European Recipes & Family Favorites

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Main Dishes

spanish flan on plate with whipping cream and sauce on top with chunk taken from it.

Desserts

bowl of red bean soup with chopped parsley and green towel beside on counter.

Soups & Stews

brown bowl with green cucumber salad and silver fork taking some away.

Salads

white bowl of german red cabbage with spoon lifting some out.

Side Dishes

German pretzels with coarse salt on top in basket with blue and white dish towel

Snacks

german jagerschnitzel on plate with mushroom sauce on top and fries beside

German

hungarian fried bread with shredded cheese and cream on top on wooden board

Hungarian

eggy spanish omelette cut into slices with salad behind

Spanish

bowl of mushroom risotto covered in cheese on counter.

Italian

grilled pieces of chicken on wooden skewers on white plate with salad beside.

Greek

bowl of red borscht with sour cream on wooden board with spoon and bread slice beside.

Ukrainian

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Plum Dumplings

apple crostata in pan on wicker serving platter on counter.

Apple Crostata

hand with toothpick removing slice of currywurst from plate of fries and sauce.

Currywurst (w/ Homemade Sauce)

Italian ice cream coffee in mugs on counter top.

Affogato (Espresso with Gelato)

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About Us

Hi, we’re Eric and Lisa! We’re a Canadian with Hungarian roots and a German who have spent years living in different European countries and exploring many others.

Recipes from Europe is about celebrating food, family, and culture. It’s about reconnecting with old family favorites, learning about a country’s cuisine, and getting inspired to taste something new.

Together with our European contributors, we share recipes from across Europe to help you explore this part of the world.

Fall Favorites

apple crostata in pan on wicker serving platter on counter.

Apple Crostata

bowl of butternut squash risotto topped with cheese sitting on dish cloth with gold fork in front.

Butternut Squash Risotto (w/ Italian Sausage)

white plate of creamed kohlrabi and potatoes sitting on wooden cutting board.

Kohlrabigemüse (German Creamed Kohlrabi)

piece of greek orange syrup cake with orange slice and whipped cream on top sitting on plate.

Portokalopita (Greek Orange Phyllo Cake)

austrian noodles in poppy seeds and sugar in bowl on wooden board

Mohnnudeln (Austrian Poppy Seed Noodles)

green german lentil soup in white bowl with green pot behind

German Lentil Soup (Linsensuppe)

slices of german apple cake with crumbles on plate

Easy German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)

colourful vegetables in german potato soup with silver spoon in white bowl

German Potato Soup Recipe (Kartoffelsuppe)

German Recipes

hand with toothpick removing slice of currywurst from plate of fries and sauce.

Currywurst (w/ Homemade Sauce)

two beef rouladen in bowl with gravy and noodles.

Classic German Rouladen

white bowl of yellow german spaetzle dumplings with parsley on wooden board

Homemade German Spaetzle Recipe

brown bowl with green cucumber salad and silver fork taking some away.

German Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat)

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