Recipes
Indulge in the comforting flavors of creamy pearl onions, a delightful dish cherished across Western culinary traditions. This recipe includes tender pearl onions in a velvety, savory sauce. Simple yet satisfying, it's a perfect side to a variety of main courses.
Ingredients
1 pound pearl onions
1½ tablespoons butter
1½ tablespoons flour
1½ cups whole milk
1 large sage leaf or 1 bay leaf
salt and white pepper to taste
I...
Dried fruits appear in the Christmas cooking of all European countries. Usually they are included in breads or cookies. In this recipe they are cooked as a compote - a good alternative to the heavy desserts popular at Christmas. Use the dried figs that are sold in a ring or crown for this recipe.
Ingredients
about 30 dried figs
1 ½ cups red wine
1 2-inch cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons sugar
Extra cinnamon sticks a...
The tradition of making gingerbread goes back to the early Middle Ages, and every European country has a traditional form with many variations in the spices. This dough must be chilled before rolling, but it is easy to work with. It makes crisp cookies that you can cut and decorate as Christmas trees or gingerbread people.
Ingredients
½ cup molasses
1 stick (4 ounces) butter at room temperature
½ cup dark brown sugar
2 cups flour...
Like all foods normally containing flour, these dumplings are made with matzo meal at Passover in obedience to the Biblical rule against eating leavened bread.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon chicken fat
2 eggs
1 ¼ cups matzo meal
½ - ¾ cup mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
¼ teaspoon ginger
1½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Beat chicken fat until white. Mix well with eggs. Add meal and po...
Kutia is a traditional Orthodox Christmas dish served on Christmas Eve in many parts of Eastern Europe. It’s eaten during the fasting period before Christmas and symbolises remembrance, renewal, and hope. The dish is simple, lightly sweet, and shared family-style.
Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat berries
Water (for soaking and boiling)
3–4 tbsp honey (to taste)
½ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup raisins or dried cranberries (optiona...
Lamb is one of the traditional European choices for Easter. Mint sauce made from the fresh mint - often thriving by Easter - is the perfect accompaniment as long as it is not too sweet.
Ingredients
For the Roast Lamb:
1 tablespoon oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled
5-6 stalks summer savory
1 boned and rolled leg of lamb, about 3 1/ 2 pounds
1 teaspoon coarse salt
For the Apple Mint Sauce:
3/4 cup apple jelly
4 tablespoons c...
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