Slovenian Recipes

Menu Chicken Paprikash (Kokošli Paprikaš) Green Salad Chicken paprikash is familiar to most Americans.  It is another one of those Slovenian dishes with Hungarian origins. The Progressive Slovene Women offered a straightforward recipe along with the proper Slovenian name: kokošli paprikaš. I made just a few adaptations.  Instead of a whole cut up chicken, I used chicken breasts. I browned the onions and paprika before adding the chicken, not after.  I used light sour cream, just because it was on hand. The other change was unplanned.  I ended up using more flour to coat the chicken than the single tablespoon the recipe suggested.  That is probably why the sauce was a little heavier than we would have liked. 3 lb. chicken breasts (bone in) salt to season chicken flour to coat (1-3 T.) 2 T. oil 1 onion, chopped 1 1/2 T. paprika 1/8 t. cayenne 1 1/2 c. hot water 1/2 c. sour cream Cut up chicken pieces, salt them, and coat with flour. ...

  My grandmother used to bake bread and distribute the loaves to people in their Slovenian neighborhood in Cleveland.  As a little girl, my mother used to accompany her mother, when she made the rounds. "She just gave it away?" This puzzled me, because  I knew the family didn't have much money, especially during the Depression. Yes, my mother assured me.  My grandmother was an open-hearted woman who believed in sharing what she had.  Oh, one more thing.  Somewhere along the line, she got some training as a hairdresser.  So she also used to give free haircuts. These stories do fit with my own memories of my grandmother's generous spirit.  Still,  I can't help but wonder if there might have been some bartering going on, or if she had a little business on the side. Grandma's Homemade Bread, as we always called it, was a high point of our regular Sunday afternoon gatherings at the little bungalow she shared with Grandpa.  They co-...