Green Tomato With Orange Peel & Vanilla is very unique marmalade for using the last tomatoes of early fall that just never seem to ripen. This dark-green, sweet and…
Breakfast & Desserts/ Other Desserts/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Sladkay Bulochka” – Cinnamon Chocolate Pastry Wheels
Sweet, buttery, laced with chocolate and fragrant with cinnamon, these beautifully twisted wheels is easy to prepare and you can serve them with a chilled glass of milk or…
Flaky, white biscuits are easy to make. One of the fastest of baked goods to put together, biscuits are among the most reliable. People who make them with regularity…
Main Dish/ Russian Monday/ Vegetables
Russian Monday: “Kartofelnye Zrazy” – Potato Cutlets Stuffed with Mushrooms
Zrazy is a dish of Lithuanian, Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian cuisines. Word “zrazy” is of polish origin, it means “slices”, “cut pieces” of something. Despite its Polish name, for…
With September being Childhood Cancer Awareness month, I would like to share with you some information about one program I participate in. “Cookies for Kid’s Cancer” was an idea…
Autumn “When the leaves change hueThe air becomes nice and coolFall is upon us” My husband bought me a bag of organic farro in Costco store and I cook…
Breakfast & Desserts/ Other Desserts/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Manniy Pudding” – Semolina Pudding with Berry Sauce
The word “mannaya kasha”– semolina porridge, conjures up a lot of memories from my childhood and has a special meaning in the hearts of anyone who grew up in…
These fried green tomatoes are crisp outside and so succulent inside, they will melt in your mouth. So make plenty for everyone. Hello, my dear readers. This is a…
Main Dish/ Poultry, Game/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Pozharsky Cutlets” – Ground Chicken Cutlets with Homemade Breadcrumb
The Pozharsky cutlets have become a popular dish of the Russian cuisine at the beginning of the 19th century. Their name and origin are attributed to prince Pozharsky, one…
Vegetable and Grain Soups
Food Blog Forum – Part 1: The Biltmore Estate NC & Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup
It’s been a while since my last post and I truly missed my blog and my dear readers. My new kitchen is finally finished; summer vacations are behind us,…
This summer I have been very busy with my new kitchen. We are not done yet and there is still some tile and trim work left to be done…
Dishes for special occasions “To roast some beef, to carve a joint with neatness,To boil up sauces, and to blow the fire,Is anybody’s task: he who does thisIs but…
June and July are the best time to pick and put away till winter linden tree flowers famous for its therapeutic properties. Linden tree starts blossoming in June spreading…
When summer is approaching, I start contemplating visits to local farms to collect some berries and fruits for my jams and preserves. Over the past few years I have…
Cape Cod was a beautiful dream, the one you love to come back again and again. My friend told me that if I come to Cape Cod in October,…
We have taken a few days off to get away from our kitchen renovation and headed for Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to enjoy some sand beaches, blue water, and fresh…
Warm chicken dumpling soup for the cold evenings.…