For novices and gourmets alike, this unique cookbook offers a tantalizing variety of dishes from the shores of the Danube River. Its recipes bring Old World flavor directly into today's kitchen with such cherished favorites as "Weiner Schnitzel," "House Knedliky (Bread Dumplings)," "Hungarian Goulash," "Shrimp Sophya," and "Mititei (Romanian Sausage)." Along with a special chapter, "Christmas Along the Danube," which covers each country's holiday specialties, this cookbook also includes black and white photographs of menus, shots of regional interest, and maps and illustrations throughout. A new appendix provides information on classic Danubian wines -- the perfect complement to any dish from central and southeastern Europe.