Browse my PA Dutch inspired recipes for comforting dishes to serve around your table. This collection takes inspiration from Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, with room for my own touches along the way. Find a recipe below for a family dinner, a holiday meal, or a day when you feel like making something from scratch.
Chicken Corn Rivel Soup is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch favorite our family has been making for decades. With tender chicken, plenty of corn, and little homemade rivels, it’s a comforting bowl of soup I especially enjoy in the fall and winter. This recipe makes a generous pot, with room to adjust the amount of corn…
Creamy Cole Slaw has been part of our family meals for as long as I can remember. This isn’t a recipe my family created. It’s a longtime favorite we’ve continued making because it’s the version we’ve always preferred. The sweet and tangy dressing combines mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, and sugar. It’s a simple side to…
As far back as I can remember, every holiday and special occasion with my paternal grandmother included these soft iced sugar cookies. Grandma’s soft sugar cookie recipe came from one of her cousins many years before I was born. Finding freshly baked cookies in Grandma’s Tupperware container was always a welcome surprise. Sometimes they had…
Lemon sponge pie was one of my father’s favorite desserts. My grandmother, his mother, taught me how to make it when I was a kid. Even as an adult, I would sometimes bake one for a special event or holiday for my dad. It’s a family recipe that brings back memories of both of them….
These Black Joe Cupcakes come from an old church cookbook of Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. They were one of the many recipes made in our house when I was growing up, and I still bake them today. Made with cocoa and strong black coffee, these chocolate cupcakes are especially good with peanut butter frosting. I prefer…
This hamburger BBQ recipe is one we like to make for parties and social gatherings because it’s easy to multiply into a big batch to feed a crowd. It also makes an easy dinner, with ground beef and onions simmered in a sweet and tangy sauce. Serve it piled on your favorite sandwich rolls, and…
PA Dutch potato filling is an expected part of our family holiday table at Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter. We also make it for special occasions throughout the year. Made with mashed potatoes, bread stuffing, sweet onions, celery, and butter, it’s a comforting side dish baked until lightly golden on top. This smaller batch…
