I recently received two requests for a recipe for a much loved “dumpling” many of my readers remember from their Nana’s (grandmother) kitchen; farina dumplings. […]
Eastern European
Homemade Fresh Pork Sausage
When I was a child in the ’60’s and ’70’s in The Coal Region, many of our daily food items were obtained from the back […]
Lithuanian Saltibarsciai (Cold Beet Soup)
With an intense pink color, this soup is a refreshing dish, often served during the warm summer months. Saltibarsciai (shalt-eh-barsh-chay) is a cold version of […]
Coal Region Kishki (aka Potato Sausage)
In the Anthracite Coal Region of Northeast Pennsylvania, we enjoy a potato sausage known to many of us as Kishki. Kishki is not to be […]
Halupki (Cabbage Rolls)
For many of us in the Coal Region, halupki — cabbage rolls — are at the top of our comfort food list. They evoke fond […]
Hungarian Strapachka (aka Slovak Bryndzove Halusky)
My introduction to this lovely dish came quite recently. In Johnstown (PA) one of the great summer events held annually is the Cambria City Ethnic […]