”You have to taste a culture to understand it.”

– Deborah Cater

Savoury recipes

Homemade classic puff pastry on a cutting board

HOW TO MAKE PUFF PASTRY

Homemade cottage cheese in a bowl

HOW TO MAKE COTTAGE CHEESE

With meat

Freshly baked homemade cachitos - Venezuelan cooked ham bread rolls

VENEZUELAN CACHITOS

A dish of with nachos, ground meat, peppers, tomatoes, melted cheese and avocado pieces on top

NACHOS WITH MEAT AND CHEESE

Crispy chicken wings served with celery sticks and blue cheese sauce

CRISPY AND SPICY CHICKEN WINGS

A piece of Greek Moussaka (eggplant casserole) on a green plate.

GREEK MOUSSAKA (EGGPLANT CASSEROLE)

Venezuelan Christmas bread, pan de jamon, on a long cutting board with several slices cut.

PAN DE JAMON (VENEZUELAN CHRISTMAS BREAD)

Festive looking meatloaf stuffed with spinach, red bell pepper and cheese on a big plate. A few slices cut and filling visible.

MEATLOAF STUFFED WITH SPINACH AND BELL PEPPER

PEPPERS FILLED WITH MEAT AND RICE

Many small homemade mini bacon pies arranged on a dark blue plate.

MINI BACON BUNS (LATVIAN PIRAGI)

12 small meat pies on a baking tray fresh from the oven.

SMALL MEAT PIES WITH BUTTERY DOUGH

Two slices of ham cheese sandwich on a dark blue plate.

HOT HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES

Without meat

A piece of cabbage pie served on a light green plate

CABBAGE PIE

Homemade rye bread loaf with a few slices cut. One of the bread slices is covered with butter, cheese and tomato.

HOMEMADE RYE BREAD

Leek tart with puff pastry on a big plate with one slice cut

LEEK TART WITH PUFF PASTRY

A piece of sweet potato / zucchini bake served on a dark blue plate with some colourful salad leaves.

SWEET POTATO AND ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

A slice of brightly green spinach roll with cream cheese and red paprika filling up close. The rest of the roulade in the background.

SPINACH ROULADE

Yellow, orange and green duchess potatoes (baked mashed potatoes) arranged in rows

DUCHESS POTATOES WITH SPINACH AND CARROTS

Many crescent shaped cheese cookies on a blue plate

SAVOURY CHEESE COOKIES

Four freshly baked crispy hand pies on a table

POTATO AND LEEK HAND PIES

A portion of pasta dish with spinach and cheese sauce served on a plate.

PASTA BAKE WITH SPINACH AND CHEESE

Parsley pesto mini tarts with cheese and tomato arranged on a cutting board.

PARSLEY PESTO MINI TARTS

Spinach tart with cheese on a cutting board with one slice cut.

SPINACH TART WITH PUFF PASTRY

Freshly baked cream puffs with cheese salad filling on a dark blue plate.

CREAM PUFFS WITH CHEESE SALAD FILLING

Many pumpkin biscuits or quick breads arranged on a plate

PUMPKIN QUICK BREADS OR BISCUITS