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Central & Eastern European Cooking
Regional Books
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Nelson, Kay Shaw
Cuisines of the Alps: Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia
TX723.5.A1 N433 2005
Cuisines of the Alps: Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia
TX723.5.A1 N433 2005
Polvay, Marina
All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria
TX723.5.A1 P64 1992x
This Hippocrene title includes a special chapter, "Christmas Along the Danube," which covers each country's holiday specialties.
All Along the Danube: Recipes from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria
TX723.5.A1 P64 1992x
This Hippocrene title includes a special chapter, "Christmas Along the Danube," which covers each country's holiday specialties.
Rowe, Silvena
The Eastern and Central European Kitchen: Contemporary & Classic Recipes
TX723.5.A1 R69 2007x
The author was born and raised in Bulgaria and now lives in London. The countries surrounding the Black Sea and the Balkans are well represented in the recipes and the photos are interesting.
The Eastern and Central European Kitchen: Contemporary & Classic Recipes
TX723.5.A1 R69 2007x
The author was born and raised in Bulgaria and now lives in London. The countries surrounding the Black Sea and the Balkans are well represented in the recipes and the photos are interesting.
Bulgarian
Selected Books
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Slavov, Atanas, 1930-
Traditional Bulgarian Cooking
TX723.5.B8 S564 1998
Bulgarian home cooking is characterised by a blend of South Slav and strong Turkish influences, within the framework of the great Mediterranean culinary tradition. Yogurt is an ingredient in many dishes.
Traditional Bulgarian Cooking
TX723.5.B8 S564 1998
Bulgarian home cooking is characterised by a blend of South Slav and strong Turkish influences, within the framework of the great Mediterranean culinary tradition. Yogurt is an ingredient in many dishes.
Web Sites
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Passionate About Food: Bulgarian Cuisine
A British site with some typical Bulgarian dishes.
Return to the topCroatian
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Web Sites
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Croatian National Tourist Board: Brochures
You can download a full-color travel brochure on Croation Gastronomy. Includes Food and traditional festivities; Croatian Wines; and Cuisine by Regions: Istria and Kvarner region; Gorski Kotar and Lika; Dalmatia; North-West Croatia; and Slavonia and Baranja. -
Dalmatian Culinary Art
A description of Dalmatian cuisine plus recipes for fish stew, kraut rolls, and sweet ravioli. -
Visit Croatia: Croatian Cuisine
Includes serveral recipes, including mushroom and buckwheat soup.
Czech
Selected Books
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Web Sites
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Radio Prague: Czech Beer FAQ
Includes the history of Czech beer, Czech beer culture, and a list of Czech breweries. This radio station in English also has other items of interest, such as Czech books.
German
Selected Books
For library books browse Cookery German.
Anderson, Jean and Hedy Würz
The New German Cookbook: More than 230 Contemporary and Traditional Recipes
With explanations of ingredients, clear instructions, and evocative introductions to the recipes, the cooking of today's Germany is illuminated for American cooks. Includes traditional recipes as well.
TX721 .A62 1993
The New German Cookbook: More than 230 Contemporary and Traditional Recipes
With explanations of ingredients, clear instructions, and evocative introductions to the recipes, the cooking of today's Germany is illuminated for American cooks. Includes traditional recipes as well.
TX721 .A62 1993
Heberle, Marianna Olszewska
German Cooking
Savory German cuisine is made lighter and easier for today's busy cook. Much more than sausage and sauerkraut, German Cooking combines traditional recipes with lighter dishes that reflect contemporary German lifestyle.
TX721.H43 1996
German Cooking
Savory German cuisine is made lighter and easier for today's busy cook. Much more than sausage and sauerkraut, German Cooking combines traditional recipes with lighter dishes that reflect contemporary German lifestyle.
TX721.H43 1996
Staib, Walter
Black Forest Cuisine: the Classic Blending of European Flavors
In Black Forest Cuisine, Philadelphia chef and cookbook author Walter Staib takes home-chefs on a mouth-watering tour of the culinary treasures found in his native homeland, the Schwarzwald nestled in Southwestern Germany. And yes, there is even a recipe for Black Forest Cake.
