Regional-cuisine/11 recipes

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

This version of the classic Jewish passover potato dish is much lighter and fluffier than the old fashioned variety.

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.

Soft fresh German egg noodles. Spätzle, literally translasted means "little sparrows". This style of of noodle is also called Spätzli or Chnöpfli in Switzerland or Knöpfle or Hungarian Nokedli, Csipetke or Galuska. These type of noodles are commonly found side-dish from the cuisines of southern Germany and Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Alsace, Moselle and South Tyrol.

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.

Pflaumenkuchen (Plum Cake) recipe

Regional Acadian recipe from Saint Mary's Bay Nova Scotia Canada,made of meat and potatoes

Yum! I added some sliced red bell pepper strips to give the dish more colour. Used fresh broccoli instead of mixed frozen veggies, and added a drizzle of sesame oil and rice vinegar in the end as well as some sesame seeds. Enjoyed the dish with a bowl of rice, so good!

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

Buttermilk, raisins and honey flavor this old fashioned soda bread.

Chinese: Stir-Fry Pork and Peppers recipe

An rustic and authentic version of a very popular Palak Paneer from North India. Out of several version I've tried this Palak Paneer is the best one yet.

Baked Flatbread with Garlic (Lahsooni Naan) recipe

French Onion Soup : Au Pied De Cochon Re recipe

These were delicious! I don't like mushrooms so nixed those and used a broccoli/cauliflower mixture. Loved it; the added wine and garlic with all the veggies....yum. I believe I used 11 lasagna noodles; putting 1/3 cup of the mixture in each noodle was perfect.

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