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Pear Tart with Chocolate Cream

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A stunning dessert! This delicate chocolate cream with the tart pears melts in your mouth. The dough also has a wonderful flavor and crumbly texture making it perfect for any sweet tarts. When you cook the chocolate, it’s necessary to stir constantly so that it doesn’t burn. This tart is easy to prepare and will impress your friends and...
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Duck pate

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Once in a while I make chicken pate, but when I buy duck, I definitely use the liver for duck pate, one of my favorites! If you are making this pate for a couple of days and will eat it right away, you can cover it with a or plastic, but if you are making pate for a longer...
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Sweet Rogaliki

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Rogaliki usually are a sweet combination between a pastry and a cookie with or without filling. This dish occurs in many European countries, such as 'Rogalik' in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine, 'Kipferl' in Austro-Germany, 'kifla' in Serbo-Croatian, 'rogal' in Polish, 'giffel' in Danish, 'rožok' in Slovak also, as well in Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish, Macedonian, Albanian,...
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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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Tempura Zucchini

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I usually do an easy tempura with only 4 simple ingredients: flour, cold ice ( you can put ice cubes in) sparkling / soda water ( or normal cold water), and salt. It's better to use a cake/rice flour mixture for tempura, but I don't always have it, so it can work with All Purpose flour as well. Some...
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Avocado Cilantro Mayonnaise

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This sauce is super easy and quick to prepare! It only takes a few minutes, but is so tasty and full of flavors! The mayonnaise can be replaced with yogurt or sour cream. You can adjust the spiciness and acid in the sauce to your taste. If the sauce is too spicy, add some more mayonnaise and lime juice. The...
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