TX721.S73 2006x
Black Forest Cuisine: the Classic Blending of European Flavors
In Black Forest Cuisine, Philadelphia chef and cookbook author Walter Staib takes home-chefs on a mouth-watering tour of the culinary treasures found in his native homeland, the Schwarzwald nestled in Southwestern Germany. And yes, there is even a recipe for Black Forest Cake.
TX721.S73 2006x
Websites
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Epicurious International Cooking: German
Recipes from Bon Appétit and Gourmét magazines -
German Foods
A website in English for Americans with loads of German recipes from the "CMA" (German Agricultural Marketing Board). And, if you'd like to try your hand at German, there's a German CMA website as well. -
NDSU Libraries: Germans from Russia Heritage Collection: Foods & Recipes
A collection of German-Russian recipes from North Dakota State University Libraries in Fargo, with links to additional recipe collections.
Hungarian
For library books browse Cookery Hungarian .
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Epicurious Recipe Search: Hungarian
93 ecipes from Bon Appétit and Gourmét magazines -
Hungarian Cuisine
from Hungary edited by Janos Mohacsi. "Paprika and garlic are to be found everywhere." -
June Meyer's Hungarian Recipes
Lithuanian
For library books browse Cookery Lithuanian .
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Anthology of Lithuanian Ethnoculture: Lithuanian Traditional Foods
Includes a discussion of foodways as well as recipes for many Lithuanian dishes arranged by category.
Polish
For additional library books browse Cookery Polish.
Selected Books
Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz
The Polish Country Kitchen Cookbook
Arranged according to the cycle of seasons, this cookbook explores life in the Polish countryside through the year, with recipes for potato dishes in fall when they are freshest, cucumber specialties in summer when they are plentiful, and buckwheat groats in winter when other staples are not available.
TX723.5.P55 K53 2002
The Polish Country Kitchen Cookbook
Arranged according to the cycle of seasons, this cookbook explores life in the Polish countryside through the year, with recipes for potato dishes in fall when they are freshest, cucumber specialties in summer when they are plentiful, and buckwheat groats in winter when other staples are not available.
TX723.5.P55 K53 2002
Baruch, Michael J.
The New Polish Cuisine
Baruch is a native of Chicago and has reinvented beloved Polish dishes from his childhood for the American palate. Included are chapters on kanapki and zakaski (appetizers), mushrooms, pierogis dumplings and noodles, and nalesniki (savory stuffed crepes).
TX723.5.P6 B37 2002x
The New Polish Cuisine
Baruch is a native of Chicago and has reinvented beloved Polish dishes from his childhood for the American palate. Included are chapters on kanapki and zakaski (appetizers), mushrooms, pierogis dumplings and noodles, and nalesniki (savory stuffed crepes).
TX723.5.P6 B37 2002x
Websites
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Global Gourmet: Poland: What to Eat
A description of the food of Poland and some typical recipes including nutrolls, stuffed cabbage, and fire vodka. -
Recipe Source: Polish Recipes
A Berkeley database of 88 user-submitted recipes
Russian
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Chamberlain, Lesley
The Food and Cooking of Russia
TX 723.3 .C47 1983x
Lesley Chamberlain lived in Soviet Russia in 1978–79 and recorded her experiences in the form of two hundred recipes interwoven with details of Russian culture and history and her own practical advice. This fine collection of recipes and entertaining literary quotations has become a classic introduction to the rich culinary history of the region.
The Food and Cooking of Russia
TX 723.3 .C47 1983x
Lesley Chamberlain lived in Soviet Russia in 1978–79 and recorded her experiences in the form of two hundred recipes interwoven with details of Russian culture and history and her own practical advice. This fine collection of recipes and entertaining literary quotations has become a classic introduction to the rich culinary history of the region.
Food in Russian History and Culture
GT2853.R8 F66 1997
Edited by Musya Glants and Joyce Toomre
A collection of articles on the role of food in Russian history.
GT2853.R8 F66 1997
Edited by Musya Glants and Joyce Toomre
A collection of articles on the role of food in Russian history.
