by Admin | Jul 23, 2024 | Side Dishes
• ¾ lb. hoop or farmer cheese • 1 cup sour cream • 1 Tbs. minced fresh dill weed • ⅓ cup chopped chives • 1 tsp. lemon juice • ¼ tsp. hot paprika • salt to taste • fresh-ground black pepper to taste 1. Combine the cheese and the sour cream and mash them together...
by Admin | Jul 22, 2024 | Pasta, Noodles, Dumplings, Side Dishes
This is one of those refreshing cold dishes so welcome during the summer heat: pleasant and filling but not overpowering. A Russian peasant dish, it goes very nicely with a light, cool borscht or a fruit soup. Serves 8 to 10 • ¾ cup yellow corn meal • 5½ to 6 cups...
by Admin | Jul 21, 2024 | Salads & Dressings, Side Dishes
Here is yet another version of Liptauer Cheese, for which so many variations have been devised. The rich flavor of this one is largely owed to the camembert, but don’t use a Camembert that is too ripe, or the mixture will be runny. Serves 10 to 12 • 8 oz. Camembert...
by Admin | Jul 20, 2024 | Side Dishes
Serves 8 to 10 • ½ lb. pot cheese • 3 oz. cream cheese • 3 Tbs. butter • 1 to 1½ tsp. French mustard, to taste • 2 Tbs. beer • 1 Tbs. minced capers • 5 Tbs. finely minced onion • 1½ tsp. paprika • cayenne pepper to taste • ¼ to ½ tsp. ground cumin or caraway seeds, to...
by Admin | Jul 19, 2024 | Side Dishes
It makes a little more than 2 cups. • 2 cups small-curd cottage cheese • 6 Tbs. sour cream • 3 cloves garlic, minced or mashed to a pulp; 2½ Tbs. minced fresh parsley • minced chives (optional) • fresh-ground pepper to taste • salt to taste 1. Press the cottage cheese...
