Throughout my life no holiday dinner was complete without certain dishes, one of them being my mom’s coleslaw. All though simple and inexpensive to make, […]
Meatless
Ricotta Gnocchi
I am a true lover of anything “dough-y”; PA Dutch pot pie, soft and squishy homemade bread, Homemade halushki, and more. My late husband used […]
Pennsylvania Dutch Boova Shenkel
In some restaurants and diners in Pennsylvania Dutch country, you will find a dish much more obscure than the well-known PA Dutch pot pie or […]
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 […]
Kutya (Merry Orthodox Christmas!)
January 1st has come and gone. In many villages, towns, and cities, the curb sides are adorned with once-fresh Christmas trees still dripping with specks […]
Holiday Cheese Ball
Growing up in the early 1970’s. my parents and I made an annual pilgrimage “south” a couple weeks before Christmas day, weather permitting. We weren’t […]