Dishes Made from Pumpkin
Latvian National Cuisine: Pumpkin Dishes The Latvian national cuisine offers a variety of dishes featuring pumpkin. Among them are the following: Pickled Pumpkin Start by peeling the pumpkin and removing…
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Latvian National Cuisine: Pumpkin Dishes The Latvian national cuisine offers a variety of dishes featuring pumpkin. Among them are the following: Pickled Pumpkin Start by peeling the pumpkin and removing…
A great way to protect your eyes while chopping onions and horseradish is to wear swimming goggles. You can process these ingredients in front of a running fan; the airflow…
How to Preserve Dill and Keep Its Intense, Pleasant Aroma There are many ways to preserve dill: some dry the herbs and store them in glass jars, while others opt…
**”Troika.”** To prepare this canned dish, you’ll need 3 eggplants, 3 bell peppers, 3 red tomatoes, and 3 onions. Start by washing all the vegetables and placing them in a…
Sometimes you open a jar of pickles only to find they’re too salty or a bit sour—not quite to your taste. When that happens, I pour the cucumbers out of…
Pickling Cucumbers the Traditional Way In clean 3-liter jars, I start by adding spices to the bottom: finely chopped dill, tarragon, and black currant leaves—just enough to cover the base.…
“Once, while I was in Mariupol, friends treated me to some incredibly delicious canned tomatoes. I jotted down the recipe, mastered it, and now I make these preserves myself, calling…
The cheese I make closely resembles a well-known industrial cheese called “Yantar.” For this cheese, it’s better to use crumbly cottage cheese rather than the layered kind. I place it…
Green beans can be transformed into a variety of delicious dishes. Before cooking, prepare the vegetables by trimming the ends, removing the stringy fibers from both sides of the pods,…
Anyone who tries this will rave about it. I made it simply. I took young zucchini—washed and sterilized quart jars. Then, I placed dill, garlic, horseradish, and pepper (a little…
This sauce is made not only from garlic cloves but also from the green shoots—known as garlic scapes—that have little bulbs at the tips. Everything is passed through a meat…
Let me share my experience with storing meat—any kind of meat. It’s not easy to keep it fresh; everyone knows that. In winter, it can freeze, dry out, or get…
We prepared for Easter. Back in the 1940s, when we had a cow, my mother would make a wonderful treat for the holiday. She would gather cottage cheese and sour…
Ingredients: 2 eggs 50 g of spinach (about 1.8 oz) 1 cup of grated cheese Salt to taste Chop the spinach and sauté it for 2 minutes. Beat the eggs…
Ingredients: 2 slices of toast bread 2 eggs Butter, salt to taste Instructions: Cut out the soft center of the toast bread. Spread butter on both sides of the toast…
Ingredients: 150 g cheese (grated) 2 bell peppers (red and yellow) 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1 onion (red or white) 1/3 of a chili pepper 1 cup cornmeal 2 teaspoons…
“`html Eggs – 8 pieces Potatoes (boiled or fried) – 150g (about 5.3 oz) Smoked sausages – 150g (about 5.3 oz) Milk – 0.5 cup Cheese – 60g (about 2.1…
Zucchini and Mushroom Salad Ingredients: 2 zucchini (or courgettes) 500g (about 1 lb) mushrooms A piece of ginger 0.5 tsp honey 1 tsp mustard 2 tbsp olive oil 0.5 bunch…
Ingredients: – 1 rabbit – 2 carrots – 2 onions – 2 tomatoes – 2 cloves of garlic – 1 cup of sour cream – ½ lemon – Salt, black…
“`html Pasta: 300 g (approx. 10.6 oz) Spinach: 1 bunch Cherry tomatoes: 6-8 pieces Champignon mushrooms: 100 g (approx. 3.5 oz) Onion: 1 piece Heavy cream: 100 ml (approx. 0.4…
Beef Stew with Cider Beef: 600 g (approx. 1.3 lbs) Cider: 300 ml (approx. 1.3 cups) Celery: 1 stalk Carrot: 1 Onion: 1 Cinnamon: 1 stick Tomatoes: 3 Salt and…
Chicken Roll-Ups 1 chicken breast 3 eggs Fresh herbs, salt, pepper, and oil to taste Bread crumbs Boil two eggs. Cut the chicken breast into two pieces. Make a lengthwise…
“`html Eggs: 4 Kefir: 2 cups Baking soda: ½ tablespoon Salt: ½ teaspoon Flour: 2½ cups Ground meat: 500g (about 1.1 lbs) Onion: 1 Chop the onion and sauté it…
