Europe recipe collection

No-cook spinach pesto pasta sauce with fresh basil, parsley, pine nuts, ripe tomatoes, garlic, and Parmesan. Blender-quick, served at room temperature over hot pasta.

Monkfish with Garlic and Herb Butter (Irish) recipe

Traditional Greek moussaka with layers of fried eggplant, potatoes, and ground beef topped with a nutmeg-spiced bechamel sauce with Romano cheese.

Traditional Greek moussaka with fried eggplant layers, beef and pork meat sauce with red wine and nutmeg, topped with a rich egg custard bechamel. An authentic layered casserole.

Moustokouloura (Greek wine must cookies) shaped into oval wreaths with olive oil, petimezi, honey, cinnamon, cloves, and orange. A traditional vegan Greek cookie with a crunchy, spiced bite.

An quick and easy to make enriched Bechamel sauce that is excellent on fish or other broiled meats.

New Year's paella with saffron rice, chicken, chorizo, shrimp, mussels, squid, and rockfish. A show-stopping Spanish feast cooked in one pan and served straight to the table.

Norwegian meat salad with julienned lamb or veal and ham in a creamy vinaigrette, garnished with sliced egg and pickled beet. A hearty Scandinavian main dish salad.

Shredded potatoes and whole wheat flour form sticky dough that gets shaped into dumplings and simmered until tender, then brushed with bacon grease and topped with crispy crumbled bacon.

Nuernberger rostbratwurst, Bavaria's iconic short grilled sausage made from coarsely chopped pork and veal seasoned with marjoram, caraway, and nutmeg. Ideal over charcoal with sauerkraut and rye.

It is an easy way to make this tasty smoked sausage, and very popular in Oktoberfest.4

Instead of using the barbecue, stay cool indoors and try this succulent dish that is sure to make you forget about the summer heat.

My family, guests, and I were awed by this recipie's rich and flavorful taste! This was truly a hearty meal.

Panjaria Salata, the classic Greek beetroot salad: whole beets boiled with tops intact, then sliced and served with Skorthalia garlic sauce or an olive oil, vinegar, and coriander dressing.

Pashka, a traditional Russian Easter dessert made with cream cheese, butter, egg yolks, crushed pineapple, and toasted almonds. A no-bake molded cheesecake chilled overnight in a clay pot.

Creamy salmon pasta with melted Fontina cheese and heavy cream. A simple three-ingredient Italian sauce tossed with hot pasta for a quick, rich dinner for two.