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"A standard Russian peasant dish handed down from my great-grandfather. Nothing fancy, but I haven't met anybody yet who doesn't like it. Great on chilly days. (Note: my family used to add a dab or two of butter to their plates, but that's optional.)"

Ingredients: kielbasa, potatoes...

"This excellent recipe took me many experimental tries before I came up with a delicious tasting filling. The preparation and cooking time may be somewhat lengthy but is worth the effort."

Ingredients: dried dill weed, italian seasoning mix...

"This is a meatless (not vegetarian) Borscht, and even my husband, who MUST have meat with every meal, loves this! Sometimes we make it in summer and serve it cold. It's very tasty! It came from a cookbook many years ago, but I can't remember which one. And I've changed it over the years and I do my own thing, there is no need to measure..."

Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, onions...

"Sounds like a yummy vodka cocktail."

Ingredients: ginger ale, lime juice, vodka...

"There must be dozens recipes out there, all made by their grandmother's and mother's, who were Polish,Ukranian, Hungarian, Russian or from others who have some other Eastern European background, but I decided I would add mine which my grandfather, from Rumania, used to make with me in our home in Cuba. My father would just melt when I made..."

Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, unsalted margarine...

"An excellent potato/zucchini combination for the fritters. These are are also very good just for a snack."

Ingredients: eggs, extra virgin olive oil...

"Sweet mocha with vanilla and cream, garnished with nutmeg."

Ingredients: half-and-half, hot coffee...

"This soup is addicting! We like it better than broccoli soup. The recipe comes from a dear friend, who was a chef."

Ingredients: pepper, frozen spinach, milk...

"This RUSSIAN/DOUKHOBOUR BORSCHT originated with my Russian Grandmother who was a vegetarian. Traditionally, the Russian/Doukhobours used about 1 pound of butter and at least 3 cups of whipping cream. I finally was able to make numerous adjustments to the ingredients and then reduce the amount of butter and whipping cream so that the Borscht tastes..."

Ingredients: red beets, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is an easy sauce using cherry preserves, that is great served alone, or over latkes, chicken, etc. Adapted from Bon Appetit(Dec. 2001) A Russian recipe."

Ingredients: cherry preserves, unsweetened apple juice...

"From the Best of Ukrainian Cuisine, by Bahdan Zahny. Posted for ZWT4."

Ingredients: fresh basil, mayonnaise...

"Yet another recipe for Beef Stroganoff yet the onion soup mix adds American ingenuity to this Russian classic. Recipe source "Yankee's Main Dish Church Supper Cookbook". I just love these little community cookbooks, don't you?"

Ingredients: mushrooms, onion soup mix...

"Traditional Russian zakuski recipe."

Ingredients: green onions, hardboiled egg...

"According to legend, this recipe was invented by a chef working for a Russian General, Count Pavel Stroganov in the 1890's. Beef Stroganoff is basically tender strips of beef and mushrooms, cooked in a creamy sauce and rounded off with sour cream. You may want to make this with a tender cut of beef, such as tenderloin or top sirloin. Traditionally..."

Ingredients: creme fraiche, Dijon mustard...