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Eastern Europeans Love Smoked Fish
Smoked fish is a popular component of the Eastern European diet -- from sable to sturgeon to trout to salmon. Calumet Fisheries in Chicago still pleases the palate of Midwesterners with a taste for smoked fish.
Top Eastern European Fish and Shellfish Recipes
Eastern Europe's freshwater lakes and rivers, and salt water seas teem with fish and shellfish that end up in a myriad of recipes.
Step-By-Step-Instructions For Making Dry Curd or Farmer's Cheese
These step-by-step instructions show you how to make farmer's cheese, also known as dry curd cheese, using only four ingredients -- whole milk, buttermilk, vinegar and salt.
How to Make Polish Carnival Rosettes - Rozie Karnawalowe
Polish Carnival rosettes, also known as rozie karnawalowe, are similar to chrusciki and were traditionally eaten for Fat Tuesday, otherwise known as Carnival or Mardi Gras.
How Poland's Chopin Vodka Is Made
This is how Poland's Chopin Vodka is made.
How to Make a Croquembouche
A croquembouche is a French cream puff tree or tower that Eastern Europeans have adopted and make for special occasions.
How to Make Pierogi
Once you've selected the dough and filling you want for your pierogi, follow these steps for rolling, cutting, folding and cooking.
How to Make Jewish Matzoh Balls
Jewish matzoh balls are made with matzoh meal, not flour, and are delicious in chicken soup.
How to Make Jewish Meat Knishes
These step-by-step instructions show how to make Jewish meat knishes.
Easter Treat Recipes to Make with the Kids
These Easter treat recipes are a fun project to make with the kids. Many of them can be made with box cake and cupcake mixes. It's all about the decorating and spending quality time with the little ones.
How to Make Polish Roasted Salmon - Łosoś Zapiekany
This Polish recipe for almond-crusted roasted salmon or łosoś zapiekany is from chef Stanisław Adamczyk of Villa Marilor, a five-star hotel in Zakopane, Poland.
How to Make Hungarian Sweet Cabbage Strudel Recipe
Hungarian Sweet Cabbage Strudel pinch hits nicely for Hungarian Apple Strudel.
How to Make Bread Pudding with Orange Sauce Recipe
Bread pudding is the universal way to use up stale or leftover bread.
How to Make Braided Egg Bread - Houska
These step-by-step photo instructions will help you make braided egg bread known variously as houska, chalka and challah.
How to Make Polish Pisanki Easter Eggs for Beginners
Theresa Child of Valparaiso, Ind., has been making Polish pisanki Easter eggs for more than 50 years using a simple one-dye treatment, the way her grandmother taught her.
How to Make Polish Kielbasa Sausage
Polish sausage or kielbasa is a garlic-flavored pork sausage that can be boiled, boiled and browned or smoked.
How to Make Hungarian Stuffed Peppers - Toltott Paprika
Follow these step-by-step photo instructions for making Hungarian stuffed peppers or toltott paprika.
Stock Sachet Step By Step
A good soup starts with a good stock and a good stock starts with the seasoning -- a sachet. A sachet differs from a "bouquet garni" in that the latter only consists of herbs, usually parsley, thyme and bay leaf. A sachet includes those three herbs plus, usually, black peppercorns.
How to Make Polish Wheel Cake or Kolacz
These step-by-step instructions show how to make Polish wheel cake or kolacz.
How to Make Polish Braised Red Cabbage - Czerwona Kapusta Zasmazana
How to make Polish braised red cabbage or czerwona kapusta zasmazana.
How to Make Polish Smigus-Dyngus Casserole
These are step-by-step instructions for making Polish Smigus-Dyngus Casserole, traditionally served on Easter Monday.
How to Make Polish Crullers - Chrusciki
These step-by-step photo instructions walk you through the preparation of Polish-style crullers known as chrusciki or chrust faworki.
How to Make Polish Salmon Turnover - Kulebiak
This Polish salmon turnover recipe or kulebiak is made with flaky puff pastry. Kulebiaks can be made with a variety of fillings.
How to Make Slovak Easter Paska Bread Peeps
These step-by-step instructions show how to make Slovak Easter paska bread peeps or rolls shaped like baby chicks.
How to Make Hungarian Stacked Pancakes - Rakott Palacsinta
Follow these easy steps to learn how to make Hungarian stacked pancakes alsoknown as rakott palacsinta.