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Crispy Baked Latkes

November 21, 2018 by Tara Leung Leave a Comment

Crispy Baked Latkes| WednesdayNightCafe.com

     Crispy Baked Latkes (Potato Pancakes) are just as crispy as fried latkes. Make Crispy Baked Latkes in advance and reheat in the oven – they’ll be just as crispy as when first baked. Enjoy this easy latke recipe as an appetizer or side for Chanukah and year-round. Are you seeing those crispy edges? These…

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Filed Under: Eastern European, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetarian Tagged With: potatoes

Hungarian Beef Goulash

November 7, 2018 by Tara Leung Leave a Comment

Hungarian Beef Goulash with Egg Noodles| WednesdayNightCafe.com

     Hungarian Beef Goulash is a soup made with slow-cooked beef stew meat, onions, and red pepper, and flavored with paprika and caraway seeds. Serve this soup over a bowl of egg noodles for a warming and filling dinner. Eastern European comfort food at its best. It’s soup weather. Between the ramen noodle soup I…

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Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Eastern European, Recipes Tagged With: noodles, paprika, stew meat

Steak Stroganoff

April 25, 2018 by Tara Leung Leave a Comment

Steak Stroganoff | WednesdayNightCafe.com

   Egg noodles with a sour cream and mushroom sauce get topped with seared steak in this classic Russian dish that has become a global comfort food. Hi friends, Today’s recipe has two of our favorite foods, steak and mushrooms. Beef stroganoff is traditionally made with sautéed cubes of beef mixed in the sauce. For…

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Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Eastern European, Recipes Tagged With: mushrooms, pasta, steak

Chicken Paprikash with Dumplings

November 15, 2017 by Tara Leung Leave a Comment

Chicken Paprikash with Dumplings | WednesdayNightCafe.com

   Hungarian braised chicken with smoked paprika in a sour cream sauce is served over homemade dumplings. Picture the scene. It’s a summer night in Budapest, the Paris of the East. Smells much better than actual Paris. Temperature in the low 80’s. You’re sitting in the enclosed dining room of a boat, on your Danube…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Eastern European, Poultry, Recipes Tagged With: chicken, chicken thighs, dumplings, sour cream

Polish Style Pork Tenderloin with Potato Dumplings

October 11, 2017 by Tara Leung Leave a Comment

Polish Style Pork Tenderloin with Potato Dumplings | WednesdayNightCafe.com

   Polish style pork tenderloin is topped with a creamy mushroom sauce and served alongside homemade potato dumplings (kopytka) and bacon-kissed kale. I’ve written before about how I’ve been fortunate to be able to travel, and how I enjoy creating dishes I’ve tasted on my trips. Example number one: this Lomo Saltado from Peru. Today’s dish…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Eastern European, Pork, Recipes Tagged With: bacon, dumplings, kale, mushroms, pork, pork tenderloin, potatoes, sour cream

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About Wednesday Night Cafe

  Hi, I’m Tara. This blog is where I share my recipes for special dinners. When I discover a new dish while traveling or come across something creative while dining out, I just have to recreate the recipe at home. I also love cooking my own versions of classic dishes. If you're new here, ...

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