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Easy American Recipes Needed Please

Penny-Pincher!!
Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
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Hi Guys!

I have invited my niece and her visiting american fiance round towards the end of the month. I am thinking of doing a buffet but want to do some american dishes too but need easy to make recipes.

I was thinking things such as:

Mac & Cheese (actually have 2 proper american packets from when mum was over there)
Cornbread (I need an easy recipe for this...anyone:confused: )
Shake'n'bake style chicken (I think I have an american packet of this too to cover some chicken breasts)
Baked Potatoes & Sour cream
Corn On Cob
Salad
Blue Cheese salad dressing
Deep fried coted green beans

I dont really want to do burgers and fries etc and I think it would be difficult cooking steak for an american as USA is king of steaks and dont want to look stupid:rolleyes:

We have been to Florida a few times but thats all the same really with all you can eat buffets etc and all the food seems to be the same.

Can anyone think of any other easy american style recipes?

Thanks in advance.

PP
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  • whatatwit
    whatatwit Posts: 5,424 Forumite
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    Penny, I think that N9eav could be your man. :D

    He often posts details of his American style feasts, not sure if he didn't live over there for a while, but think he does entertain American friends.
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  • darcyvuqua
    darcyvuqua Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    meat loaf is pretty quick and easy i will try and find a recipe for you


    ok here we go

    http://www.recipezaar.com/154549
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    but you can make tomorrow better
  • darcyvuqua
    darcyvuqua Posts: 2,459 Forumite
    hi again found this site it might help you too loads of recipes good luck

    http://uktv.co.uk/food/itematoz/sid/459
    you cant change yesterday
    but you can make tomorrow better
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Hi PP! Here's one for cornbread.

    Try this thread: It's an American thing

    I'll add this thread to that one later to keep ideas together.

    BTW, as he's American, how about making soemthing typically English :confused: Your speciality shepards pie, for instance ;)

    Penny. x
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  • donny-gal
    donny-gal Posts: 4,661 Forumite
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    Hi Pen-Pin

    When I was over there on one of my work trips, one family kind invited us (8 of us) over for breakfast and served this, the "bulk sausage" is what we know as sausage meat.

    Cheers DG
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  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    Penelope_Penguin wrote: »
    Hi PP! Here's one for cornbread.

    Try this thread: It's an American thing

    I'll add this thread to that one later to keep ideas together.

    BTW, as he's American, how about making soemthing typically English :confused: Your speciality shepards pie, for instance ;)

    Penny. x

    Thanks Penny!

    I was going to do a typical English Buffet but with a few familar dishes for him as he's apparently a very fussy eater. Thanks for the recipes above-I couldnt find the american thread...sorry:o

    Thanks to everyone else too.

    PP
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  • elle_gee
    elle_gee Posts: 8,584 Forumite
    Hi all,

    Every few weeks we have friends over for tea. Usually have HM bolognaise, cottage pie, roast and veg, but next time they come (few weeks from now because we only saw them yesterday) we would like to have an American-style feast.

    We were thinking of things like Southern Fried or Sticky Chicken and Potato Skins / Potato Wedges / Curly Fries. I've seen similar in ready meals sections of supermarkets but we want to make it at home - for both cost and knowing what's in it.

    Does anyone have any recipes for this kind of thing and other suggestions for what we might have? For accompaniments I can only think of corn-on-the-cob, baked beans (spiced up in some way?) and coleslaw.

    I'm new to all this cooking lark but I'm going to give it a bash! :o
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Hi elle_gee,

    There was a very recent thread on exactly this sort of food that should help so I'll add your thread to it.

    These threads may help too:

    Southern Fried Chicken

    Potato Wedges? - All you ever wanted to know about how make potato wedges

    Loaded Potato Skins

    Southern/Curly Fries Seasoning

    Pink
  • JenniO
    JenniO Posts: 547 Forumite
    Elle Gee - that meal sounds great! As an American I can tell you that we frequently have Italian foods (as often as Brits would have an Indian) so we love pizza, lasagne, and spaghetti with meatballs and sauce. However, we also love a grilled steak, maybe with a baked potato (bake as usual and then 'scoop' out the potato and mix in a bowl with soured cream, salt, pepper, chives, and bits of bacon if you have it and a small bit of milk. Then put back into the potato and serve with a side salad with thousand island or blue cheese dressing. You can serve the steak with a 'garlic butter' sauce melted on top. This is minced up garlic and butter melted together for a few seconds in the microwave.

    Don't forget the dessert! Americans love chocolate mousse, chocolate cake, a warmed up giant brownie served with a large scoop of vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce poured over the top of both.

    gosh i'm getting hungry now...........

    good luck!

    jennifer
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