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Ways we welcome
Food, community, hobbies, traditions, recreation, sports—ways we identify, share, and connect with each other. Learn how Welcomers are connecting with newcomers to help them feel a sense of comfort and belonging in their new community.
Sharing a meal
Something as simple as a warm meal can help newcomers feel at home and regain the sense of belonging and security they lost when they were forced to flee their country. You can prepare and enjoy a cultural meal with newcomers that helps them to feel welcome.
Try our featured recipe from a Ukrainian newcomer, and check out other great suggestions from newcomers and Welcomers to create meals that will help everyone make new connections and discover that we all share a common desire for the warmth and joy of belonging.
Featured recipe
Ukrainian borscht
Contributed by Kristina, a Ukrainian newcomer
Ingredients
- 7–8 cups of water
- 1 lb pork or beef on the bone
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 medium beets
- 1 carrot
- 4–5 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Approx. .75 lb fresh white cabbage
- 3 medium potatoes, diced
- Salt, bay leaf, herbs to taste
- Sour cream when serving
Instructions
- To start cooking the broth, pour 7–8 cups of water into a pot.
- Add the meat, and put the pot on medium heat. Before boiling, remove the foam. As soon as the broth boils, cover it with a lid and cook over low heat for 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Next, add a whole onion and a bay leaf.
- In a separate pan, prepare the beets. Grate the beets and carrots, and mix in the oil and tomato paste until ready.
- Remove the meat from the broth and, while it is cooling, add the shredded cabbage into the broth. After 5-10 minutes, add diced potatoes.
- Separate the meat from the bone, and cut into cubes. Return the meat to the borscht, salt it, and add the stewed beets.
- Stir the borscht, add finely chopped herbs, cover with a lid and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream, and enjoy!
