Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
29 recipes
Borscht
Traditional Ukrainian beet soup with pork, cabbage, and a rich savory broth.
Kyiv Borscht
An aromatic Kyiv-style borscht with beef, lamb, beans, and sweet-tart apples.
Chernihiv Borscht
A regional borscht with apples, beans, and a light mushroom note.
Holubtsi (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
Tender cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice in a tomato-based sauce.
Pea Porridge with Smoked Meat
A hearty split-pea porridge with smoked ribs or brisket.
Pea Porridge with Fried Onion
Thick split-pea porridge with carrot and golden fried onion.
Huslianka
A Carpathian cultured milk drink with a thick creamy texture.
Homemade Ryazhenka
Baked milk cultured into a gentle caramel-flavored dairy drink.
Turkey Stewed with Rice
A hearty home dish with turkey, rice, vegetables, and aromatic gravy.
Kapusniak (Sauerkraut Soup)
A hearty Ukrainian soup with sauerkraut, millet, potatoes, and meat broth.
Druzhba Rice and Millet Porridge
Soft milk porridge made with two grains: rice and millet.
Fermented Beets
A traditional fermented beet preparation for borscht and salads.
Kendyukh
A traditional baked stuffed pork stomach with a rich meat filling.
Cornmeal Porridge with Bryndza
Thick cornmeal porridge with bryndza cheese and butter.
Kulish
A hearty Cossack millet soup with pork lard, potatoes, and onion.
Milk Millet Porridge
Classic soft millet porridge cooked with milk and butter.
Milk Rice Porridge
Tender rice porridge cooked with milk for breakfast or a simple family meal.
Olivier Salad
A classic festive salad with potatoes, vegetables, eggs, meat, and mayonnaise.
Herring Under a Fur Coat
A layered salad of herring, potatoes, carrots, beet, and mayonnaise.
Millet Porridge with Pumpkin
Sweet homemade millet porridge with pumpkin and milk.
Rice Porridge with Raisins
Sweet milk rice porridge with raisins for breakfast.
Spice-Roasted Pork
Juicy oven-roasted pork seasoned with garlic, herbs, and warm spices.
Tovchonka
A rustic mashed potato and bean dish with fried onion.
Uzvar
A traditional dried-fruit compote with a naturally sweet, fragrant taste.
Fresh Fruit and Berry Uzvar
A summer uzvar made with fresh apples, pears, berries, and honey.
Kholodets (Meat Aspic)
A classic chilled meat jelly made from slow-cooked pork and aromatic broth.
Shpundra
Pork and beets stewed in beet kvass.
Berry Kholodets
A light berry dessert thickened with starch.
Eggs in Sour Cream
A simple Hutsul-style dish of eggs baked in sour cream with herbs.
Simple recipes for the family table
Our collection features tried-and-true Ukrainian and international recipes: from traditional borscht and varenyky to pasta carbonara and Greek salad. Every recipe is family-sized with exact ingredient amounts, step-by-step instructions, and cooking time.