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Eastern European Recipes

Homemade Sauerkraut (Choucroute)

May 5, 2009
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A little over a month ago during an intense moment of food geekery, Claire, Stephane and I decided to make our own choucroute (sauerkraut) and saucisse(sausage) from scratch. The deal was that I’d make the sauerkraut and they’d tackle the sausages.
The next day I went out and bought a large head of cabbage and [...]

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Chicken Paprikash with Nokedli (Csirke Paprikás)

February 10, 2009
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Tender chicken paprikash stewed with onion, peppers, and Hungarian Paprika, served over a bed of nokedli dumplings.
I love a thick hearty gulyás or a link of kolbász with székelykáposzta and have at times wondered if I may have been Hungarian in a past life. Or perhaps it’s just the convivial familiarity stemming from linguistic similarities [...]

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Kielbasa with sweet onions and lima beans

August 16, 2008
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Sorry for the long absence, but I have a good excuse or three. I was in Galveston for a few days attending a wedding (congratulations Travis and Keri!). I’ve also been having some medical issues that led to some minor surgery this past week. Nothing too serious, but it’s kept me out of the [...]

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Killer Meatloaf

June 8, 2008
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No, this isn’t some reference to a bad horror flick from the ‘50, nor is this a post about a portly 80’s rockstar known for his power ballads. I’m giving it this name because it’s so good it will probably kill you. This is the most unhealthy thing I’ve come up with since I made [...]

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