Turkey Breast with Mandarin and Cheese Turkey breast – 500 g (about 1.1 lbs) Mandarins – 4-5 pieces Cheese – 30-50 g (about 1-2 oz) Soy sauce – 2 tablespoons…
Chicken fillet: 500g (about 1.1 lbs) Kefir: 100g (about 3.5 oz) Cheese: 100g (about 3.5 oz) Starch: 2-3 tablespoons Onion: 1 Herbs, salt, and pepper to taste. Cut the chicken…
Chicken fillet: 500 g (about 1.1 lbs) Spinach: 300 g (about 10.6 oz) Cheese: 100 g (about 3.5 oz) Salt and pepper to taste Butter, breadcrumbs Cut the chicken fillet…
Baked Salmon Steaks with Creamy Caviar Sauce 4 salmon steaks 1 lemon 2 tablespoons red caviar 200 ml heavy cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon…
Veal Liver with Apples and Onions Ingredients: Veal liver: 700 g (about 1.5 lbs) Onions: 2 Sour apples: 2 Salt to taste Flour Vegetable oil Peel the apples, remove the…
Ingredients: Ground meat – 800g (about 1.75 lbs) White bread – 3-4 slices Onion – 1-2 Garlic – 2 cloves Raw egg – 1 Hard-boiled eggs – 4-6 Worcestershire sauce…
Ingredients: – Ground meat (70% chicken breast + 30% pork) – 600g (approx. 1.3 lbs) – Bacon (slices) – 16-20 pieces – Onion – 1 – Garlic – 1-2 cloves…
“`html 6 hard-boiled eggs 1 bunch of green onions 1 bunch of dill 2 tablespoons semolina 1 tablespoon flour 1 tablespoon sour cream Salt to taste Grate the hard-boiled eggs…
Oven-Baked Pork with Vegetables Ingredients: 300-400 g (approx. 0.7-0.9 lbs) of pork (shoulder or loin) 4 hunter-style sausages 1-2 bell peppers 3-4 carrots 1 tablespoon of oil Green onions for…
Ingredients: A piece of pork Garlic Carrot 250 g (about 2 cups) of cranberries Spices to taste (salt, pepper, etc.) Sugar Instructions: Marinade: Pass 150 g of cranberries through a…
Oat Flour Pancakes Ingredients: Oat flour: 2 cups Eggs: 2 Sugar (preferably brown): 3 tablespoons Kefir: 2 cups Baking powder: 2/3 teaspoon In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients.…
Stuffed Meat Rolls with Rice Rectangular pieces of meat: 4 pieces Dried plums (prunes): 100 g (about 3.5 oz) Carrot: 200 g (about 7 oz) Celery root: 100 g (about…
Pork (loin, tenderloin) – 400 g Hard cheese – 75 g Mayonnaise – 15 g Egg – 1 Flour – 15 g Salt and pepper to taste Oil for frying…
Chicken Liver Pasta Recipe Ingredients 2 medium onions 500g chicken liver (about 1.1 lbs) 200ml heavy cream (about ¾ cup) Vegetable oil 4-5 tablespoons broth (from cooking pasta) Salt and…
Bacon: 8 slices Pork mince: 500-550 g (about 1.1-1.2 lbs) Eggs: 4 Salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, vegetable oil Fry the bacon slices in a dry skillet until both sides are crispy…
Ingredients: – Spaghetti – 300g (about 10.5 oz) – Bacon – 100g (about 3.5 oz) – 4 egg yolks or 2 whole eggs – Heavy cream – 100ml (about 1/2…
Ingredients Nori seaweed: 2 sheets Short-grain rice: 1 cup Lightly salted salmon: 300g (about 10.5 oz) Cucumbers: 1-2 Soy sauce: 4 tablespoons Wasabi paste to taste, cream cheese (like Philadelphia)…
Ingredients: – 1 raw egg and 2 boiled eggs – 3 total – 5 tablespoons chopped green onions – Salt and black pepper to taste – 125 ml kefir (about…
For the batter flour: 1.5 cups water: 2 cups butter: 50 g (about 3.5 tablespoons) sugar: 1 tablespoon baking soda: 0.5 teaspoon salt to taste For the filling cooked beet:…
Ingredients: Potatoes: 500 g (approx. 1.1 lbs) Flour: 1 cup Onions: 2 Broccoli: 250 g (approx. 9 oz) Red bell pepper: 1-2 Oil: 150 ml (approx. 5 fl oz) Apple…
Pumpkin Patties with Mixed Meat Filling Ingredients 1 medium pumpkin 14 oz. mixed ground meat (pork and beef) 1 cup milk 1/2 cup semolina 1 onion 2 eggs 2 tablespoons…
Chicken Tiramisu Ingredients: 600 g (approx. 1.3 lbs) chicken breast 1 egg 0.5 carrot 2-3 cloves garlic Fresh thyme and rosemary to taste 1-2 tablespoons flour Salt and black pepper…
Chicken Sausages Recipe Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts 100 ml milk 1 egg 50 g butter Salt and pepper to taste Start by thoroughly washing the chicken fillets. Cut them into…
Rye flour: 100 g (approx. 3.5 oz) Wheat flour: 100 g (approx. 3.5 oz) Sugar: 2 tbsp Baking powder: 1 tsp Salt: 0.5 tsp Egg: 1 Melted (not hot) butter:…