Welcome to “Cook Along With A Coalcracker In The Kitchen”. These posts will help guide you through making some of The Coal Region’s favorite comfort […]
Main Dishes
Lithuanian Cepelinai
Lithuania’s national dish, cepelinai — a filled dumpling made from potato dough — has been loved in that country for over a century and a […]
Hungarian Farina Dumplings (Griz Galuska)
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. […]
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 […]
Saucy Stewed Hosey Burgers
In many small towns in The Coal Region, the center of activity is the local fire company and its usually attached social hall/bar. We affectionately […]