Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
For kids aged 3+: no spicy food, alcohol, coffee, raw meat or fish, mushrooms, nuts or smoked food. Check allergens in each recipe.
23 recipes
Cheese Galushky
Delicate homemade cottage cheese and semolina dumplings — a quick cheese breakfast in the style of lazy varenyky, served with butter, honey or fresh berries.
Split Pea Porridge with Onion-Carrot Sauté
A tender, thick porridge made from well-cooked split peas, topped with a golden onion-carrot sauté.
Buckwheat Porridge with Chicken Gravy
Fluffy buckwheat with tender pieces of chicken, carrot and onion in a rich sour cream gravy — a simple homestyle Ukrainian dinner.
Buckwheat Porridge with Butter and Fried Onion
Fluffy buckwheat porridge flavored with butter and golden fried onion — a simple dish with cozy Ukrainian charm.
Buckwheat Porridge with Liver Gravy
Fluffy buckwheat with tender chicken liver, sweet carrots and a thick homemade gravy — a hearty Ukrainian dish for a family dinner.
Deruny (Potato Pancakes)
Crispy grated potato pancakes with a tender center and a golden crust.
Mashed Potatoes with Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Tender meat and rice meatballs, braised in a thick sweet-and-sour tomato sauce, served with creamy mashed potatoes.
"Druzhba" Rice and Millet Porridge with Milk
A delicate milk porridge made with round-grain rice and millet, where the two grains complement each other with a soft texture and a light creamy flavor.
Cornmeal Porridge with Bryndza
A smooth, thick cornmeal porridge with butter and salty bryndza cheese — a simple dish with real Carpathian character.
Semolina Porridge with Milk
A smooth, lump-free milk semolina porridge — a simple Ukrainian breakfast with butter and warm cinnamon.
Millet Porridge with Milk
A tender, creamy porridge made from well-rinsed millet cooked in milk and finished with butter.
Creamy Milk Rice Porridge
A gentle, creamy rice porridge cooked in milk with butter — a simple Ukrainian breakfast with a homemade taste.
Pearl Barley Porridge with Butter and Onion
Tender pearl barley with plump grains, creamy butter and golden sautéed onion — a simple, hearty homestyle side dish.
Wheat Porridge with Chicken and Tomato Gravy
Fluffy wheat porridge with tender pieces of chicken in a rich tomato gravy — a simple and hearty Ukrainian home-style dish.
Wheat Porridge with Butter
Delicate homemade wheat porridge with butter — a simple Ukrainian side dish with soft, well-cooked grains.
Millet Porridge with Pumpkin
A tender milk porridge with pumpkin and butter for a cozy breakfast.
Millet Porridge with Meat Gravy
Fluffy millet is served with tender pork in a rich onion gravy — a simple and hearty homestyle dish.
Rice Porridge with Chicken Gravy
Tender rice with juicy chicken, carrots and onion in a rich homemade gravy — a simple, hearty dish for a family lunch.
Rice Porridge with Raisins
A gentle milk rice porridge with sweet raisins — a cozy homemade breakfast for the whole family.
Syrnyky (Ukrainian Cottage Cheese Pancakes)
Tender golden syrnyky made from cottage cheese, fried to a crispy crust — a beloved Ukrainian breakfast that pairs wonderfully with sour cream or jam.
Meatballs with Rice in Tomato Sauce
Tender meatballs with partially cooked rice are simmered in a rich tomato sauce with onion and carrot.
Barley Porridge with Chicken Gravy
A hearty homemade barley porridge with a fluffy texture, tender chicken breast, and a thick vegetable gravy.
Barley Porridge with Butter and Onion
Tender, fluffy barley porridge with butter and golden sautéed onion — a simple Ukrainian dish with homely flavor.