Mix up a big bowl of Classic Potato Salad from Martha's American Food for the 4th of July. This all-American picnic salad is an iconic summer staple.
There’s no better way to celebrate America then to explore the amazing culinary diversity we enjoy across the nation. We’ve delved into regional traditions in-depth here at Cooking Channel, crowd-sourcing favorite dishes and developing them into our feature Across the Country in 50 State Dishes. Martha Stewart’s new cookbook, Martha’s American Food: A Celebration of Our Nation’s Most Treasured Dishes, from Coast to Coast, runs with this same idea, uncovering treasured local specialties and delivering classic recipes for iconic dishes. Along the way, through food, she uncovers interesting nuggets of American history, stories of immigration and beloved regional flavors.
Martha’s American Food begins with recipes for all-American favorites like blueberry pancakes, hamburgers, meatloaf and peanut butter cookies – you can never have too many recipes for these standbys, and Martha’s versions look fantastic. And then she divides the country into five regions: Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest and West, with recipes, stories and fabulous photography capturing the uniqueness of each – it’s a culinary road trip!
Celebrate July Fourth with these dishes from Martha’s American Food:
Classic Potato Salad (All-American)
Buttermilk Fried Chicken (Southern)
Boston Cream Pie (Northeastern)
Boston Cream Pie is actually a cake, and the official dessert of Massachusetts.
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A lot of folks aren't aware of the 'regional' favorites in deep South Texas. Being a border community that shares family ties with Mexico, our regional favorites lean towards Tex-Mex food. A sure fire winner would have to be 'fajitas' or grilled skirt-steak. Grilled fajitas in a flour tortilla with pico-de-gallo, ciliantro, and avocado is about as regional as you get down here. That said, it's always paired with yummy potato salad
So let's here it for 'fajitas' – a South Texas favorite!
SC mustard based pork barbeque as in Bessingers or Piggy Park with cole slaw. Yummy!!
As a New England favorite, it would be Whoopie Pies. As All American it would be Apple Pie.
Maine Lobster any time of the day or night. Thank you!!
BBQ Pork Steak — A Gateway City staple for all summer long!
It has to be the Cheeseburger. So many different ways to prepare!
FRIED CHICKEN….I'll never give it up. Fried chicken is a staple for any occasion.
homemade apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Chicken Fried Steak w/cream gravy!! Nothin' finer. It must be cream gravy and the gravy must have a generous sprinkling of black pepper. Good old mashed taters on the side, and a peach cobbler for dessert.
Shredded fried onion rings
Perfect way to get people chatting about the great food. I was sold when I seen the fried chicken!!!
I LOVE BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN!!!
Low Country Boil………with potatoes, onions, garlic. carrots, Old Bay, corn on the cob, clams, snow crab legs, shrimp, maybe lobster tails & mussels. Served on clean newspapers, with lots of napkins & melted butter & cocktail sauce!
sweet corn on the cob, picked in my garden, shucked and dropped into boiling water within ten minutes – YUM!
Capirotada, also known as Mexican bread pudding.
I would say I love a nice creamy slice of New York style cheesecake!
pecan pie
German potatoe salad. The only potatoe salad
fried green tomatos
Wow, so much to choose from… It's a tie between a fresh Peach-Apricot-Sour Cherry Pie (Cherries HAVE to be from Michigan) or a nice classic steak!
Detroit coneys are a real treat.
fried okra
Cheeseburgers. From backyard bbq's all across the country.
San Francisco sourdough.
Gumbo!
Love good SOUTHERN COMFORT FOOD and Fruit Pies
I love a good po'boy!
Anything from the South especially fried chicken!
Pork Roll, egg & cheese sandwiches in NJ
Just made the Boston Creme Pie and it was fabulous!!
BBQ chipped ham sandwiches!
cheese grits and collard greens
Beef on weck (Buffalo, NY)!
Baja style grilled seafood. Socal at its finest.
Maine lobster roll!
Fried squash (or okra, or eggplant). In the south we fry it all!
Thanks Martha… finally an "American" cookbook. What a better time to bring it out — the 4th of July. How good is that?
Wonderful potato salad is good in any part of our great country.
I love southern chicken fried steaks, mashed potatoes with cream gravy. Some call it Oklahoma puddin' but I call it yummy
Fried Chicken – basic southern food!
My wife makes her grandmother's potato salad and oven fried chicken – no one makes them like she does
I love your item.
Cherry cheesecake.
I love all the foods from so many places in America, but a good Lobster and steamers with red potatoes and corn with butter is very hard to beat!
Rhode Island "Stuffies" (Quahogs). Haven't had one in years, I really need to go back up North for a vacation!
American 'Surf and Turf' dishes! ♥ Martha's Recipes!
Louisiana okra gumbo
Enchiladas fixed in the Santa Fe style. YUM !! With REAL New Mexico Hatch Chile.
Old Bay ~ Deviled Eggs…yummy-yum
New York Cheesecake & I would love this book because I would like to learn to make some American dishes.