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Bottles of homemade tomato ketchup on a wooden table
vegetables preserves

Tomato Ketchup with Isot Pepper

A tangy, vinegar-forward ketchup flavored with isot pepper and mustard, cooked down slowly and bottled hot for shelf-stable keeping.

Total time: 160 min
Servings: about six 250ml bottles
Vegan cabbage rolls simmering in a pot with paprika-flecked sauce
vegetables preserves

Vegan Cabbage Rolls with Rice and Walnuts (Sarma)

Vegan stuffed cabbage rolls filled with rice, onion, and walnuts, simmered slowly in a paprika roux — no meat, no dairy.

Total time: 120 min
Servings: 6-8
Jar of candied lemon peel strips in thick amber syrup
preserves jams

Candied Lemon Peel Spoon Sweet

Lemon peel cut into decorative strips or rounds, blanched to mellow its bitterness, then candied in a thick lemon-scented sugar syrup.

Total time: 95 min
Servings: about 30 servings (1 tbsp each)
Golden fried meat pastries topped with sour cream on a rustic platter
meat poultry

Golden Fried Meat Pastries Baked in Sour Cream

Crispy egg-pasta pockets filled with savory pork, fried golden, then baked under a blanket of sour cream.

Total time: 85 min
Servings: about 20 pieces
A bowl of green parsley soup topped with golden fried rusk crumbs
soups stews

Parsley Soup with Toasted Rusks

A meatless parsley soup thickened with a flour-and-oil roux, simmered with whole parsley bunches, and topped with crisp fried rusks.

Total time: 50 min
Servings: 4
Whole roasted turkey with golden skin, sliced and topped with pan juices
holiday specials

Traditional Roast Turkey with Pan Juices

A whole turkey salted the day before, roasted until golden, and basted throughout with its own pan drippings.

Total time: 180 min
Servings: 6-8
A wreath of buttered peas, carrots, kohlrabi, and green beans arranged around a pool of spinach cream sauce
vegetables preserves

Buttered Spring Vegetables with Spinach Cream Sauce

A buttery mix of peas, kohlrabi, carrot, and green beans arranged in a ring, with a rich spinach and sour cream sauce poured into the center.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: 4
A bowl of golden lamb soup finished with egg and lemon, garnished with chopped parsley
soups stews

Lamb Soup with Egg and Lemon

A hearty lamb broth simmered with rice and onion, finished either with a silky egg-and-lemon enrichment or a sharper wine vinegar variation.

Total time: 105 min
Servings: 4-6
Corked bottles of homemade amber apple "champagne" resting on their sides, with chopped apples and a linen straining cloth nearby
preserves jams

Old-Fashioned Apple "Champagne"

A homemade sparkling apple cordial made from chopped apples, sugar, and brandy, naturally fermented for two weeks before straining and bottling.

Total time: 30 min
Servings: about 100 (100ml pours)
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