In this recipe, you can use salted or smoked salmon. I also use whipped cream cheese. A great easy appetizer for the holidays and parties!...
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Salmon and Cucumber Appetizer
About: Olya Sandstrom
Recent Posts by Olya Sandstrom
Orange-Mango Dos Leches Cake
Orzo with Tomatoes, Pepper and Feta
Edamame with Spices
I began to grow edamame a few years ago, they are easy to grow and perfect for freezing, very tasty and healthy. Last year I save some of them for seeds for this year, and the rest of them go into my freezer so I cooked them the whole year....
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Cherry blossoms
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Spring in my garden
Vareniki
Vareniki (varenyky, pirogi) 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 and cherries. Vareniki with berry...
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Pigodi
Pigodi are a type of Korean pies that are steamed. I usually cook them in a bamboo steamer. The most popular type is with meat and cabbage. Its best to use finely chopped pork but they can also be prepared with ground meat.
Serve with various sauces, for example, mix the soy sauce with wine vinegar, fresh finely chopped cilantro...
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I love spring!
