Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

12 OZ Elena's Black...
16 OZ Garlic Survival...
1 each bag or bunch of...
1 each large tomato -...
2 each to 3 tablespoon...

Directions:

Bring water to a boil, add pasta, cook until al dente.
Heat sauce in a separate pot, med-low.
Add the snow peas 2 minutes before draining.
Add spinach 30 seconds before draining.
Drain pasta, toss with vegetables and sauce.
Sprinkle tomatoes and pine nuts over top.

Time:

25 min (5 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Salad

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

Vary the amount of...

Ingredients:

1 C ombine eggplant...
1 C ool pepper, seed...
1 C ool eggplant and...
1 each Bake or roast Red...
1 each Bake eggplant...
1 each Add 3 Tablespoons...

Directions:

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Corn Oil
1 each Kilogram onions...
0.5 teaspoon salt
2 each Deciliters soy milk
250 each Grams silken tofu
0.25 teaspoon black pepper --...
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 teaspoons Soy sauce
50 each Milliliters couscous
1 tablespoon chives –...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F | 175 C.

Saute onions in oil, with salt, until translucent and mostly soft.

Dress a 10" | 24 cm spring form with the puff pastry.
Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

Blend the soy milk, silken tofu, pepper, basil and soy sauce until smooth.

Then combine the onions, the soy milk mixture, chives and the couscous.
Pour into the spring form.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.

Time:

15 min (10 min to prepare, 5 min to cook)

Meal type:

Salad

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon whole mustard
0.333333 teaspoon Apple vinegar
0.333333 teaspoon Unrefined corn oil
0.333333 teaspoon Unrefined sesame oil

Directions:

Shake very well. Use with avocado, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, apple, mango, papaya, etc.

Time:

1 hr 15 min (30 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons salt
4 each 6 ounces tomato...
1 teaspoon cumin
1 each medium ripe avocado
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1.5 cups COOKED small...
1 each sprig fresh oregano
13 each leaves fresh basil
1 each bunch small parsley
2 each stalks celery
3 each medium tomatoes
2 each cloves minced garlic
5 each scallions
1 each medium green bell...
1 each medium cucumber

Directions:

* Peel cucumber and discard peel.
* Remove seeds and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
* Remove and discard stems and seeds from bell pepper; cube bell pepper.
* Trim root ends from green onions and slice crosswise about 1/2-inch thick slices.
* Dice tomatoes into 1/4-inch cubes.
* Slice celery and avocade into 1/4-inch cubes.
* (Reserve 10 small, perfect sprigs of parsley for garnish.)
* Mince remaining parsley, enough to equal 1/3 cup.
* Mince ...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Side Dish

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 each bunches wild...
1 tablespoon white flour
1 slice of bread
2 each garlic cloves
1 each white wine...
1 each Saffron
1 each white pepper
1 C umin
1 each olive oil
1 each salt

Directions:

*Cook the aspargus in bunches.
*Whilst they are cooking, fry the garlic cloves and the bread in a frying pan with olive oil until they brown.
Then, drain them and place them into a mortar to crush them with the saffron, the cumin, a tbs oil of that we used for frying and a little of water to thin it down.
*Brown the flour in the frying pan and slowly add water, wine (optional) and the mix we have in the mortar and we´ll get a sauce.
Season it with salt and pep...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

6 each cloves garlic,...

Directions:

in skillet olive oil (1/2 cup) get moderately hot.

add in artichoke hearts and all other vegetable ingredients about ten minutes apart.

once ingrediates is translucent cover and simmer about 20 min.

cook angel hair pasta and drain

toss ingredients and pasta until very well mixed and serve.

pine nuts can be distributed.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 teaspoon extra virgin...
2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
3 each cloves garlic
10 each fresh basil...
1 each handful of...
2 each large ripe tomatoes

Directions:

Boil a saucepan of water.
Throw in pasta when water comes to a rolling boil.
Now for the pesto.
Get your mini food processor (otherwise you big only will do just as well).
Add in the olive oil, garlic, basil and balsamic.
Frappe away!
You can stop when the mixture is well blended and somewhat chunky ('cos of the basil).

Drain pasta well. Slice tomatoes into wedges.
Add tomatoes and pesto in the pasta and toss.
All tha...

Time:

55 min (20 min to prepare, 35 min to cook)

Meal type:

Snack

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 4 cups flour
1 each 1 teaspoon dry yeast
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each 1 teaspoon sugar
1 each 1 teaspoon sumac
1 each Put yeast and...
1 each Mix flour and...
1 each Mix by hand
1 each Knead, adding...
1 each Let rise in a...
1 each 250-500 grams/...
1 each 4 ripe peeled...
1 each 6 cloves of...
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each Salt, pepper,...

