The best American food, just like Americans themselves, is very diverse. The United States has been influenced by practically every culture on the globe,  and that includes the cuisine. In many cases, we've tweaked the originals to make them our own. We usually enjoy these dishes without ever considering their history, but most American recipes came from immigrants and were adapted to the local animals and vegetables.

Take, for example, my favorite food genre, Southern food. Many, many of our traditional dishes and cooking techniques actually came from Africa, with the influx of slaves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A lot of the foods I prepare are based on Gullah-Geechee recipes brought to America from the west coast of Africa. The Gullah slaves were brought to the rice plantations along the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina, and northern Florida because of their expertise in cultivating the grain. Gullah Gullah has had a huge impact on Low Country cuisine.

Everyone loves American food - at least, real American food like hamburgers and chili and Fried green tomatoes. How could you resist? The issue many Americans are facing today with weight gain does not stem from the real American foods - it stems from garbage produced by fast food chains and grocery store chains determined to jam as many calories as possible into as many mouths as fast as possible with as big a profit as possible. This site is dedicated to genuine homemade American recipes and foods  - not the plastic crap in the grocery stores.

Take the simple homemade hamburger as an example. What could be more basic and wholesome? Fill it full of preservatives and pump it full of sugar water and we have a problem, Houston.

But - instead take good quality, grade A ground beef and a few of your favorite seasonings and spices - and you have the ultimate meal. We would like to see a return to the "good old days" of genuine food made by genuine people in the traditional way. Sure - it takes a little time, but it's well worth the effort.

We also enjoy hearing from our readers - we want your favorite recipes to add to our growing list. Drop us a line - we would love to feature your best American recipes.

Chicken Wings. How many different homemade chicken wing recipes are there? Hundreds of them, and we have collected the best of the best - all in one place. Once again - we want your recipes. Hot and spicy, sweet, or anything in between - there must be more ways of making buffalo chicken wings than there are spices in the world. And you know what? We love them all!

We never met a chicken wing recipe we didn't like. For such a simple food, a lot of people are unsure how to make chicken wings at home, but it really is simple. Such a wholesome food and best of all, it's using a part of the chicken that would otherwise go to waste. With Americans returning to traditional values - including the ideal of "waste not, want not," we feel this is one of the values that will make America great once again.

The best American food comes from around the globe!