Regional Cuisine Recipes

An Eastern European pastry with a rich history and cultural significance. They are traditionally made from a simple dough consisting of cream cheese, butter, and flour, and filled with sweet fillings like jam, nuts, or cheese.

Classic German beef pot roast that is marinated with vinegar, spices and seasonings. It's traditionally served with red cabbage and/or spaetzle or even pasta. Perfect for celebrating Oktoberfest.

A German take on pancakes. Very flexible, toss in some apples or other fruit and your children or hubby will love you.

Have some Scotch Eggs for dinner the old Scottish way with this savory recipe that will find its place in your cookbook.

An easy flaming chicken main dish that even picky teenagers will gobble up. Very simple ingredients with a tasty sauce perfect for potatoes or rice on the side. Flames optional but worth the excitement.

Scrumptious little sweet tarts that are simply filled with a bit of brown sugar and dates. No "pork" involved, just old-fashioned Acadian simple goodness.

The stromboli is like a giant Spanakopita. Instead of phyllo dough, make a Italian bread dough stuffed with this yummy cheese and spinach mixture. It's cheesy, oozy, and delicious.

This excellent soft pancake wrapper, easily made at home, is eaten in Norway with butter and 'geitost' cheese, or used to wrap delicious little morsels of smoked ham, 'fenalar', dried and salted leg of mutton, or a spoonful of berry conserve.

Ukrainian-style beef stroganoff with filet mignon, mushrooms, sour cream, and Dijon, finished with fresh dill and parsley. Traditional Slavic preparation of the iconic Russian dish.

This desert, a cross between cake and sweet bread, is often baked for Easter.

Pflaumenkuchen: traditional German plum cake on a buttery shortbread base with quartered Italian prune plums and peach jam glaze. Late summer pastry heaven.

Authentic Danish pastry (Dansk Wienerbrod) dough: laminated yeast pastry rolled and folded multiple times to create flaky, buttery layers. The base recipe for Cocks' Combs, Spandauers, Cremeboller, and every other classic Danish bakery treat.

Poppy seed roll: an Eastern European yeasted bread wrapped around a rich poppy seed filling sweetened with honey and orange-lemon zest. Holiday classic.

Swedish spice cookies. Very close to the authentic recipe. See reviews for more information.

Finska Pinnar are classic Finnish butter cookies rolled in pearl sugar - crisp, buttery shortbread fingers made in 30 minutes that yield 4 dozen cookies.

Pugach pie - Eastern European filled yeast bread with your choice of cabbage, potato, or sauerkraut filling, sealed and rolled flat, then brushed with browned butter.