Pampushky
Pampushky make a perfect marriage with uzvar and are pretty dangerous if you’re on a diet. If their stuffing wasn’t enough, they are topped with sugar powder to look even more seductive. Ukrainians...
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Dessert
If you have a sweet tooth then you cannot miss these tantalising desserts and mouth-watering treats.
Turron (Spanish Nougat)
How to Make Turron: Thoroughly mix the sugar and almonds in a bowl. Fold in the egg yolks, one after the other. Whisk the egg white into a stiff foam and...
Passion Fruit (Lilikoi) Cheesecake
A round, hard yellow fruit with many seeds, lilikoi thrives in tropical climates and is abundant in Hawaii. Originally from Australia, lilikoi was introduced into the islands sometime in 1923. Concentrated lilikoi juice is used in...
Hawaii-Style Chocolate Haupia Pie
Haupia is a Hawaiian dessert made of coconut cream and cornstarch. Though it can be eaten by itself, it is usually a topping for cakes, custards, and pies. How to...
Hawaiian Chantilly Cake
Chantilly Cake is one of the absolute best cakes in the world. And it is only found in Hawaii. The name Chantilly comes from the name of a castle in...
Majarete
How to Make Majarete Boricua: Mix the dry ingredients first: sugar, cinnamon and rice flour. . This will prevent lumps when adding liquid form. Put the remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan and...
Alivenci | Romanian Desert Recipe
Alivenci is a dessert specific to Moldova. It is a type of savory pie made with cheese and cornflour. All grandmothers know how to do it, and it is the...
Kompot Z Suszu (Polish Dried Fruit Juice)
This traditional non-alcoholic Polish drink is based on local fruits, collected in the summer and early autumn, dried, and stored with care until winter. Generally, kompot is like a fruit soup with...
Makowiec (Polish Poppy Seed Roll)
Polish poppy seed roll, which is basically a strudel-esque yeast cake filled with ground poppy seeds, honey, butter, raisins, and walnuts, is one of Poland’s most traditional and most popular...
Makiełki (Christmas Noodles with Poppyseed)
This dish is basically the poppy-seed cake filling mixed with homemade noodles or pasta. It is sweet, full of calories, and absolutely delicious. It can be served hot or cold,...
Sernik (Traditional Polish Cheesecake)
Cheesecake is one of the most popular desserts in Poland, a mixture of old Christian and Jewish traditions. Sernik is primarily made of twaróg, a type of fresh curd cheese,...
Piernik (Polish Gingerbread)
Piernik/Gingerbread is very much associated with the Christmas season in Poland. And so, these tasty treats are often baked at home together with all the family to the sound of...
Argolinhas de Natal
How to Make Argolinhas de Natal: Beat the eggs well with the sugar and mix in the milk, olive oil, brandy, and lemon zest. Leave aside. Mix the dough with your...
Formigos /Mexidos de Natal
How to Make Formigos de Natal: Place all the ingredients, except the bread, milk, and dried fruit, into a pan and bring ingredients to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes and...
Azevias de Natal
How to Make Azevias de Natal: Cook the beans with a pinch of salt, peel and pass through a fine sieve. Heat the sugar with a little water and let...
Prepare to Win at Christmas with the Best Reindeer Cookies
It won’t be long now. In a few short weeks, we’ll be decking the halls with boughs of holly, and Santa Claus and his little red-nosed helper will be coming...
Sago Pudding With Gula Melaka
Sago Pudding is one of the best Malaysian desserts. It is definitely unlike anything you’ve eaten before… with a unique texture from the pearl sago – a starch that comes...
Mexican Apple Salad
This delicious mexican apple salad isf full of flavour and a real treat around the holidays. It is creamy and decadent, with a delicious sweet and sour flavor from pineapple...
Flapper Pie
Flapper pie is, simply put, a graham cracker crumb filled with custard and topped with meringue. It is a staple of the Canadian prarie provinces and has a long legacy...
Chile en Nogada
Chiles en nogada is a Mexican dish traditionally made with poblano chiles filled with picadillo (fresh fruit salsa) and topped with salsa de nogada (walnut cream sauce) pomegranate seeds and...
Beaver Tails
These fried pastry pockets are named after their resemblance to a beaver tail! They are usually sweet and come with maple syrup or powdered sugar, but are sometimes savory. This...
Timbits
Canadians eat over 1 billion doughnuts a year – which wont surprise if you’ve driven through any major Canadian city as there is a doughnut shop on almost every city...
Fried Ripe Banana
Cuban families love traditions… and nothing is more traditionally than the fried ripe banana! This traditional dish is a direct legacy of the African cultures that arrived on the island....
Greek Baked Feta Cheese in Phyllo with Honey
This is a super easy Greek cheese appetizer that is salty and sweet and savoury all at once. You may find the combination of honey and feta cheese odd but,...