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Polish Vegetable Salad: Jarzynowa Recipe

The vegetable salad is a flagship dish of Polish cuisine and everyone has their own proven way of preparing it. This mouth-watering version of the Russian Salad or Polish potato salad called Jarzynowa Salad is Pyszne! That means Yum! Who Invented the Vegetable Salad? Lucien Olivier, a Russian chef of Belgian origin, made this salad …

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Spicy Argentinian Beef Empanadas

Crusty savory hand-sized pies filled with a flavorful ground beef mixture are the perfect snack with a taste of Latin America! Make these beef empanadas at home! What are Empanadas? Empanadas are crescent-shaped savory pastries that are filled with beef, chicken, pork, fish, cheese or vegetables. You could think of an empanada as a turnover …

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Quick Polish Potato Soup: Kartoflanka Recipe

A rich winter dish that’s now popular year-round, Kartoflanka is a creamy Polish potato soup that’s quick and easy to make! Potatoes were cheap and filling, especially in the winter, so Poles quickly adopted them and turned them into many dishes – pancakes, pierogi filling, noodles, simply as a side dish, or Polish soups. Potato …

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Pierogi Ruskie or Ukrainskie: Potato and Cheese Pierogi

Pierogi appeared in Poland around the 13th century when Saint Jacek Odrowąż returned from Kviv and talked about a wonderful dish. They were brought from the Far East by Kievan Rus, hence the name. Potatoes weren’t known yet, so the first pierogi were made with buckwheat and cheese. Ruskie translates to Ruthenian, not Russian as …

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Salsa Poblano (Mexican Rajas con Queso)

Roasted poblanos sauteed with onions and corn, and topped with Mexican cream and cheese are simply delicious. Fill some tortillas, and top with cilantro for a perfect meal! What are Rajas con Queso? What is rajas con crema y elote? What is this Mexican dish? The rajas poblanas con crema or rajas con queso is …

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