Preserving cooking traditions of Bulgaria one story at a time …
Preserving cooking traditions of Bulgaria one story at a time …
Ingredients 1 to 2 quarts milk 2 to 3 tablespoons plain yogurt Using the Sun Pour 1 quart warmed milk into a glass-lidded bowl or casserole dish. Add 3 tablespoons plain yogurt and cover with the glass lid or a clear glass pie pan. Place in the sun on a warm (not too hot) summer …
A Practical Superfood Survival Guide of Wellness Recipes From the mountains of Bulgaria to the hills of Tennessee this book contains 75 recipes that hope to jumpstart your passage toward healthier living practices, but are free enough to add a bit of sweetness along your way. Body friendly superfoods are featured in addition to survival-wise …
Summer Savory or Bulgarian Chubritsa is native to Southeastern Europe. The health benefits of this herb are numerous. Naturopaths suggest that oil of Summer Savory may help treat a variety of symptoms and aid in weight loss. If you make a tea out of it you can get ride of diarrhea, stomachache and sore throat. It can also …
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by Kariyana Donev Ingredients 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups warm water 2 TBSP active dry yeast 2 TBSP vegetable oil 1 TSP salt Directions In mixing bowl add water, yeast, oil and salt. Let yeast activate. Knead in flour. Let rise to double its size. Shape into balls. Place on greased baking sheet. Let rise again. Bake …
Super Bowl Party App idea – these are called Funiki. Simply spread cream cheese on salami, roll and keep together with a toothpick topped with an olive.
Ingredients 1 cup white granulated sugar 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 cup + 1 tbsp salted sunflower seeds 1 tsp unsalted butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda Directions Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2-quart microwave-safe glass bowl. Microwave on high for about 3 …
Ingredients: • 6 green or red bell peppers • 6 cups vegetable stock • 2 ½ cups uncooked white rice • 1 cup chopped mushrooms • ½ cup finely chopped greens • 3 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil • 1 small onion, finely chopped • 1 grated carrot • 2 cups pasta sauce • 2 …
Traditionally Christmas Eve (Badni Vecher) dinner in Bulgaria would be vegetarian marking the end of a 40 day fast. Customarily an odd number of meals will be prepared. The dishes have symbolic meanings centering around fertility and abundance: Bobena Chorba (bean or lentil soup), so the coming year will be fertile, abundant, and wealthy Zelevi Sarmi (rice …
PREP 25 minutes COOK 20 minutes Tikvenik is a Bulgarian style pumpkin pastry made out of phyllo dough. It is the sweet version of their well-known banitsi made out of feta cheese. Although this recipe calls for canned pumpkin, most Bulgarians would use fresh grated pumpkin and even more impressive the older generations make their …