Cabbage rolls

This is a traditional eastern European dish that has been around for centuries so I decided it was the prefect recipe to share with you today. What I like about this recipe is that it's extremely easy to make and the cabbage rolls themselves are very filling and also easy to transport ( I take...

Pickled tomatoes

This is one of those foods that are so heavily embedded into Ukrainian culture that I don't think I would be able to last even a year without it. Thankfully it is so easy to make and as a result you get a delicious side dish to your everyday meals and a great way to...

Yellow peas soup

Time: 30 prep time + 40 min Ingredients: 1 cup of yellow split peas 1 big potato 1 big carrot 1 medium onions 3 bay leaves black pepper salt bacon Method: 1.  Start off by soaking the peas in room temperature water for about 30 minutes that way they will get softer and therefore cook...

Traditional slavic layered fish salad

This type of salad has been enjoyed by slavic people for decades and whenever there is a gathering, whether it be Christmas, New Year's or somebody's birthday you can be sure that amongst all the other dishes there lies this salad Time: 1 hour Ingredients: 3 large potatoes 3 large carrots 1 Red onion 2...

Borsch

Time: 45 min Ingredients: 1/5 cabbage 3 potatoes 2 medium carrots 1 big beetroot 3 bay leaves 1 big onion 1 can of beans 2 tbsp tomato paste Ingredients: 1. Dice the onion into small cubes and place into the cooking pot, sprinkle some oil on them and start frying the onion on medium heat...

Slavic carrot salad

In Ukraine this salad is called "Korean salad" but I'm pretty sure the only resembles between this salad and the carrot salads they make in Korea is the fact that both salads contain carrots. Nevertheless, here is the Korean-Ukrainian salad recipe (fusion at its finest). Time: 15 min preparation + 3 hours Ingredients: 4 large...

Russian Mushroom soup

I got this recipe from my mom's friend who comes from a Siberian region in Russia. She told me this recipe a traditional dish they made during winter when there weren't that many fresh vegetables left so they main ingredient would be the dried mushrooms they have collected in autumn.  Last weekend we got together...

Picked cabbage

Picked cabbage originates from cold Slavic countries like Russia and Ukraine, where during cold winters the ground would freeze, and all the plants would wither away and the only way to get much needed vitamin C was to preserve some vegetables in autumn and since salt works as a good natural preservative, people would spray...

Oladii (Slavic mini pancakes)

Oladii are a typical Slavic breakfast food, my mom used to make them for me every weekend when I was little and now that I have grown up I asked her to share the recipe with me so I can make them for her in the future. Time: 20 min preparation + 25 min cooking...