Baking

You can’t visit Hungary without eating pogácsas, and these little round biscuits go really well with alcohol. Try my cheese and pork cracking recipes at home!

Kolaches, a staple of Central Texan gastronomy, actually hail from Czech Republic! Discover the ultimate recipes for Czech koláček, with 2 different doughs and 5 different fillings.

The Polish Rogalik and Jewish Rugelach are both descendants of the Austrian kipfel. I’ve created the ultimate guide. Read on for the best recipes with unique filling combinations!

Bábovka, Czech Republic’s version of a Bundt cake, is an everyday cake. I’m making two versions here: one marbled sponge bábovka, and one bábovka made with whipped cream, raisins and Maraschino cherries.

Pizza has become a Russian staple. Discover my own recipe from the Russian Far North, made with reindeer sausage!

In my last post, I talked about my trip to the wilderness of Lake Lacha, outdoor adventures in the surrounding woods and swamps, and meals at the Kolokol tour base – burbot…

There are many dishes on the menus of the two restaurants I just reviewed – Omulyovaya Bochka and Chemodan – that most diners will have never encountered before, often prepared with Siberian…

Walnut rolls are common in many cuisines of Eastern Europe. Hungarians eat bejgli, Slovenians have potica, and Croatians make povitica, generally for Christmas and Easter. The dessert counts many variations: the layers can be…

Many Europeans countries share the tradition of preparing a kind of sweet bread, often with dried fruits, for religious holidays. Germany has Stollen and Italy eats panettone, while Russia makes kulich and Poland…

Several years ago, I blogged my very first Croatian dessert, the Dalmatian fritters, little balls of fried dough coated in flavored confectioner’s sugar. That’s not, however, the sweet dish you’ll come across the…