Directions:

* Mix mince, tomatoes, parsley, garlic, sumac and salt & pepper to taste, and cayenne pepper (be generous) together.
* Knead dough again and divide into egg size balls (about 20).
* Pat each ball into a flat patties about 6" diameter.
* Spread mix on each one (not edges), place on a greased tray and cook in a 400F/200C hot oven for 15 minutes at most (watch it!)

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 cup pearl rice (long...
2 each medium sized...
0.333333 cup Wesson Oil, Salt...
0.5 cup water
0.5 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dill
0.25 cup chopped parsley,...

Directions:

In a large frying pan, fry onions in oil until limp.
Add rice, water, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
Cover and boil a few minutes until the water has been absorbed (if you use long grain rice this will take approx. 20 minutes).
Take off heat and add dill and parsley.
Stir and let cool.
Rinse leaves in warm water and gently snap off stems.
Spread a leaf on a small plate, vein side up and stem end toward you.
Put a teaspoon of filling near the st...

Time:

35 min (15 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
4 each garlic cloves --...
0.5 cup dry red wine or 2...
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or...
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
0.5 teaspoon dried Italian...
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
2 each cans diced...
2 tablespoons chopped fresh...

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a saucepan or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes.
Stir in wine and next 8 ingredients (wine through tomatoes); bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, about 15 minutes.
Stir in parsley.
Yield: 3 cups (serving size: 1 cup).

Time:

35 min (15 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Sauces & Seasonings

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
4 each garlic cloves --...
0.5 cup dry red wine or 2...
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh or...
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
0.5 teaspoon dried Italian...
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
2 each cans diced...
2 tablespoons chopped fresh...

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a saucepan or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes.
Stir in wine and next 8 ingredients (wine through tomatoes); bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, about 15 minutes.
Stir in parsley.
Yield: 3 cups (serving size: 1 cup)

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 each medium onion --...
3 each cloves garlic --...
1 cup brown rice --...
1 cup frozen peas
0.5 teaspoon turmeric
0.25 teaspoon salt -- or more...
16 ounces red kidney beans...
6 each artichoke hearts...

Directions:

Cook rice.

Heat oil in large skillet and cook onion and garlic until crisp/tender, about 4 minutes.

Stir in remaining ingredients, and heat 5-10 minutes, until peas are tender.

Time:

45 min (10 min to prepare, 35 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

9 ounces artichoke hearts
1 teaspoon olive oil
0.5 cup onion -- finely...
2 each cloves garlic --...
3 cups Sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon dried basil
0.5 teaspoon dried oregano,...
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 tablespoon dry white wine
1 tablespoon Italian seasoned...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350¡ F.
Lightly oil a 1-quart baking dish or spray with a nonstick cooking spray.

Cook frozen artichokes according to package directions.
(1-16 oz. can of artichokes can be substituted, these need only be drained.)
Drain and place in pan.

Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add onion and garlic.
Cook, stirring frequently, 3 minutes.
Add mushrooms.
Sprinkle with spices.
...

Time:

50 min (5 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 each Medium-small...
1 cup tahini
6 each cloves of garlic
1 cup finely chopped...
2 teaspoons of salt
0.5 cup finely minced...
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

Cut off and throw out the stem-ends of the eggplants.
Prick the eggplants all over with a fork.
Place them directly on an oven rack (preheated to 400 degrees), and roast them slowly until they pop (about 45 minutes).
When they are sagging, wrinkled, crumpled and totally soft, they are ready.
Remove them from the oven and wait for them to cool enough to handle.
Scoop out the insides and mash them.
Combine will all other ingredients except the olive oil...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 each large eggplants
0.25 cup tahini
1 each small Onion
7 each cloves garlic
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon vinegar
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil, salt...

Directions:

Pierce the skin of the eggplant and placed on foil lined baking sheet under boiler.
Broil, turning once, until they are oozing and the skin is black on both sides.
Throw the eggplants in cold water and peel.
Drain the flesh and pop into a blender.
Add a conservative amount of all ingredients and blend on low, for a minute or two (until creamy and well-blended) you may have to add water to achieve desired consistency.
Adjust the seasoning by adding ingredient...

Time:

1 hr 50 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 40 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

3 each lbs. firm...
2 each med yellow onions
0.5 each head garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 tablespoon tahine
3 tablespoon lemon juice, cayenne

Directions:

Prick eggplants with a fork and put on baking sheet and roast on 400 degrees until they are charred and collapse - at least an hour.
Allow them to cool, then split them lengthwise with a sharp knife and sccop out the flesh, first pulling out and discarding any pockets of dark seeds.

