Time: 4 hours This is a dish from both my husband’s and my childhoods. We both ate it with pork ribs in the soup, other recipes don’t include but might include mushrooms. This is as close as I could get it to my grandma and my husband’s grandma’s versions which were remarkably similar and definitely…
Tag: ukrainian
Poppy Seed Rolls
Time: 2 ½ hours Music Selection: Dua Lipa – Love Again Poppy seeds are something I crave in the Fall, as I remember my grandparents growing poppy, drying it and then making it into these delicious deep fried buns… so much love went into growing the poppy all the way to making the buns! These…
Beef Borscht Soup
Time: 2 Hours I can’t leave a Farmer’s Market in the Fall without buying all the ingredients for borscht. As soon as I smell the dill and see the beets, I’m determined to make borscht. Quite often it is a vegetarian dish, but my grandma Katie always made it with either beef ribs or shred…
Creamy Dilled Roast Potatoes
Time: 45 minutes This is a recipe that I grew up having nearly every Sunday after church at my grandparent’s farm in Northern Alberta. Potatoes and dill grown in their garden, cream from their cattle. I love this song by Brett Kissel who grew up near my hometown – partly because of the familiar scenes…
Perogies for Breakfast – savoury or sweet?
Time: 15 minutes This blog’s purpose is to come up with interesting food, but to also come up with interesting, fun breakfasts that are healthier than a bowl of sugary cereal or instant oatmeal. Hence, this morning, we are trying both savoury and sweet perogies – which we usually eat for lunch or supper. A…
Dill & Bacon Grits (Nachynka)
Time: 20 minutes Music Selection: The Tragically Hip – New Orleans Is Sinking Growing up, with a Ukrainian heritage, we had “nachynka” at many Sunday, after Church, dinners, at Church potlucks and at every big holiday (Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving). Like many ethnic foods, every family and region, has their own slight twist – some like…
A Runny Egg On Top 