Recipes

Cook Through Appalachia

Just a taste of our favorite recipes from the region.
Pork shoulder inasal on a platter partially carved with gravy and a pitcher of water on the side
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman

Just a taste of our favorite recipes from the region.

  • Pork shoulder inasal on a platter partially carved with gravy and a pitcher of water on the side
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman
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    Pork Shoulder Inasal

    With tender, shreddy meat and a dark crust made from toasted rice, fried onions, and garlic, this slow-cooked pork shoulder is food fit for a crowd.

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  • Bowl of spring greens salad with bacon chunks spring onions and a hot bacon vinaigrette
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman
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    Spring Greens With Hot Bacon Vinaigrette

    Salt. Fat. Acid. Bacon. Hot fat from bacon drippings douses vinegar-drenched spring greens for a tasty salad to end all salads.

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  • Slice of appalachian apple cake topped with whipped cream with the entire cake behind it and a bowl of whipped cream on...
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman
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    Appalachian Apple Stack Cake

    With six layers of spice cake and an orchard’s worth of apple butter, this Appalachian apple stack cake IS the party.

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  • A pot of peppery chicken and dumplings garnished with celery leaves and peas next to a bowl and spoon
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Dayna Seman
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    Crystal’s Peppery Chicken and Dumplings

    This one-pot dish is fallback comfort food—thick black-pepper-spiked chicken stew topped with tender, fluffy dumplings. 

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