Polish Apple and Poppy Seed Pie
Tender pastry surrounds a layer of sweet poppy seeds and spiced apples. See ingredients, exact timing, clear steps and storage suggestions in the complete recipe.
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Five Spice Roast Duck, Peking Inspired
A honey and five spice coating flavors this home-oven duck. See ingredients, exact timing, clear steps and storage suggestions in the complete recipe.
Bird’s Milk Chocolate Soufflé with Gelatin
A chilled gelatin and milk soufflé rests under a thin chocolate glaze. See ingredients, exact timing, clear steps and storage suggestions in the complete recipe.
Creamy Cornmeal Porridge with Milk
A slow simmer softens fine cornmeal into a creamy breakfast. See ingredients, exact timing, clear steps and storage suggestions in the complete recipe.
Refrigerator Pickled Cabbage and Beet Salad (Khryapa)
Shredded cabbage, carrot, cooked beet and onion sit in a warm sweet and sour marinade. See ingredients, exact timing, clear steps and storage suggestions in the complete recipe.
Crab Stick, Rice and Corn Salad
Mix crab stick salad with rice, corn, hard-boiled eggs and shredded cabbage. Chill the dressed salad and add croutons just before serving. Keep croutons crisp on top.
Refrigerator Tomato-Pepper Adjika with Garlic
Cook tomato-pepper adjika with garlic, sunflower oil and vinegar. Chill or freeze portions; hot-filled jars from this recipe are not pantry-safe. Use a clean spoon.
Small-Batch Gooseberry Jam for the Refrigerator
Simmer gooseberries with equal-weight sugar for a tart-sweet refrigerator jam. Test a small spoonful on a cold plate, then chill the jars. Use clean containers for cold storage.
Pumpkin and Rice Milk Porridge
Cook pumpkin rice porridge by softening pumpkin in water, then simmering rice in milk. Stir gently until rice is tender and creamy. Finish with butter and rest covered.
Margarine Shortbread Cutout Cookies
Bake margarine shortbread-style cookies with vanilla and one egg. Chill the soft dough, cut shapes and remove when their edges turn pale gold. Serve plain with tea.
Odessa-Style Herring Forshmak with Potato
Mix Odessa-style forshmak from ready-to-eat salted herring, boiled potato, egg, onion and mustard. Chill until firm and serve cold. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
Refrigerator Eggplant Caviar Spread
Cook eggplant caviar with tomato, carrot, pepper and garlic until thick. Keep this oil-rich vegetable spread refrigerated or frozen. Freeze extra portions for later meals.