While the eggplants are roasting, chop the onions and peel and mince the garlic.
Heat the olive oil in a non stick pan and cook the onion and garlic in it with 1/2 tsp of salt, stirrin...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

19 OZ can pinto or...
3 tablespoons molasses, small...
4 cups cooked pasta,...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all the ingredients together.
Pour into casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Serve hot.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

4 each medium potatoes
4 each large carrots
1 each large onion
6 each cloves garlic
1 each sweet potato, any...
1 each parsnip, some...
2 each packets of French...

Directions:

Preheat oven to fairly hot, chop all veggies and put in an oven bag.
Mix soup packets with water, pour onto veggies and seal bag.
Put in oven for approx. 30 mins or until veggies are tender.

Time:

1 hr (10 min to prepare, 50 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 pound (whole wheat)...
3 tablespoons light oil...
2 each medium onions,...
1 each large...
3 tablespoons whole wheat...
1 cups water
0.5 pound firm, drained...
4 tablespoons tamari soy sauce,...
1 tablespoon toasted sesame...

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy saucepan.
Over medium heat, sauté the onion and carrot until the onion is transparent and lightly browned, about five minutes.
Lower the heat and stir in the flour.
Brown lightly for about 30 seconds, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
Slowly pour in the water, about a half-cup at a time, stirring constantly to prevent lumps (a whisk is helpful).
When all the water has been added, retur...

Time:

35 min (5 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon Vegetable oil
1 each onion -- diced
1 each lb sauerkraut
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
4 each turnips -- sliced
0.25 cup spicy brown mustard

Directions:

Steam the turnip slices until tender-crisp.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large skillet, saute onions in oil.
Grease a 2-quart casserole dish = and make a layer of sauerkraut and caraway seeds.
Add turnips and mustard in another layer.
Top mixture with sauteed onions.
Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Stir before serving.

Time:

1 hr 5 min (20 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Snack

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 L arge eggplant
1 cup finely chopped...
6 tablespoons olive oil
0.5 cup finely chopped...
1 teaspoon finely chopped...
2 L arge ripe...
0.5 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 each Freshly ground...
2 each 3 tablespoons...
1 each dark rye or...

Directions:

*Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Bake the eggplant on the middle rack for about an hour, turning it over once or twice untill it is soft and it's skin is charred and blistered.
*Meanwhile, cook the onions in 4 tablespoons of the olive oil over moderate heat untill they are soft but not brown (6-8 mins).
Stir in the green pepper and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes longer.
With a ruber spatula, scrape the contents of the skillet into a mixing...

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Salad

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

6 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon Minced garlic
0.5 teaspoon sugar
0.25 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Place all ingredients in lidded jar.
Close jar; shake thoroughly.
Chill until ready to serve. Shake again before using. Makes 1/2 cup.

Helpful Hint: Dressing is best if made at least 30 minutes ahead of time.

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Dinner

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon dried herbes de...
35 each gram dried wild...
300 milliliter vegetable stock
250 each gram pearl...
2 each carrots; peeled...
110 each gram button...
2 each sticks celery;...
2 each cloves garlic;...
1 each large onion; diced
50 each gram butter

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas 4.
Soak wild mushrooms, allow 1/2 hour.
Melt butter in an oven proof dish with a lid and saute the onion, garlic and celery for 6 minutes.

Add the button mushrooms and carrots.
Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.

Add the barley, stock and soaked wild mushrooms.
Bring to the boil and turn off the heat.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
Add the herbs, stir and add extra water if the dis...

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 cup barley
1 each 1/2 cup mixed...
1 each 1 tablespoon...
1 each 6 cups water
1 each 2 tablespoon miso
1 each 1 large onion,...
1 each 5-6 turnips,...
1 each 2 carrots, sliced...
1 each 1/2-3/4 pound...
1 each 3 cloves garlic,...
1 each 1/2 tablespoon...
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each 1 tablespoon...
1 each 1/3 cup tamari
1 each 3 tablespoon...

Directions:

* Saute the garlic and onion in olive oil on medium heat until the onions are translucent.
* Combine the barley, lima beans, split peas, lentils, miso, and water with the onion/garlic, and bring to a boil.
* Add the turnips and carrots, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
* ("But grandma, where did they get miso in the Ukraine?" "Shut up and eat your soup.") (If you have broccoli stems, peel and slice th...