European boil recipes

Vegan French Cuisine: Quinoa, Green Vegetables & Vanilla

Spring is coming fast (at least in Japan!) and whatever your culinary priorities, all kinds of green vegetables…

Vegan Spaghetti and Meatballs

This is so fast and so simple. It's effortless. It's so delicious you won't believe how good it is until you try it. I didn't. My husband…

Escarole and Orzo Soup with Little Meatballs ~ Zuppa di Scarola e Orzo con Polpettine

Pasta Salad with Yogurt Dressing

My recent obsession is ordering groceries online. I found the veggies offered by www.towness.in to be…

Penne with Mushrooms in White Sauce

I like pasta as much as pizza. It is one of my guilt pleasures. This recipe is very easy to do and tasty even…

Cous Cous Salad

I love Cous-Cous and this salad is a nice change from cous- cous as a side dish. Its great cold or room temp. I used to make it with a white wine…

Sauerkraut Soup

Sauerkraut soup is widely eaten in countries throughout Europe. But it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I get it. If you are not used to it you may find…

Deviled Eggs

Deviled eggs are one of the party snacks that are easily prepared and people love them. I have here 3 options for their filling but the choices…

Bistro Beef Stew

This warm and hearty stew is full of vegetable chunks, and tender beef chunks. Try serving is with warm French or sourdough bread, and a hearty…

Potato dumplings

This is traditional Ukrainian dish. It is not easy as it requires some hand work. But ingredients are cheap. The dish is light and goes well with…

Cheater's Gnocchi

Gnocchi! Fun to say. Fun to make. This is NOT your Naunie’s Gnocchi! (Naunnie was my Italian grandmother) This “cheat” recipe uses potato…

Preserved tuna fish in oil

Tuna fish in oil, widely popular in Spain, it's a delicacy that's not difficult to prepare with fresh tuna from the market. Learn how.

Tagliatelle al tonno e panna

Here's a dish for iconoclasts: tagliatelle with tunafish simmered in butter, cream and parmesan cheese—a dish that violates one of the cardinal…

Shrimp Alfrado

made this dish once but wasn't impressed with the garlic & herb sause and angel hair, so I switched to alfrado and penne and was much more happy…

Easy Marsala

This is the easiest way to make the best Marasala sauce ever. This will totally make everyone think you are an amazing cook. Down side it is really…