Jones, Catherine Cheremeteff
A Year of Russian Feasts
TX723.3.J66 2002x
Equal parts travel memoir and cookbook, A Year of Russian Feasts combines Catherine Jones's warm, insightful writing style with her sensitive approach to discovering her family's heritage and its cuisine.
A Year of Russian Feasts
TX723.3.J66 2002x
Equal parts travel memoir and cookbook, A Year of Russian Feasts combines Catherine Jones's warm, insightful writing style with her sensitive approach to discovering her family's heritage and its cuisine.
Toomre, Joyce Stetson
Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets' A Gift to Young Housewives
TX723.3 .T66 1992
First published in 1861, this Bible of Russian homemakers offered not only a compendium of recipes, but also instructions about such matters as setting up a kitchen, managing servants, shopping, and proper winter storage.
Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets' A Gift to Young Housewives
TX723.3 .T66 1992
First published in 1861, this Bible of Russian homemakers offered not only a compendium of recipes, but also instructions about such matters as setting up a kitchen, managing servants, shopping, and proper winter storage.
Visson, Lynn
The Russian Heritage Cookbook: A culinary tradition preserved in 360 authentic recipes
TX723.3.V55 2004x
This new version of Visson's cookbook includes recipes from contemporary Russia.
The Russian Heritage Cookbook: A culinary tradition preserved in 360 authentic recipes
TX723.3.V55 2004x
This new version of Visson's cookbook includes recipes from contemporary Russia.
Von Bremzen, Anya
Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook
TX723.3.V66 1990
This cookbook is a collection of recipes from the many regions that made up the Soviet Union.
Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook
TX723.3.V66 1990
This cookbook is a collection of recipes from the many regions that made up the Soviet Union.
Web Sites
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Recipe Source: Russian Recipes
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RusCuisine
RusCuisine is a website designed by Olga & Yura Timokhin to help anyone to learn more about Russian cuisine, Russian history, traditions and Russian people. -
Russian Foods.com
This commercial web site includes some recipes but also offers interesting cooking utensils, like a pelmeni pot and pelmeni molds. -
Wikipedia: Russian Cuisine
Wikipedia gives a nice overview of Russian cuisine.
Slovak
Selected Books
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Web Sites
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The Recipes of Slovakia Remembered
or The Great Slovak Cheese War of 1996. Features the foods and traditions of Slovakia as remembered by the members of the Slovak-World Mailing List. -
The Slavonic Cookbook: Slovenske Jedlo and Pennsylvania Slovak Soul Food
Information on ordering "probably the most complete English language cookbook on Carpathian / Slovak foods available". Recipes brought to the Pennsylvania mining community.
Slovenian
Selected Books
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Milhench, Heike
Flavors of Slovenia: Food and wine from Central Europe's hidden gem
TX723.5.S6 M44 2007
Hippocrene publishes many books on lesser known cuisines, including this one.
Flavors of Slovenia: Food and wine from Central Europe's hidden gem
TX723.5.S6 M44 2007
Hippocrene publishes many books on lesser known cuisines, including this one.
Ukrainian
For library books browse Cookery Ukrainian.
Web Sites
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InfoUkes: Culinary Traditions
Christmas Eve Dinner and links to other culinary sites -
Ukraine Today: Ukrainian Recipe Links
A definition of some Ukrainian food terms and links to many Ukrainian recipe sites, as well as a list of Ukrainian cookbooks.
Pittsburgh Region
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Pierogies Plus
These pierogies are prepared in the Polish tradition by eastern Europeans. If you want more authentic pierogies, you'll have to fly to Warsaw or Krakow. You can order them for pickup in McKees Rocks or, if you are out of town, you will soon be able to have them shipped to you. -
Slovenians thrive on sturdy, hearty meals
This Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article from Sunday, June 17, 2001 will tell you where to eat "Slovenian" in Pittsburgh. -
Summer Language Institute Cookbook
From the University of Pittsburgh's Slavic Department. "The recipes...are taken from a variety of sources, including the World Wide Web, previous Institute cookbooks, and from past and present students and staff (always the best source). Many of the dishes included have been prepared and devoured at our popular Monday afternoon "cooking clubs." These events, as always, are a highlight of the summer." Includes Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Russian, and Slovak recipes.
