Recipes Index
Gingerbread House Dough Recipe
This gingerbread house dough recipe, while edible, is not meant to be eaten. It is firm and sturdy enough to support decorations.
Royal Icing Recipe
Royal icing is the mortar that holds a gingerbread house together.
Hungarian Dobosh Torte Recipe - Dobos Torta
This Hungarian Dobosh Torte recipe sports seven layers filled with chocolate buttercream and topped with a caramel layer.
Romanian Mamaliga Balls Recipe
Romanian mamaliga balls is another example of Eastern Europeans' love of food tucked inside other food. Here polenta balls are stuffed with salami.
Serbian Meatless White Bean Soup Recipe - Pasulj
Serbian meatless white bean soup - pasulj - is perfect for Lent and other fasting times, or for vegetarians.
Bulgarian Eggplant-Pepper Spread Recipe (Kiopoolu)
Kiopoolu is a Bulgarian roasted eggplant and pepper spread used as an appetizer spread on bread or as an accompaniment to grilled meats.
Serbian White Bean Soup Recipe - Pasulj
Serbians prefer the tetovac legume in their white bean soup, but most cooks use Great Northern beans because they are easier to find and less expensive.
Polish Buttermilk Rye Bread Recipe
This moist, easy Polish rye bread recipe uses buttermilk instead of a sour to create the tang associated with rye breads.
Polish Sourdough Rye Bread Recipe - Chleb Zwykly na Zakwasie
A rye sour adds tang to this Polish rye bread recipe.
Lithuanian Kugelis Recipe - Savory Potato Pudding
This Lithuanian kugelis recipe is wonderful as a side dish or as a vegetarian main course.
Polish Potato Bread Recipe - Okregly Chleb Kartoflany
Polish Potato Bread recipe uses mashed potatoes in the dough, which produces a light, airy crumb.
Czech/Bohemian Braided Egg Bread Recipe - Hoska
This yeast bread, known as hoska to Bohemians and Czechs, chalka to Poles, and challah to Jews, is slightly sweet and rich, like French brioche.
Mom's Polish Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Polish pumpkin soup recipe - zupa z dyni - uses rice as a thickening agent in this fresh-tasting pumpkin soup.
Polish Pumpkin Pierogi Filling
Polish pumpkin pierogi can be eaten as a main course or dessert.
Russian/Ukrainian Pampushki Recipe
Russian/Ukrainian pampushki recipe is fried potato balls stuffed with cheese.
Sweet Plum Pierogi Filling Recipe
Sweet plum filling for pierogi is actually made with prunes. Once the dumplings are boiled, they plump up and it's like eating a fresh plum.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
The cream cheese in this buttery pound cake makes it a winner on its own or dressed up with strawberries and whipped cream.
Serbian Stuffed Cabbage ("Sarma") #1
Sarma is the Serbian version of stuffed cabbage.
Vegetarian or Lenten Sarma
Lenten Sarma are cabbage rolls stuffed with vegetables only in strict observance of the Lenten fast.
Serbian Easter Egg Bread
Serbian Easter egg bread is braided and topped with red hard-cooked eggs.
Serbian Pogacha Bread
Pogacha is a round loaf of utilitarian white bread. It accompanies nearly everything on the Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian tables and is a favorite with kajmak and ajvar.
Polish Nalesniki Fruit Filling Recipe
Polish nalesniki come in savory and sweet varieties. This fruit filling is for sweet nalesniki.
Oxtail-Barley Soup Recipe
Oxtail-barley soup is a hearty offering that can be enjoyed winter or summer. It spans the boundaries of Eastern European countries and can be found in most kitchens.
Eastern European Blueberry-Almond Cake Recipe
Blueberry Almond Sour Cream Cake recipe uses three ingredients beloved by Eastern Europeans.
Polish Stuffed Eggs Recipe (Jajka Faszerowany)
Polish stuffed eggs, or jajka faszerowany, are also known as deviled eggs.