Eastern European Recipes

This Rugelach Recipe is an easy to make pastry with a five ingredient flaky butter crust wrapped around pecans, brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon.

Easy Rugelach Recipe

The dough for these bite sized treats comes together in a food processor in minutes. ...

Really just wanted to show off my new dishes, can you guess the main colors?  Oh, and the soup is really good too!!

Old World Peasant Soup

This is one of those soups that while your cooking it and the aroma fills ...

Sugar and a few vanilla beans on a grey cutting board.

Vanilla Sugar

Many items at the grocery or specialty stores are costly but when you make them ...

These are so good and they say CHRISTMAS to me.

Czechoslovcian Kolache Cookies

This recipe was given to me many, many years ago. So long ago that ...

A white plate filled with egg noodles with a meat sauce over and topped top with sour cream and  sprinkled with chopped parsley.

Beef Stroganoff

Cooked in a lovely mustard cream sauce and served over buttered egg noodles, this is ...

Cucumber Radish Salad

Cucumber Radish Salad

This is Ukrainian in nature and is a tasty side dish. Easy to prepare and ...

Beautifully decadent, the ultimate dessert that none should miss trying to make at home, creamy and lush.

Crème brûlée

• Crème brûlée can be made or quite ahead of time, even the day before ...

European Style Meatballs

This is delicious. I used to make them with veal, but around here, if you ...

Salmon Cakes

Salmon Cakes

Excellent flavor and when I served these to my parents, they both enjoyed them, and ...

This vegetable loaded potato soup with ham hock and petit pois features the traditional potato and meat with a twist of adding the smoke flafour that is so uniquely tasty.

Potato soup with ham hock and petit pois

• You may use oil to drizzle and shallow fry your onions and meat in ...

This lamb pita pocket (sandwich) & coleslaw plus horseradish sauce combo makes such a tasty sandwich filler…

Pulled lamb, coleslaw and horseradish sauce

It is not an easy task to finely chop the onion but it's doable. It's ...

These dumplings can be made in advance and easily frozen and steamed whenever needed. Just freeze them on baking paper individually before transferring into a bag to avoid sticking.

Veal steamed dumplings (Dim sum)

There might be some meat mixture left, I always make some without wrappers. Shape meat ...

This salad is an explosion of superb flavours containing raw vegetables and a beautiful vinaigrette made with coconut blossom syrup, umami salt, cider vinegar plus fresh herbs and homemade mayo. Refreshing and so delicious!

Salmon and crudités salad with coconut blossom

I always have a blend of quite a few types of seeds and nuts available. Nice ...

Buttery Soft Pretzels

These are buttery and so delicious!!! Have them with your favorite dipping sauce as ...

There is nothing like this homemade horseradish and beetroots relish, colour, flavour nor taste! Simply an amazing relish to use with your desired roast, sandwich or any breakfast eggs.

Homemade horseradish and roasted beetroot relish

I used to grate the horseradish but I no longer do that. I’ve learned my ...

Broth is something that I grew up with, and various types of meat can be used.

This broth is such a comforter, a real soul warmer and a true hugger.

Soured beef broth

The vegetables are again something you can pick and choose according to your liking and ...

Mushroom Pie.

Mushroom Pie

This is an excellent pie! I made this with a mix of Shiitake and Buna ...

This superb creamy chicken and mushroom dish is rich.
A good crisp, nutty and healthy home made bread or flat bread would be a joyful choice with this dish I am so sure of this.

Creamy chicken and mushrooms with polenta

This meal can be easily made without the chicken and you can add some chopped ...

Nut Crescent Cookies

These are my family's favorite delicious pastries that I make at Christmas. The recipe ...

This cabbage casserole with ground/minced beef and fresh herbs is a shortcut to the traditional stuffed cabbage rolls. Easy and quicker to prepare, yet super delicious.

Cabbage casserole with beef mince and fresh herbs

This cabbage casserole with ground/minced beef and fresh herbs is a shortcut to the traditional ...

Chicken & Mushroom Patties (Kotlety)

Chicken & Mushroom Patties (Kotlety)

Kotlety / Kotleti is Russian meat cakes that are juicy and delicious due to the ...

This ox tongue goulash is a satisfying treat, a comforting food you can prepare in your kitchen, without fancy ingredients.

Ox tongue goulash

This ox tongue goulash is a satisfying treat, a comforting food you can prepare in ...

This is a yummy and inexpensive apple strudel recipe, with puff pastry, organic apples, cinnamon, etc.

Quick ‘n’ yummy apple strudel

This is a yummy and inexpensive apple strudel recipe, with puff pastry, organic apples, cinnamon, ...

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