Tzatziki
Tzatziki is a yogurt sauce that’s great over gyros, pitas, salads, lamb, as a dip, or for anything you’d like a cool tasty sauce on. Ingredients 1½ cups yogurt 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon dill (sub. ¼ tablespoon of…
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Egyptian Stuffed Grape Leaves (Warak Enab Mahshi)
Egyptian stuffed grape leaves, also known as warak enab mahshi, is a traditional dish in Egyptian cuisine that showcases delicate vine leaves stuffed with a flavorful rice and herb filling. These stuffed grape leaves are often enjoyed as appetizers or…
Egyptian Stuffed Eggplant (Mahshi Betinjan)
Egyptian stuffed eggplant, also known as mahshi betinjan, is a flavorful and satisfying dish in Egyptian cuisine. It features eggplants that are hollowed out and stuffed with a savory filling made of rice, ground meat, herbs, and spices. The stuffed…
Dovga (Azerbaijani Yogurt Soup)
Dovga (Dovğа) is a national meal of Azerbaijani cuisine. It is yogurt milk soup. Dovga can be eaten both cold and warm. Dovga can also be made with meatballs which are boiled separately and then added into it. Ingredients 1…
Dill Cucumber Salad
Ingredients ½ cup reduced-fat sour cream 2 Tbsp cider vinegar 1 tsp sugar ¾ tsp garlic powder ¾ tsp dill weed ½ tsp salt 3 medium cucumber, sliced ½ cup sliced onion Procedure Combine sour cream, vinegar, sugar, garlic powder,…
Ukrainian Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak)
Kapustnik is a hearty Central and Eastern European raw cabbage soup. It must be not confused with Kapusniak which is made of sauerkraut. Ingredients Soup Olive oil 2 medium-size onions, peeled and chopped 2–5 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced…
Ukrainian Borscht
Ukrainian borshch is a vegetable soup with beetroots as its characteristic ingredient. It is an everyday and ritual dish, known since at least the early Kyiv Rus times. Borshch is very nourishing, especially if you cook it with meat, so…
Tarator (Bulgarian Cucumber Soup)
Ingredients 500 g plain yogurt 1 cup (240 ml) water 1–2 cucumbers, diced (diced is far better than grated, although at many restaurants they grate them) A couple of spoonfuls chopped dill Salt, to taste Vinegar, to taste Oil, to…
Stuffed Tomatoes
Ingredients 1 large, ripe tomato 1 large, or 2 small culinary mushrooms 1 sliced onion slab, or coin, about ¼ inch (0.5 cm) thick 4 fresh basil leaves or 2 tsp dried basil 2 tbsp fresh parsley or 2 tsp…
Snezhanka (Bulgarian Cucumber and Yogurt Salad)
Ingredients 1 liter of plain yogurt (two regular containers in Bulgaria) ½ kg pickles or cucumbers or mixed 1–2 tbsp of oil 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice 1 tsp seasoned salt (like “Vegeta”) or salt (use no salt if…
Sandwich Layer-Cake
Smörgåstårta or sandwich cake is a typical Swedish party dish, not to be confused with Smörgåsbord. The sandwich cake is a very rich sandwich with so much filling it resembles a cake. It is excellent for receptions and parties since…
Rassolnik (Russian Barley and Kidney Soup)
Ingredients 500 g beef kidneys 2 tbsp butter 2 parsley roots, sliced in strips 1 onion, sliced in strips 4 potatoes, sliced 2 pickled cucumbers 100 g sorrel Salt to taste Sour cream Fresh parsley and/or dill Procedure Trim fat…