Refrigerator Pickled Cabbage with Carrot and Beet
Make pink refrigerator pickled cabbage with carrot, beet, garlic and a hot vinegar brine. Chill for a day and keep the vegetables submerged and refrigerated. Keep chilled.
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Spicy Black Bean and Potato Soup
Simmer a spicy black bean and potato soup with corn, red pepper and vegetable broth. Mash some beans for body and add lemon juice once the potatoes are tender. Serve hot.
White Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake
Bake white chocolate raspberry swirl cheesecake with a crisp biscuit crust. Use softened cream cheese, gently marble berry puree and chill four hours before slicing.
Birthday Party Ham and Cheese Canapés
Make sixteen birthday ham and cheese canapés on crisp toasted baguette rounds with cucumber, tomato and parsley. Assemble close to serving and keep chilled. Serve for guests.
Crustless Cottage Cheese Syrnyk
Bake a crustless cottage cheese syrnyk with eggs, sour cream and starch. Chill the set cake before slicing; optional raisins add small bursts of sweetness. Serve cold.
Refrigerator Cucumber and Mixed Vegetable Pickles
Make refrigerator cucumber and mixed-vegetable pickles with garlic and a sweet-sour seasoned brine. Chill for 24 hours and keep the batch refrigerated throughout.
Simple Baked Cabbage Pie
Bake a savory cabbage pie with buttery pastry and a fully cooked onion filling. Cool the cabbage before sealing the crust and bake until both top and base turn golden.
Spiced Honey Cake Loaf
Bake two spiced honey loaves scented with cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Cool the honey syrup before mixing with eggs and bake until the deep center tests clean. Let them cool.
Fried Cottage Cheese Doughnut Balls
Fry small cottage cheese doughnut balls at 170°C until evenly golden and cooked through. Drain well and add icing sugar for a tender warm dessert. Enjoy as a warm dessert.
Tender Vanilla Kefir Muffins
Bake twelve soft kefir muffins with oil, eggs and vanilla. Fold flour into the tangy batter gently, fill the cups two-thirds full and test the centers before cooling.
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Roast red peppers until blistered and blend with tomato, onion and vegetable stock for a smooth soup. Swirl sour cream into each hot bowl just before serving. Serve hot.
Thin Nalysnyky Pancakes with Cottage Cheese
Make thin Ukrainian nalysnyky from a rested milk batter and fill them with sweetened cottage cheese. Roll the pancakes and gently warm the parcels before serving.