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PFB #2! An Ethnic Challange!


By The Tipsy Gourmet (Visit website)



Let me start off by saying- I am eating this right now- and OH MY GOODNESS! My friend Krystal

came over while I was still working on my blog- she got to try it while I was still in the process. Lucky, lucky girl.

I tell people all the time- if you can read a recipe, you can cook it! So, I took all week to think about a challenge that I felt was REALLY intimidating.What is more intimidating than cooking food someone is familiar with, for them? Especially if you have never ate/cooked it before?
Mr. Hall's maternal grandfather was Serbian. He grew up eating Serbian cuisine, this is something that I had never heard of before I met him. Today, I am having his mother over for Little Mr. Hall's birthday dinner.... let's see how I do. Here is what I came up with- Cevapcici. Cevapcici is Serbia's national dish- I hope I do it justice. 

This recipe adapted and slightly altered from- this web site
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
1 onion- minced
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 tsp. oregano
1 TB paprika
1 egg- slightly beating
salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients very well and form into small finger shaped sausages-

you are supposed to grill them- but unfortunately my grill died so I cooked them on the stove-


They turned out like this-

I made Serbian Potato Salad and Tomato Salad- the tomato salad recipe came from here.
Our Serbian Potato Salad recipe is from Jay's Nan- you boil a couple red potatoes with skin on until they fork tender. (You have to use red potatoes- Nan says so)
Peel potatoes as soon as you can handle touching them- then chunk them. You need to sacrifice your hands here- if the potatoes are still pretty warm- the vinegar soaks in really good!
Toss with thinly sliced onion, parsley, pepper, salt and equal parts vinegar and oil.

 I never got to meet Jedo (Mr. Hall's grandfather), I was a couple years too late- but I am hoping to introduce my son to his great grandfathers culture. One of the things I got from listening to Nan (Mr. Hall's grandmother) is you don't let people leave your house hungry. People that visit eat, drink, and feel welcome when they stop by. I have that down already! I love to feed people! 

Here is our final plate- a yummy cevap topped with the tomato salad served along side a potato salad.
Sounds healthy....

Week recap-
This was Wesley's birthday week- so a couple pics of my birthday boy!
This is Little Mr. Hall opening his present from NoNo!


Wes at his birthday lunch (we let him play THE HOOKIE)
I promised Little Mr. Hall I would throw in his hard work...

Remember- try new things, be nice to people, and do something for yourself.
Hope you have a great week!



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