Eastern European Recipes

Soup

Easy Superfood Red Borsch

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This Beef Rice Pilaf is the best I've tried. This recipe makes a big batch which is great since it reheats really well. Step-by-step photo instructions.

Beef

Beef Plov (Beef Rice Pilaf) Recipe

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A white bowl of Russian chicken pelmeni with butter being poured over the top of them

Chicken

Russian Chicken Pelmeni Recipe

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Paska (also known as Kulich) is a classic Easter Bread. It's a wonderful Easter tradition.

Breads

Paska Easter Bread Recipe (Kulich)

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A plate of Ukrainian aspic, kholodets

Beef

Ukrainian Aspic Recipe (Kholodets)

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A slice of chocolate cherry roll with rum cream with the whole roll in the background

Desserts

Chocolate Cherry Roll with Rum Cream ~ A Video Recipe

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A bowl of barley and mushroom soup

Soup

Barley and Mushroom Soup Recipe

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Cake

Strawberry Jello Cake Recipe

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A must try cheese dumplings recipe with Ricotta cheese. These lazy vareniki are very easy and require only about 20 minutes, from start to finish to make.

Breakfast

Cheese Dumplings Recipe

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These Russian Crepes with cheese are our favorite breakfast and they can be prepared ahead of time; making it the ideal breakfast dish for company.

Breakfast

Russian Crepes with Cheese (Video)

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These braised potatoes taste just like I remember them from childhood; really good! There's a fun ingredient in here; diced pimiento peppers. Easy to make!

Beef

Braised Potatoes with Pork

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A long plate of mushrooms in a sour cream sauce garnished with green onions

Sides

Mushrooms in a Sour Cream Sauce

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Cake

Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe

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An orange plate with cabbage and bell pepper salad

Salad

Cabbage and Bell Pepper Salad Recipe

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Mom's poppy seed roll has been a family favorite recipe for generations! Absolutely delicious and although this recipe makes a big batch - it goes fast!

Desserts

Mom’s Poppy Seed Roll (Roulette) Recipe

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The center is a traditional Russian sponge cake called biskvit which is mixed with cooked poppy seeds and sweetened condensed milk. They are coated in melted chocolate truffles and made pretty with white chocolate.

Desserts

Russian Cake Truffles Recipe

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A bowl of marinated vegetable salad

Salad

Marinated Vegetable Salad

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A close up of Mom's creamy beet salad on a green plate garnished with chives

Salad

Mom’s Creamy Beet Salad Recipe

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Desserts

Chocolate Spartak Cake Recipe

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Cabbage and cucumber salad on a green plate with a fork beside it

Salad

Cabbage and Cucumber Salad Recipe

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A must try perfect and simple Chocolate Cake, aka Prague Cake. I I added a nice little twist to this recipe by including raspberries. Sweet and tart, Yum!

Desserts

Chocolate Raspberry Cake (Prague Cake)

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A bowl do cauliflower, cucumber and tomato salad

Salad

Cauliflower Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe

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Anthill or Russian Muraveinik cake is perfect with your morning coffee or evening tea. It tastes wonderful and is easy to prepare. Yum!

Cake

Russian Cake “Muraveinik” (Anthill Cake)

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A plate of beef stuffed bell peppers with two raw green peppers behind the plate

Beef

Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers

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A plate of chicken kotleti lined up in a row with a bowl of buckwheat behind it

Chicken

Chicken Kotleti (you will dream about) Recipe

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A must try Russian Cold Holodnik Soup recipe on a hot summer day. Wild looking, but gorgeous! Holodnik is a a little like cold borscht, but tangier.

Soup

Holodnik – Russian Cold Soup

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Pickles on a long tray with a piece of dill besides them

Sides

How to Pickle Pickles (Refrigerator Pickles that is)

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These Buchty are amazingly soft. Mom made these while our relatives were visiting and I received several phone calls requesting the recipe.

Desserts

Buchty – Sweet Cherry Filled Buns

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Kompot is a fruit juice made by nearly every Russian and Ukrainian family. There are a gazillion ways to make it, a must try.

Drinks

Homemade Juice (Kompot)

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A bowl of fresh cucumber salad in a bowl garnished with dill, dill and garlic cloves beside it

Salad

Fresh Cucumber Salad Recipe

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These Ukrainian Pan fried potatoes aren't difficult but there is a trick to getting that crispy crust and tender, buttery interior consistently. Here's how.

Sides

Ukrainian Pan Fried Potatoes Recipe

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A plate of buckwheat with mushrooms

Main Course

Buckwheat with Mushrooms

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A bowl of mom's meatball soup with a cloth napkin and spoon beside it

Soup

Mom’s Meatball Soup Recipe

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Stuffed Potato Pancakes with buckwheat and egg filling. Pair these pancakes with a generous dollop of sour cream. Step-by-step photo instructions.

Main Course

Buckwheat Stuffed Potato Pancakes

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Russian Tefteli are basically amazing meatballs in a cream sauce which can be served for lunch, dinner or as an appetizer with toothpicks. Amazing.

Main Course

Tefteli in a Cream Sauce

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This Easy Mashed Potato Pancakes Recipe works for breakfast, lunch or dinner and it's a perfect use for left over mashed potatoes. Serve with sour cream.

Breakfast

Parmesan and Herb Potato Pancakes

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Mom's recipe for Savory Crepes. All you need to make this crepes recipe is a blender and non-stick skillet. Meat-filled crepes are a family favorite.

Main Course

Savory Crepes (Meat and Mushroom Nalesniki)

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This Ukrainian waffle cake is so easy, you could make it simply by viewing the pictures. Easiest cake you'll ever make and it's quite fabulous!

Desserts

Ukrainian Waffle Cake with Dulce de Leche

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Bread Kvas is uber popular in Russia and Ukraine. You might compare it to a sweet, non-alcoholic beer. Enjoy it cold on a hot summer day.

Drinks

Angelina’s Easy Bread Kvas Recipe

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You must try these simple yet delicious Ukrainian syrniki with Farmer's cheese. They known as tvorog pancakes. Soft on the inside, golden outside. Yum!

Breakfast

Ukrainian Syrniki Recipe (Cheese Pancakes)

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This is my mom's method of making farmers cheese. Grandma made this cheese in Ukraine. Steps are easy and the results are wonderful!

Recipes

Farmers Cheese Tvorog Recipe

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This is a party-size carrot and cheese spread recipe that will make your guests wanting more. Spread it on canapes, melt the cheese and enjoy.

Appetizers

Carrot and Cheese Spread

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A bowl with marinated mushrooms

Sides

Marinated Mushrooms Recipe

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These puff pastry cream horns are easy and impressive for any special occasion! This is my Mother's cream horns recipe (aka trubochki).

Desserts

Mom’s Cream Horn (Trubochki) Recipe

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A blue plate with Lena's chebureki on the plate

Main Course

Lena’s Chebureki Recipe

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The classic Spartak cake is absolutely worth making! It is a family favorite layer cake recipe that has been handed down through generations. Fantastic!

Cake

Mom’s Spartak Cake Recipe

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A must try Birds Milk Jello recipe. Inside a layer of creamy mouse topped with raspberry jello. I hope you enjoy this super easy and fancy dessert.

Desserts

Birds Milk Jello Recipe

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This ptichye moloko cake has mousse sandwiched between biskvit cake layers with a light syrup and a very simple creme chantilly frosting.

Cake

Ptichye Moloko Cake Recipe (Bird’s Milk Cake)

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