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Stretching from sea to shining sea (and even beyond), the United States is an immense country with an amazing diversity of landscapes, climates, and regional cuisines. Across the regions, local ingredients offer tremendous variation -- some are indigenous (corn, squash, turkey) but a great many were introduced by new arrivals (wheat, pigs, cattle). Cuisines of the world rarely stand still; they are always evolving. This is perhaps particularly true in the United States, a nation of immigrants. As they moved across the land, settling down in new areas, their food traditions mingled. The local cuisines absorbed and incorporated the new, and together they evolved. Gradually, regional identification took shape, even as ethnic traditions held firm. The United States offers an embarrassment of culinary riches -- a smorgasbord of world cuisines, where the regional mingles with the international. There’s Tex-Mex in Toledo, Szechuan in Schenectady, barbecued ribs in Boston, Mongolian in Minneapolis, Buffalo wings in Boise…and on and on.
 
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Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA
Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Living In: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.

Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2011 by Sarah Jo   view full review
I followed the recipe only adding 6 cloves of minced garlic. I used homemade chicken...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.

MMMMM... Brownies

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2011 by opentoedshoesan   view full review
Really moist and fudgy, with a crisp top layer, these were easy to make and fabulous the next...
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Best Marinara Sauce Yet

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2011 by pink   view full review
Great marinara! I halved the recipe since I didnt need as much. Instead of pureeing, I just...

 

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