Ania Savage's book RETURN TO UKRAINE . . . and MEATBALLS with SAUERKRAUT

I enjoyed this book cover to cover!   I then gave it to Nestor and he liked it, too. 

Thanks for the great gift, Nicole.

             Kirkus Reviews says, "A fine account of ordinary life in the former USSR as the Iron Curtain is rolled up."

You can order the book online.

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Thanks also to Stella Semeniuk in Watrous, Saskatchewan for sharing this wonderful recipe.  Serves 8.

Bulgaria

BULGARIA

I would like to see the Valley of Thracian Kings (located halfway between Srebarna and Shumen).

  The Tomb of Sveshtari (300 BC) has “lovely artwork and reliefs” including “10 elegant female figures” in 3 chambers.   

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Winston Churchill enjoyed Bulgarian wines and, for a scenic village in which to try some and toast the great man, Melnik is “lined with traditional 19^th-century houses, against a backdrop of natural sandstone pyramids”.    

(Map: bottom left-hand corner)

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 Ruzie, an avid traveller I met in India, visited Bulgaria with her family and posted this beautiful picture with this comment:

Salad - shopska!
People in rural areas grow vegetables that are exceptionally tasty, which is why salads occupy a central place in our culinary tradition. The most popular Bulgarian salad is the Shopska Salad, but there are also other salads worth trying – Shepherd’s Salad, Harvest Salad, Snezhanka, Monk’s Salad,Dobrudzha Salad, Roasted Peppers Salad, and many others.