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Vareniki / Pierogi with potatoes and mushrooms or cherries and blueberries

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Vareniki ( varenyky, pierogi, perogies ) are stuffed dumplings from Ukraine made from unleavened dough and different fillings. Some of the more popular fillings are vegetables, boiled potatoes, salted cabbage, baked pumpkin, fruits and berries, meat, mushroom, cheese, poppy seed, or buckwheat. My favorite fillings are meat, potatoes with onions and mushrooms, cottage cheese or curd cheese with cherries....
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Marquesitas Yucatecas con Nutella y Queso.

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This is a rolled-up crispy wafer tube about 20 cm in size, with a filling to your taste. Usually, it is stuffed with Gouda cheese along with a sweet stuffing — Nutella, banana, strawberries, Peanut butter, various jams, cajeta (a type of caramel sauce), chocolate sauce, condensed milk, etc. The taste of Marquesitas is unique for its perfect combination of sweet, salty, crunchy and...
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Baked Chicken with Potatoes

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Tender, juicy chicken with garlicky potatoes, so delicious! I really loved the potatoes in this dish, because it gets some fat drippings from the chicken while it's cooking in the oven. The recipe itself is also quick and easy. By the way, don't forget to brush the chicken and potatoes with the mayonnaise, after baking them the potatoes will...
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Fried Green Tomatoes

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No one does Fried Green Tomatoes like the South, but the recipe is easy to replicate and enjoy them at home. Crispy on the outside and tender in the middle, these Fried Green Tomatoes, the iconic dish in the South, are addictive! Serve them as an appetizer, tossed in a salad, topped on a burger, served in a BLT, a party...
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Profiterole/ Cream Puffs with Creamy Lemon Curd

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A profiterole is a small French (less than 4 cm in diameter) pastry ball made of custard dough and can have various fillings (both sweet and savory): custard cream, cheese, mushrooms, meat, etc. Sweet profiteroles can be served as a dessert and profiteroles with meat, cheese or mushroom stuffing are perfect for soups. This time I made them with sweet...
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