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Carrots Tzimmes with Raisins and Prunes

Tzimmes is a Jewish dish, sweet stew typically made from carrots and dried fruits. It's cooked slow at low heat, and even if it's simple dish, still considered is a great delicacy. Tzimmes has many variations, usually prepared mostly from carrots, but there are also versions using potatoes, beans, and even with the addition of meat. You can also add...
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Grill time!

After a long, cold and snowy winter I eagerly look forward to a warm and sunny spring ad especially, grilling. This year I started with one of my favorites - pork shish kebab or how we call it in Ukraine - shashlik. It was so delicious and already begin reminding me about summer! Today we decided to cook smoked steelhead trout...
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Tepoztlan Mexico. Cooking Classes, 5

I'll be an a short vacation break and until I come back relish these beautiful pictures from our last cooking trip in Tepoztlan: Being surrounded by mountains its inevitable to decide ‘to go or not to go’ up the mountain. At the top of one of the mountains in Tepoztlan is an ancient Indian pyramid, called...
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Enoki Mushrooms

Enoki is a small pale yellow, almost white Japanese mushrooms with very long and thin stems and tiny  caps.  Enoki are very delicate, have fresh taste, which does not interrupt the taste of other ingredients. In raw form, they are perfect in salads. Enoki mushrooms are often added to soups or fried vegetables, giving them a unique flavor. Here are...
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Steak with Enoki Mushrooms

Steaks can be cooked on the grill or just pan fried. The main thing is not overcook  anything or the meat will be dry and the mushrooms will be mushy. The  honey can be replaced by sugar. It's not necessary to wrap the mushroom in strip steak, you can just lay strips of steak on a plate, top with...
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