Regional Cuisine Recipes

Wok-fried rice stick noodles with chicken, shrimp, barbecued pork, snow peas, and dried mushrooms in a curry-soy sauce. An authentic Singapore noodle dish ready in 30 minutes.

Provençal aioli platter: poached cod, beef carpaccio, blanched vegetables, baby potatoes, and hard-boiled eggs arranged around homemade garlic aioli. The summer party centerpiece.

Classic Chinese egg drop soup (don tong) with chicken broth, beaten egg ribbons, and cornstarch for a silky body. A simple, warming soup ready in minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

Sour sourdough bread builds extra tang through 12+ hours cold-retarded fermentation. Bread machine kneads, then artisan-style cylindrical loaves bake on cornmeal-dusted sheets.

Chinese steamed translucent dumplings (fun gor) filled with shrimp, ground pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts in a wheat starch wrapper.

Masala dal made with yellow split peas, turmeric, and a ghee tadka of cumin seeds and slow-fried onions. Vegetarian Indian comfort food, creamy and warming.

Rice lasagna layered with ground beef spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, and mozzarella. A gluten-free friendly twist on classic lasagna using rice instead of noodles.

Haring salade, a traditional Dutch marinated herring salad with beets, potatoes, apples, and dill cream dressing. A tangy, no-cook Northern European classic.

Hungarian tarts with a cream cheese pastry shell and five filling options: almond, pecan, walnut, coconut, and farmer's cheese. A traditional holiday baking project.

Six classic Eastern European pastry fillings: cheese with cognac raisins, prune walnut, poppy seed, ground nut, orange marmalade, and raw apple. Traditional recipes for strudel, kolache, and more.

Roasted chicken with apricots braised in white wine, thyme, and paprika. A classic Jewish-style holiday main with sweet-savory pan sauce and tender carrots and onions underneath.

Pan haggis with liver, toasted pinhead oatmeal, suet, and onions steamed in a pudding basin for 3 hours. A traditional Scottish dish made without a stomach casing.

Paprika pork chops dredged in a mild-and-hot paprika blend, simmered in white wine and plum brandy with sauteed onions, garlic, and a sour cream sauce.

Hungarian-style chilled cherry soup with whole cherries, red wine, cinnamon, cloves, and lemon, thickened with quick tapioca and topped with sour cream. A classic Eastern European summer starter.

Excellent as a cold remedy and as a starter to an Indian meal.

If you omit the raw egg, you still get a nice sauce. According to an ancient proverb, "Garlic is as good as 10 mothers." If the latest flu bug has hit your house--and whose has escaped--you may be ready to test claims for garlic's medicinal powers.