COOKING THE EAST EUROPEAN WAY

GREEN BORSCHT
Borscht is enormously popular in Ukraine, so much so that they have hundreds of recipes for the stuff. Here is one that doesn't involve beets.

HOMEMADE KVASS
Let toast soak for a few days and there you have it, a drink that tastes like a beer soda pop and is hugely popular in Eastern Europe.

POTAPSI
Grilled cheese from Ukraine that will make you give up grilled cheese from America.

CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD
There is a version of this salad that is almost exactly the same and is eaten in the Midwest and it is freaking me out.

FRIED EGG WITH ONION
You like eggs with a little onion? How about with a lot of onion?

LAZY CABBAGE ROLLS
Almost exactly like hotdish.

UKRAINIAN DEVILED EGGS
The pickles make all the difference.