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Homemade ravioli with duck confit and also with Italian sausage

16Oct

Homemade ravioli with duck confit and also with Italian sausage. Also pesto sauce and almond sage butter sauce (more…)...

Today is a duck day for me!

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14Oct

When you have one duck and making 5 different dishes from it. Today is a duck day for me

Seared Crispy Skin Duck Breast With Savory Berry thyme Sauce; duck fat, perfect to use it on /...

Stir fry chicken with cilantro stems

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12Oct

Stir fry chicken with cilantro stems, I had this recipe for so long and finally made it, it was so good!! (more…)...

Last week I made Golubtsi, also known as stuffed cabbage rolls. Golubtsi - is a delicious comfort food popular in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine. Russia, Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Balkans, Central Asia, Egypt, North Africa, China, and Korea. Polish – Golabki, Ukrainian – Holubtsi, Romanian – Sarmale, Georgia – Tolma, Balkans – Sarma, Hungary...

Colorful corn and corn smut

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05Sep

Colorful corn and corn smut, also known as Mexican truffle, cuitlacoche. We tried it at Tepoztlan, when we had our cooking classes there, it was tasty! The unique, earthy taste has been part of local cuisine since Aztec times. They would use the corn and the attached fungus in tamales and stews. Huitlacoche has a very pungent earthy, sweet...

Mushroom Piccata, I used shiitake, oysters and crimini mushrooms

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18Aug

Mushroom Piccata, I used shiitake, oysters and crimini mushrooms I usually make a half of this recipe. 1 lemon, 2 tbsp olive oil, 12 oz mixed mushrooms ( crimini, shiitake, etc), cut into large pieces, 1 tsp flour or cornstarch, salt, pepper, 1 large shallot chopped or a small red onion, 3 sliced garlic, 1/2 cup dry white wine, 1/2 cup...

Zucchini flowers, new recipe with club soda

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17Aug

Found a new easy recipe for zucchini flowers, so tasty and flavorful. Definitely will make it again! 1/3 cup of flour, 1/3 tsp baking powder, 1/3 cup club soda, salt, garlic powder and peanut oil Mix flour, baking powder, salt and half of club soda, mix it good, add another half and mix it again. Fry in peanut oil, when...