Over 400 of the best hometown recipes from America's Hometown Magazine.

"American Profile" magazine celebrates hometown life in America. Over the years, "American Profile" has invited readers to send in their favorite recipes for publication, including the stories behind them―tales of recipes passed from generation to generation, traded among dear friends, or created to meet the needs of a family on a budget.

In this extraordinary cookbook, you'll find traditional American favorites with a unique twist alongside ethnic creations from around the world, such as:

• Apple-Sausage Pancakes
• Prairie-Fire Chicken Strips
• Holiday Spiced Tea
• Aunt Lillian's Pumpkin Bread
• Tamale Soup
• Pistachio and Pasta Salad
• Grandma's Swiss Steak
• Chicken Dumplings
• Snapper Tropical
• Lazy Pierogi
• Apple Cake
• Tiramisu Torte

Also included are helpful tips from "American Profile's" test kitchen as well as 30 articles on hometown festivals and fairs across the nation that give you a sneak peek into the lives of the ordinary citizens that make up hometown America.

Whether it's a simple soup for the family or a full meal for visitors, the "American Profile Hometown Cookbook" has just the right recipe to make any gathering a special occasion.

There’s something sad about leftover cake. Ask most any home cook, and you’ll find they’re more of a pie or cookie baker than a cake baker. There’s a problem with baking a cake: unless you’re taking it to a potluck party or holiday gathering, there’s just too much of it. Enter Little Cakes: 50+ Perfectly Proportioned Confections to Enjoy Any Day of the Week. Author Candace Floyd has taken the guesswork out of scaling down classic and original recipes and included them among the five-dozen delicious, easy-to-make treats that can be enjoyed any day of the week.  These little cakes are perfectly sized confections serving four to eight and pack no less of a delightful wallop. With just enough to polish off in one sitting so the leftovers don’t linger, these little cakes are mini versions of American favorites like Peach Upside Down Cake, Yellow Butter Cake, Hummingbird Cake, and Gingerbread Cake. Also included are original recipes that sure to be added to the family’s hit list, like the One-Egg Dinner Cake, Jam Cake, and Fresh Apple Cake. With mouthwatering photos of each cake to inspire you, easy-to-follow recipes to guide you, and lovely icings and toppings to add flavorful flair, Little Everyday Cakes will be the baking cookbook you’ll pull from the shelf again and again—because every day deserves a little treat.

You can count on Relish to create fun, delicious, and easy menus. There are Passover and Easter traditions; a kidfriendly Mother s Day meal and a grilled dinner for Father s Day; an Italian cookout for Columbus Day and international fare for United Nations Day. Seasons & Celebrations helps you update your favorite holiday traditions and find new traditions to make your parties memorable like three different Turkey Day menus to be thankful for and a Christmas/Hanukkah dinner party your guests will thoroughly enjoy. Each party menu includes a perfectly paired beverage pick as well as other refreshing and unexpected alternatives. So don t just put out the chips and dip and fix the same old standbys, let Seasons & Celebrations help you and your guests relish all your gatherings."

The Best of Relish Cookbook contains 150 clear, simple, and oft en quick recipes designed to get you back in the kitchen and get your loved ones around the table. From breakfast to dessert, you ll be inspired by the delicious variety offered here. Widen your dinner repertoire and spice up your main courses from Ultimate Macaroni and Cheese to Smoky Dry Mole-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin, you ll want to try them all. And if you re wondering where to find smoked paprika or how to make a meringue reach new heights, the helpful tips peppered throughout the book will guide you through. Distributed in more than 500 newspapers nationwide, Relish magazine reaches more than 15 million readers each month. Relish celebrates America s love of food with recipes from the melting pot of people, places, and traditions that make our food great. Relish what you eat, because good things happen around the table."