Around the World in the Hetzel Kitchen

(Note, I am posting this without my "editor" Kevin looking it over.  I finally decided if I didn't post it I never would, so I'm just going with it.  Welcome back to blogging?) As I was looking for something to make for Georgia, I decided I couldn't stop at one dish. Sometimes certain countries just have foods that speak to me and I want to keep trying.   Khinkalis came up repeatedly in my searches as definitively Georgian.  Plus they sounded good.  Meat dumplings?  I am in!  After looking at a number of recipes I went with this one .  The directions made sense and there were pictures! I'm pretty sure I halved the recipe, although I could be wrong.  But at least this one is halve-able, unlike last time! With some fancy Google converting, 1.1 kilos equals 2.4 pounds.  Yay internet!  And food scales! The dough, which was just flour, egg, and water was pretty sticky, but not the worst thing with which I have worked. Th...

Image from Marco Petrovic found on Wikipedia Background : Received most recent independence in 1991 from the USSR Location : Southwestern Asia between Turkey and Russia                Georgia views itself as part of Europe Area : Almost 70,000 sq km; 121st largest in the world          Slightly smaller than South Carolina Population : Over 4.5 million; 122nd largest in the world Capital : Tblisi Disputes : Contains two areas, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, that claim they are independent.  Russia recognizes them as separate from Georgia. Etymology : The name Georgia appears in numerous early medieval annals, but it is unsure where it is from Sources: CIA Factbook , Wikipedia I believe the first time I realized there was a country named Georgia was the geography bee in grade school.  The person who answered the question got it right.  I would not have.  Who knew that a US state shared a na...