Borscht. Piping hot and ruby red. Full of veg. Sour and salty. Basically, a hug in a bowl. So many veggies. Like with all my recipes, I don’t believe this is anything close to traditional, however it’s my favourite way to devour borscht. I don’t…
If you have not yet had the absolute delight of tasting the sweet potato + sage + browned butter combo then this is your cue to make these perogies. Sweet potato + sage + browned butter, oh my. Some flavour combinations just make sense. Sweet…
Ukrainian sweet Easter bread, or paska, is quite possibly the plushiest bread ever. Citrusy, soft and topped with a generous drizzle of lemon icing, this bread may be your new obsession. Don’t forget the sprinkles! This bread. Is Heaven. Easter is nearly here and that…
Cottage Cheese Crepes aka Nalysnyky is my ultimate favourite Ukrainian dish. Traditionally, this dish is served at Easter, but I could eat it all year long. Simple yet delicious, full of cheese and dill, this side dish is begging to be included in your next…
Meat buns (aka pyrizhky) are absolutely addicting. I mean, how can you go wrong with a soft, buttery bun surrounding a flavourful meaty filling? Spoiler alert: you cannot. Buns on buns. As I mentioned in my blog post Discovering Ukrainian Recipes: A Memoir, these buns…
These rice and beef cabbage rolls (aka holubtsi) are a favourite Ukrainian dish. Saucy and tender, make sure you serve them alongside several beet leaf buns. How I like ‘em. Cabbage rolls come in so many shapes and sizes. There is no wrong or right…
These cheesy, dilly perogies are a family favourite. If you’re craving a bit of a lighter perogy, this is it. Chz Plz. Let’s talk cottage cheese. It’s very important that you purchase dry curd cottage cheese for this recipe. Regular cottage cheese has too much…
A plushy Ukrainian bun. Serve them alongside your other Ukrainian dishes with plenty of sour cream and butter. Beet leaf buns, Baba’s way. When I was creating this recipe, I did a bunch of research on beet leaf buns and found that typically, the recipes…
