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“Snail” Courgettes in Ketchup
Courgette rounds cooked in a sweet and sour sauce with two kinds of ketchup and garlic.
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Apricot and Orange Jam
Halved apricots with minced oranges, cooked with sugar.
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Aubergine and Peppers in Marinade
Aubergine rings and pepper quarters cooked in an oil and vinegar marinade, with blanched garlic in the jars.
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Aubergine in Pepper and Onion Marinade
Aubergines cooked in a marinade of minced onion, garlic and sweet pepper, then sterilised.
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Aubergine in Pepper Sauce
Aubergine rings cooked in a sauce of minced red and hot peppers with garlic.
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Black Radish Salad with Meat
Grated black radish with boiled meat, fried onion and mayonnaise.
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Chicken Heart Salad
Boiled chicken hearts with garlic and mayonnaise.
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Courgette and Lemon Jam
Cubes of courgette with lemon in sugar, brought to the boil morning and evening for three or four days.
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Crab Stick Salad
Rice, eggs, sweetcorn, spring onion and crab sticks in mayonnaise.
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Fish Soup (Ukha) with Garlic Salamur
Carp soup on a vegetable broth with tomatoes. The fish is served first with a garlic salamur, then the soup.
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Green Tomato Salad for Winter
Green tomatoes with carrot, pepper and onion, stewed with oil, vinegar and sugar and sealed for winter.
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Home-Made Ketchup with Apples
Ketchup of tomatoes, apples and onion with spices, pushed through a sieve and sealed in jars.
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Honey-Marinated Peppers
Peppers in a sweet and sour marinade with honey.
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Layered Squid Salad with Apple and Nuts
A layered salad of marinated onion, egg, squid, apple, nuts and cheese.
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Lecho
Sweet peppers in a tomato marinade, cooked and rolled into jars for winter. A big batch — about 13 litres.
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Marinated Aubergine Quarters
Aubergines in quarters, cooked in an oil and vinegar marinade and sealed in jars.
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Marinated Mushrooms
Mushrooms in a marinade of vinegar, sugar and spices.
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Marinated Pepper Rings
Rings of hot pepper cooked in a marinade with honey and vinegar and sealed in jars.
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Olivier Salad
The holiday salad: potatoes, eggs, chicken, fresh and pickled cucumbers, carrot and canned peas.
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Peppers in Tomato Juice
Sliced peppers cooked in a sauce of tomato juice, salted water, oil, vinegar and sugar.
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Peppers with Parsley and Garlic under a Press
Boiled peppers with a garlic clove in each, layered with parsley and covered with brine under a weight.
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Ravioli with Feta and Spinach
Ravioli made with turmeric dough and filled with feta, spinach and lemon zest, boiled and then fried with rosemary.
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Shrimp Salad with Apple
Shrimps with apple, marinated onion and egg, the yolk mashed with mayonnaise.
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Solyanka
A thick meat soup with pickled cucumbers, olives and lemon — a good use for whatever smoked meat is in the fridge.
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Squid and Cucumber Salad
Boiled squid with egg, cheese, fresh cucumber and spring onion in mayonnaise.
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The School Cook's Layered Aubergine
Boiled aubergine halves with garlic and chilli, layered with onion and parsley and covered with marinade.
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Tkemali Plum Sauce
A plum sauce with garlic, cooked and sealed in jars for winter.
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Whole Marinated Aubergines (“Sinenkie”)
Whole unpeeled aubergines cooked in marinade and sealed in jars. In winter they are sliced and dressed with oil and garlic.
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Winter Vegetable Salad
Tomatoes, peppers, onion and carrot or cucumber, cooked with oil, vinegar and sugar.
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