingredient: banana
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11567 · Hand-built original
Banana muffins made with gluten-free and almond flours, blended banana batter and a banana coin baked on top of each muffin.
Main ingredient: banana
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11568 · Hand-built original
Banana muffins with gluten-free and almond flours and flour-coated blueberries folded through the batter, baked until a toothpick comes out clean.
Main ingredient: banana
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11569 · Hand-built original
American breakfast pancakes made from a baking powder batter with melted butter and vanilla, folded with fresh blueberries and cooked on a griddle until golden.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-9226 · Hand-built original
Carrot cake bars built on a banana bread mix with grated carrots, raisins and cinnamon, frosted and finished with shredded coconut, then cut into twelve bars.
Main ingredient: carrot
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11570 · Hand-built original
Blended cottage cheese pancakes with maple syrup in the batter, pan-fried until golden and served warm with toppings of choice.
Main ingredient: cheese
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-11048 · Hand-built original
Oat and rice flour pancakes leavened with baking powder, sweetened with banana and maple syrup, and folded with blueberries or chocolate chips.
Main ingredient: banana
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee
HB-9541 · Hand-built original
Yeast rolls filled with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, rested overnight, baked under a drizzle of heavy cream and spread with cream cheese frosting.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-11047 · Hand-built original
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