Category: Immigrant recipes

Bake Tarte Tatin, a beautiful apple pastry found in Parisian brasseries year-round

Chloé, a LEAD series graduate and New Women New Yorkers volunteer originally from France, loves this elegant pastry. “It’s just delicious. It tastes much better than a classic apple pie and is very good looking,” she says. Should you find yourself in the French capital city, Tarte Tatin won’t be difficult to find. “It is a very famous pie in Paris,” says Chloe. “You can find it in almost all ‘brasseries parisiennes’ all year long.” Tarte Tatin Approx. 8 servings...

Make Olivie, a traditional Russian salad served for holidays and celebrations

This simple salad is served at special gatherings and holidays and is a favorite of New Women New Yorkers volunteer, Sveta. “I can’t imagine any major event in my family without this dish,” says Sveta. Olivie Approx. 6 servings Prep time: Approx. 20 mins Cook time: 15 mins Ingredients: 3 small or medium potatoes 3 medium carrots 1 can (14-15 oz) of peas (or 1 cup of frozen peas) 4-8 hard boiled eggs (to taste) 6-8 small dill pickles 1-2...

How to make the Georgian walnut dessert Churchkhela

  If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll love this recipe for Churchkhela — a dessert log of sugar-coated walnuts that’s a favorite of Khatia, a New Women New Yorkers blogger and native Georgian. Churchkhela takes a while to make, but we promise: It’s worth the wait. Churchkhela Prep time: 4 hours Cooking time: 3 hours Ingredients: 1 1/2 quarts of white grape juice 3/4 cup of sugar 1 cup of flour 40 walnut halves Supplies: 30 inch heavy-duty thread...

Learn how to make Papa Rellena, Peruvian comfort food

In the first edition of Immigrant Recipes, New Women New Yorkers Board Director Maria shares a recipe for Papa Rellena, or stuffed potatoes, a savory dish from her home country of Peru. “This is Peruvian comfort food,” says Maria. “I always associate it with going back home to visit my family.”   Papa Rellena Approx. 6 servings Prep time: Approx. 60 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 2 pounds white potatoes 1¼ pound meat (may combine pork and beef, finely...