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The Best Chicken Paprikash Recipe
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Slow-Cooker Pork Paprikash Recipe
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Mushroom Duxelles-Stuffed Chicken Paprikash Recipe
Chicken Paprikash Recipe
Mushroom-stuffed chicken breast paprikash, sliced in half and drizzled with sauce on a colorful plate.
Stuffed Chicken Adventures: Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Paprikash
Bigos (Polish Hunter's Stew)
Polish potato, kielbasa, and cabbage soup in a blue bowl, with torn bread on the left periphery.
Kapusniak (Polish Potato, Kielbasa, and Cabbage Soup)
From a Polish Country House Kitchen's Pierogi With Potato, Cheese, Bacon, and Peas Filling
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Spinach and Artichoke Dip-Filled Pierogi Recipe
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How to Make Fried Sweet Cheese Pierogi
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Paczki Recipe
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Ukrainian Varenyky
A small white bowl of ajvar, Serbian roasted red pepper sauce
Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Pepper Sauce)
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Gefilte Fish
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Shchavleviy Borsch (Ukrainian Green Borsch)
A bowl of vegetarian borscht with a dollop of sour cream on top.
Vegetarian Borscht
Overhead shot of a bowl of Ukrainian borscht topped with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkling of fresh dill
Hot Ukrainian Borscht Recipe (With Beets, Beef, Pork, and More)
Susan Feniger's Street Food's Romanian Sweet and Sour Eggplant
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Herb Spätzle with Speck and Peas Recipe
Sunday Supper: Beef Stroganoff Recipe
How to Brew Coffee Using a Kalita Wave Dripper