Regional Cuisine Recipes

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

Quick and easy to make, and it came out colorful and tasty! We served it over a bed of rice for supper, delicious!

Kartoffelknoedel: Swabian-style German potato dumplings made from boiled, grated potatoes bound with egg, butter, and breadcrumbs. Tender, fluffy, and ready for brown gravy or roast pork pan juices.

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

A tantalizing and delicious pasta dish made with succulent chicken breasts, bell peppers and fresh mushrooms.

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.

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.

Try this scrumptious side dish made with pistachio nuts, cinnamon and rosewater syrup.

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.

Quick Chinese pork stir-fry with bell peppers, mushrooms and water chestnuts in five-spice marinade, finished with cornstarch-thickened sauce over rice.

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

A scrumptious dish made with potatoes, gruyere cheese and juicy apples.

Cognac Nanaimo bars are a Canadian no-bake classic with a chocolate-coconut-pecan base, cognac-orange buttercream middle, and a glossy chocolate top. A boozy adult twist on the original.

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.

Moroccan Vegetable Stew with Roasted Buckwheat recipe