Eastern European Recipes

Lecso or letscho – a typical Hungarian pepper stew, a delicious vegan meal with rice, or a perfect side dish for any kind of meat, sausage, or fish. Lecso is …

Russian chicken breast patties or fritters, whipped up in no time and bound to make your children (or anyone else) happy. These patties are a really fool-proof recipe when it …

An easy Romanian apple pie with flaky pastry made with oil and a luscious apple filling, the perfect apple dessert this autumn. Incredibly delicious Romanian apple pie with fake puff …

Cottage cheese dumplings with semolina, coated in sugary breadcrumbs – Romanian papanasi fierti. Last week I introduced you to one of my favorite Romanian desserts, one of the best known …

Traditional Romanian fried doughnuts – papanasi (papanash) – made with cottage cheese and topped with smetana and jam. These papanasi or Romanian fried donuts/doughnuts are the best donuts ever!!! Soft …

Baked Albanian Spinach Pie or byrek rolls with phyllo dough, feta, and cottage cheese, the perfect party appetizer or snack.  This Albanian spinach pie or byrek rolls are just wonderful: …

Typical Romanian cabbage pies or placinte cu varza, filled with cabbage, lots of dill and served with smetana or sour cream. This kind of pies have a long tradition in …

Cevapcici or cevapi, delicious grilled Croatian sausages with lots of garlic and paprika. Cevapi/Cevapcici/Croatian Sausages This cevapcici recipe is probably the best homemade sausage recipe I know. Easy to make, …

Pasca is a traditional Romanian Easter cheesecake or Easter bread. A sweet yeast dough filled with a smooth cheese and raisins filling. What is pasca? This is a traditional Romanian …

Start the day with a healthy buckwheat porridge with berries or fruit, a delicious alternative to the common oatmeal. An easy, gluten-free breakfast that will keep you full for hours. …