These fishcakes are delicious, no matter how many you are going to make they will disappear in front of your eyes. Usually I have a few photographs for a…
I loved this cake when I was a child. It is not too sweet and has a perfect amount of chocolate. It was very difficult to buy in a…
Cauliflower Cake is a very fresh idea for serving your vegetables for dinner. This dish looks impressive on a plate and goes well with any seafood combination or roasted…
These tasty pastries are especially dear to me because they carry the taste of my childhood. When I was a schoolgirl during summer holidays my parents used to send…
It’s a dream come true, you can make your own marshmallow! In a single weekend afternoon, transform your kitchen into a sugar workshop, creating treats for yourself and, if…
This heartwarming soup benefits from the long, slow cooking process of the broth in this recipe. It is a great way to use up any leftover turkey and it…
Even though in every Russian family Olivier salad is made in their own way with some secret ingredient, like grandma used to do it, let’s try to remember where…
“Fair be the path beneath your feet. Bright be the skies above you- Where’er you go, still may you meet Friends that will truly love you”. How to organize…
Have you baked your favorite cookies for Christmas yet? If not, there is a whole weekend ahead of you. Gather around kitchen table with your family and make the…
Christmas is probably the favorite holiday for many people. And I think it’s not because of religious beliefs, but because it’s family time, and time for magic and forgiveness.…
Appetizers/ Russian Monday/ Zakusky
Russian Monday: Chicken Liver Pâté With Red Wine & Cranberry Jelly
History of pâté is rooted in the distant past and many countries contest the right to be named its birthplace, however, by default, this right is held by France. In truth,…
“According to legend, the recipe for this delicious pastry came from a fifteenth-century parchment found among the fallen stones and rubble of a monastery in the area of Crocq,…
Pure white flakes fall gently from the heavens, blanketing the entire world in a sparkling mantle. All sounds seem hushed. The air is crisp and cold. Whether you’re spending…
Whenever the holiday season comes around, I’m always in a yearning mood for a Spicy Orange Honey Quick Bread. There is something about the aroma that fills the house…
There is no recipe today, just beautiful pictures of first November snow and happy colors. Take a walk with me around my neighborhood. Enjoy!…
This historically traditional French dish is sure to climb into a top spot on anyone’s favorite comfort food list. My own personal experience at BOUCHON had inspired me to…
One of the things my kids could always count on when they come from school is finding homemade sugar cookies in the big blue cookie jar in my old…