Stuffed Cabbage, Ruthenian Style (Holupki)

  Stuffed cabbage is classic Eastern European comfort food. If available, they are so much better if made with fermented cabbage leaves, which can be bought at Eastern European groceries, and add a pleasant acidity to the dish. The fermented leaves (which are essentially sauerkraut which has not been shredded) also cut out the otherwise Read More …

Mititei (Romanian Sausages for Grilling) with Peppers

  In Houston and Alexandria, I became familiar with Cevapcici, the fresh sausage of Bosnia. I am sure it will be the subject of a later post. This post is about a similar sausage from Romania. It is a skinless fresh sausage which is grilled like Americans grill a hamburger. This version is from Elisabeth Read More …