The hit PBS cooking competition returns! Dish up all the standout recipes—familiar favorites and bold new flavors—from Season 2. In the second season of The Great American Recipe, a new set of the country’s most talented home cooks shared the stories of their lives, backgrounds, communities, and cultures, all told through food. In this companion cookbook, you’ll bring home more than 100 new recipes from the cast, host, and judges: Meals that made their big moments memorable. Family treasures handed down through generations. Iconic regional foods and twists on everyday classics. And even the weeknight standbys they turn to for quick, family-friendly dinners. In short, this is the best of American home cooking, in all of its incredible diversity—from the East Coast to the islands of Hawai’i, from indigenous to immigrant families. Accompanied by gorgeous food photography as well as captivating images from on-set, these recipes are accessible for home cooks and sure to become favorites at your table. You’ll get to know more about your favorite contestants while learning how to make the standout recipes featured on the series, including: Instant Pot Lasagna Soup with Garlic Knots Bison Pho Grab and Go Breakfast Burritos Not My Mom’s Noodle Kugel Traditional Southern Shrimp & Grits Beef and Lamb Semolina Meatballs in Red Sauce Chicken Curry and Oil Roti Rocky Mountain Trout with Stuffed Poblanos BBQ Glazed Pork Ribs with KC Cheesy Corn Dan Dan Sliders Corn Chaat with Curried Watermelon Croque Madame Mini Quiches with Dijon Bechamel Liliko’i (Passion Fruit) Bars Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Cups

This beautiful cookbook showcases the best of American regional cooking from the cooks and judges featured in PBS’ The Great American Recipe In the first season of The Great American Recipe, 10 home chefs representing distinct culinary backgrounds brought with them a rich collection of recipes. Some were secret family recipes passed down through the generations, some were new twists on regional classics, and others were their own deeply personal recipes crafted with love . . . and, together, they represent the dynamic story of America told through the diversity of its food. Now, you can bring all the fun of this new series to your kitchen with more than 100 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes from the cast, host, and judges. These recipes are accessible and taste like home—evoking nostalgia while inspiring you to explore new flavors with your loved ones. Inside, you’ll find new staples and rediscover family favorites, such as: Southern Smoke Mac and Cheese Red Chilaquiles Rhode Island–Style Fried Calamari Shakshuka with Chive Flatbread Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches Pizza Calabrese L’Italiano Burgers Crowd-Pleaser Tostadas Korean-Style Meatloaf and Potatoes Cast Iron Ribeye with Blue Cheese and Balsamic Steak Sauce Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies with Sour Cream Frosting Cannoli Dip Packed with amazing dishes and warm personal stories, and illustrated with gorgeous food photography and stills from the series, The Great American Recipe Cookbook is a must-have for fans of the show, food lovers, and every person who believes that food tells the story of who we are.

"A culinary treasury of more than 500 best-loved recipes from Colonial times to the present"--Dust jacket.

Meatloaf Roll-ups with savory fillings, spicy loaves with Southwestern flair, poutry loaves, vegetarian loaves studded with nuts and grains, plus side dishes such as Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Buttery Corn Bread--nearly 150 recipes from the winners of the most recent Great American Meatloaf Contest offer something for everyone.

Renowned chef Jonathan Waxman knows that becoming a great American cook starts at home—here he shares methods for recipes you can pull together with just a few ingredients. Widely recognized as one of the fathers of New American cuisine, Jonathan Waxman knows how to make magnificent food from just a few ingredients, roasting eggplants and red peppers for an intensely flavored soup or tossing asparagus with oranges and hazelnuts for a refreshing first course. His vision is bold, but strikingly unpretentious: many of the dishes in A Great American Cook—like the Shrimp BLT, Crispy Chicken and Goat Cheese Burritos, and Gingerbread with Brandied Plums—are free-spirited plays on classics, and his “less is more” philosophy animates suppers like flash-seared scallops on caramelized onions and chicken cooked under a brick with a sauce of rosé wine, bacon, and peas. From a versatile vegetable dish that goes with nearly every main course to handmade pastas with delicate sauces to a foolproof way to cook salmon, Waxman gives you all the techniques and recipes you need for simple, sophisticated cooking at home.