Showing posts with label european:east and central. Show all posts
Showing posts with label european:east and central. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Has Your Baking Soda Expired? / Fried Chickpeas with Sausage & Spinich / Brodetto: Fish Stew



Blog Post: Baking Tricks: How to Tell if Baking Soda has Expired


If you don't see bubbles, then sadly, you'll need to take a trip to the store and buy a fresh box!


Blog Post & Recipe: Fried Chickpeas with Sausage and Spinach


I followed the method and the main ingredients of the recipe, but I did make one pretty big change. Instead of chorizo, I used spicy chicken sausage that I squeezed out of the casings and broke it into bits as it cooked.


Blog Post & Recipe: Alekasandar's Irresistible Brodetto


Brodetto is a fish stew found in many variations along the Adriatic coast. I got this recipe from my boyfriend's colleague who is from Herzegovina. He sent me his family recipe that is more traditional, along with this one, that uses canned tuna.



Saturday, 2 January 2010

Mulled Wine / Čomlek / Cardamom Pistachio Cookies



Blog Post & Recipe: All is Quiet


I love the combination of the sharp citrus with the sweetness of the sugar and vanilla.

Mulled Wine


Blog Post & Recipe: Čomlek


Čomlek is mostly made in Macedonia and Albania. It is probably a form of Turkish Çömlek kebabı (earthenware bowl kebab) - kebabs in a casserole dish


Blog Post & Recipe: Mary Ellen Rae's Cardamom Pistachio Cookies


... when I saw that this cookie eschewed cinnamon and nutmeg, was austere and plain save for a gentle sprinkling of ground cardamom and a few green shards of pistachio, it became the only thing I wanted to bake.



Wednesday, 16 May 2007

Cilantro Sauce. Leeks. Eastern and Central European Cooking



Recipe: Cilantro Sauce adds Flavour to Rice.

Article: How to prepare leeks.


Question
I love the taste of leeks in cooking but am never sure when using leeks myself what part is to be used?
— Libby


Article/Recipe: The Eastern and Central European Kitchen: Contemporary and Classic Recipes.

A book review with links to three recipes.


The author has kindly shared these recipes:

* Uszka - Polish dumplings with Mushroom filling
* georgian meatballs with pine nuts and sour cherries
* prune and walnut cheesecake