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Hello, friends, Do you have some wonderful Turkish family recipes to share? I just love Turkish food and have a bunch of lovely eggplants I would love to fix in some Turkish dishes. Thanks! Ron

A Regional Favorite: Szegediner Gulyas Hello, friends, this may be a Hungarian dish, but it has become popular throughout Central Europe. 2# stewing pork, cut into 1.25" cubes ( I used boneless loin) 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 tbsp lard or butter [I used lard.] 3 onions, diced 2 tbsp sweet...

Glad you enjoyed the Chicken and Kraut Hi, I am delighted that you enjoyed this dish as much as our company did. As you can see, it's quick, easy and delicious, and inexpensive and will surprise those who think of 'kraut only as a topping for hot dogs. Ron

Ah, The Treasures of the Austro-Hungarian Empire live on! Hi, and thanks for posting this luscious treat. You can still enjoy this delectation at cafes in Vienna, Buda and Pest. Ron

Additions to hummus Hello, friends, I like to top mine with a bit of either Aleppo pepper or with za'atar, both found at Middle Eastern markets. Either of the above with a drizzle of truly fine olive oil (I like a good one from Greece, Lebanon, Syria or Israel best) top it off beautifully. Ron

Varities of cucumber salads Hello, again. This recipe was given to me by a professional cook from Hungary on another list. She is well-versed in all manner of Hungarian foods. Lots of variation in recipes occur even within a given region, not to mention within a country, especially with an...

Hungarian cucumber salad This may be found in just about any cuisine in Central Europe. 2 medium cukes 1/4 cup vinegar 1-1.5 tsp sugar 3/4 cup water 1 tsp. salt All these measurements are approximate. Vary them according to your personal taste. Ron

Heading south....Serbian bean soup. This is one of the glories of the Serbian kitchen, one that has sustained generations of Serbs for untiold generations. 1/2 lb. dried beans (I use small white beans, limas, navy beans, etc.) 2-3 raw carrots, peeled and shredded or cubed. 2-3 red potatoes ...

Czech Chicken and Sauerkraut. Truly delicious! 8 Chicken thighs 1 Tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. margarine (I used butter)1/2 cup chopped onion 1 lb sauerkraut (try to find Polish or German kraut in a jar.) 1/2 cup water 2 Tbsp. caraway seeds dash of pepper 1/4 cup brown sugar several parboiled/steamed...

"The 'Asian Grocery Store Demystified." Hello, friends, This is a very useful little book by Linda Bladholm, published by Renaissance Books, L.A., in 1999. Ron

Eastern European Recipes Hello, Michael, This could be a very rewarding thread! Claire stated that she would try to post some family recipes, and I will post a few from "churchy lady" ethnic cookbooks that I have purchased, and which I have found to be truly delightful. Are you interested...

Czech/Slovak/Slovenian recipes Hello, Claire, I would love to have some of those family recipes:smile: Thanks for offering to dig them up. I made a Czech recipe recently with chicken thighs, sauerkraut, brown sugar (!), caraway seeds, apple and onions, and it was one of the most delicious...

Persimmon recipes Hello, friends, If you just simply google "persimmon recipes" or "Fuyu persimmon recipes" or "Hachiya persimmon recipes," among others, you will find a wealth of recipes. On one of the Fuyu sites is where I obtained the recipe for Fuyu persimmon bread, of which I baked...

Persimmon varieties Hello, I grow Fuyu persimmons, which is just one of numerous Japanese varieties. It is non-astringent and can be eaten when hard, unlike the Hachiyas. I belong to California Rare Fruit Growers and have our organization's cookbook, with recipes for various varieties. If you...

Millie, I know what you are talking about Hello, Millie, If you will give me a couple of days, I believe I can unearth a recipe for you from one of my dozen Middle Eastern cookbooks. Ron

Hello, Spicemup, Thank you...and all the other kind folks for their greetings:chef: Ron

Hello, do any of you have any family recipes from these countries in the Caucasus? I have been cooking Armenian for a couple of years and really enjoy it very much. I would really like to obtain some family favorites from people from these countries. I will post some of my own in return...

Cassia tree photo Hello, friends, give me a coupla weeks to clean up that area so as to not make it look like the jungle it has become:( The tree needs to be pruned, and the mandarin needs to be pulled back from the walkway. The rains this winter were so insistant and continual that the...

Of course you may:) Thanks for your kind note:smile: One can really smell the cinnamon when cleaning up the dead leaves under the tree. Marvelous scent! A fellow on rarefruit@yahoogroups.com has a large tree in Florida, and revels in the scent when he mows his lawn and mulches the dead...

Hello, friends, I have recently begun to cook and to appreciate Czech cooking. Do any of you have any family recipes from either the Czech or Slovak Republics? Ron:chef:

Thanks to everyone for such a warm welcome:) Ron

Source for Cassia Hi, there, I fear you will not find any cassia at Armstrong's, but you will likely find it at Pacific Tree Farms in Chula Vista, or at Exotica, which is also located in the south bay area...perhaps in the Leucadia/Carlsbad area. At any rate, last time I knew, PTF had a bunch...

Cinnamon Hello, there. I have never known anyone, either, who grew cinnamon. This is not the Sri Lankan variety, but the Southern Chinese/Burmese variety, commonly called cassia. The tree's botanical name is cassia cinnamomum. We bought it from a rare fruit nursery in Chula Vista, which...

Hello and thanks for your warm welcome! Ron:chef:

Thanks for your suggestion to post an intro. I've just done that. It's a bit of a wilderness finding one's way around a new site, but I know that with a little time/practice, I will be able to do so. Ron:chef: