From the Original Site: "Parjoale really means 'burger', but they are perfect made as meatballs. This recipe comes from the Moldovan region of Romania, where virtually every household will have a slightly different recipe for this dish.

Parjoale are very tasty and since they can be eaten both hot and cold, they are ideal for parties and picnics. As a hot dinner, they go nicely with mash potatoes (Romanians love mash!) and homemade tomato sauce."

For 3-4 people, you will need:

• 400g minced beef
• ½ onion, grated
• ½ carrot, grated
• ½ pepper, finely chopped
• 1 stock cube (or 1 tsp Knorr or other powdered condiment)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• parsley and dill, either freshly chopped or dried
• Pepper

In a small pan place the onion, carrot, pepper and 3 spoons of water, cover and let them sweat for about 10 minutes on a very low heat.

When the vegetables are soft, take them off the heat and leave them to cool down for a while, before adding them to the meat together with the egg, flour, crushed garlic, herbs, crushed stock cube and pepper. Combine everything well and then divide the mixture into small ball shapes.

Heat 3-4 spoons of oil in a frying pan and cook the meatballs on medium heat for 10-12 minutes, turning them a few times to get them brown all around.

Ingredients

• 1 carrot,
• 1 medium celery root,
• 2 small cucumbers,
• 1 big Apple,
• 3 nice tomatoes,
• 5-6 ripe plums (or 2-3 tablespoons of pitted sour cherries),
• 1/2 cup sour cream,
• juice from 1/2 lemon,
• 1 teaspoon confectioner's sugar,
• salt

Directions

1. Clean the carrot and celery root, julienne, place in a salad bowl, add thinly sliced cucumbers and Apple, peeled, seeded and sliced tomatoes, sliced plums or pitted sour cherries.
2. Mix everything with the sour cream to which you added lemon juice, Sugar and salt, just before serving.

From Original Site: "Leeks store well through the winter and are a very popular German vegetable. Used instead of onions in many recipes, they are a bit milder than onions, although they can still bite when raw. Try them in this salad with apples and cream."

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 apples, cored and chopped, about 2 cups
• 1 medium leek, cleaned and chopped, about 1 cup
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. sugar, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 T. neutral salad oil (walnut or canola, etc.)
• 2 T. cream
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preparation:

Mix apples and leeks in a bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice to keep the apples from browning.

Whisk together sugar, salt, oil, cream and pepper until sugar dissolves and salad dressing is thick. Pour over salad and toss. Taste salad and season, if necessary (more sugar or salt).

Let salad sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Would we make again? Yes.

Made Again on 11-Apr-2010

Mom and Dad went to Hawaii for 2 weeks - so we decided to have a Hawaiian Night Feast.

MACADAMIA NUT CRUSTED COCONUT SHRIMP
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 pound cleaned and deveined shrimp
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup crushed macadamia nuts
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly coat a baking dish with olive oil. Place flour in a small bowl. Dredge shrimp in flour, then dip into coconut milk and roll in crushed macadamia nuts. Place in baking dish and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through. Serve 3 shrimp on a bed of rice topped with orange lime sauce. Makes 4 servings

ORANGE LIME SAUCE
10 oz jar orange marmalade
3 tablespoons tangy mustard
1 tablespoon lime juice
To create orange lime sauce combine all sauce ingredients in a sauce pan and warm.

Mom and Dad went to Hawaii for 2 weeks - so we decided to have a Hawaiian Night Feast.

3/4 cup shredded crab meat
1/2 cup finely chopped mango
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. mayonnaise
1/4 cup diced green onion
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1/3 tsp. white pepper
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
4 boneless chicken breasts, flattened

Combine crab with all ingredients except egg bread crumbs and chicken for filling. Spread on chicken and roll up jellyroll style. Dip each in egg and then gently roll in bread crumbs to coat. Brown carefully in fry pan, place in shallow baking dish and bake until cooked through. 350 Deg. about 45 min.
Serve warm or cold.

Mom and Dad went to Hawaii for 2 weeks - so we decided to have a Hawaiian Night Feast.

1 med. head cabbage -- shredded
1 med. red onion -- thinly sliced
1/2 c. chopped red pepper
1/2 c. chopped gr. pepper
1/2 c. sliced stuffed olives
1/2 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. ea. -- salt,celery seed and mustard seed

In a 4 qt. bowl, combine the veggies and olives. In a saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 min. Pour over veggies and stir gentlly. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Mix well before serving. 12 - 16 servings.
NOTES : Make this the night before, an the flavors keep getting better!