Ham is a common dish served for Easter throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
This particular recipe makes a very flavourful and robust ham.
Ingredients
6 – 8 lbs fully cooked spiral-cut ham
2 cup (500 ml) water, plus 2 tbsp
1 cup (250 ml) pineapple juice
1/4 cup (55 grams) packed brown sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp ground cloves
2 tbsp cornstarch
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Easter is a special time in Russia, with many delicious foods prepared for the joyous occasion.
Celebrations are generally later than in the West. This happens because Easter dates are determined by different calendars. The Russian-Orthodox church uses the old Julian calendar, whereas the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches follow the Gregorian calendar.
Here are just a few of [...]
What is Pysanky?
Pysanky (pysanky-plural, pysanka-singular) are Ukrainian Easter eggs, decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty, “to write”, as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax.
The art form of producing elaborately-decorated eggs is also common through Central and Eastern Europe.
Pysanky are traditionally made during the last week of Lent, [...]
Happy Easter!
I just wanted to share another great website for decorated Easter eggs.
Made by artist Adriana who is a first generation Ukrainian-American. Her collection features traditional pysanky (Ukrainian styled eggs) including ones made using goose and ostrich eggs.
These eggs are available for purchase online.
The website also has a section on how to create your own pysanky [...]
After posting my article about “Tips On How To Cook a Great Easter Lamb”, I thought I would also share some useful advice about Easter ham.
Selecting
• Decide what type of ham you want such as bone in or boneless, dry-cured or wet-cured. There are both ready-to-eat hams and fresh uncooked hams available.
• For fresh hams select one that [...]
Lamb is a traditional dish prepared for Easter throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
Here are a few tips to help you make a great lamb.
Selecting
• Look for pale-pink flesh for a very young lamb and light or dark red for an older animal.
• Choose fresh lamb from a butcher or meat shop committed to producing [...]
For those that would like to view hand-made decroated Polish Easter Eggs. You can visit Irena Dobucka’s personal website on Pisanki Art.
Her collection features several beautiful galleries of intricate eggs and art expositions including painted, crocheted, and new concept designs.
Simply gorgeous!
Be sure to sign her guest book when visitng.
Pisanki Art
http://www.pisanki-art.pl
Here’s an interesting video I found about how Easter is celebrated in a small village called Holloko in Northern Hungary.
It’s an actual festival where locals participate in traditional Hungarian Easter rituals. The festival atttracts thousands of visitors from around the world. Holloko and the surrounding area is listed as UNESCO World Heritage site.
The video is [...]
Overview
There are many types of cake and bread rolls that are made for Easter throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
One of the most popular is the poppy seed roll.
These specialty treats are filled with walnuts or ground poppy seed in the centre with a flaky golden crust around the edges. The dough is often flavoured with lemon, orange zest or even rum.
In [...]
