These savory meat-filled doughnuts are somewhere between fluffy doughnuts, fried buns, and traditional Eastern European belyashi. Soft yeast dough surrounds a juicy meat filling, creating a crispy golden outside and tender center. They are perfect as a snack, lunch, or party food. The filling idea is adapted from a traditional meat doughnut recipe.

You can customize this soup any way you like. For example, remove the peas and add celery, or even add only celery instead of peas and corn...

"In Greece, every meal is a story of friendship, family, and flavors." — Unknown

You can use any meat for these patties. I prefer a mixture of beef, pork and veal in a 1:1:1 ratio.

Life is full of tough decisions, like choosing between a juicy apple and a slice of apple pie – but why not have both and call it balanced fruitrition!