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About: Olya Sandstrom
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Korean Carrot Salad
This dish is very popular in my country, it’s a must for any holiday. The funny thing is that in Korea this salad doesn’t exist, but it was made by Koreans who immigrated to Russia in the 1860s.
This is a marinated salad with fresh carrot as the main ingredient and seasoned with oil, vinegar, fresh garlic, coriander seeds, and...
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Gnocchi
Gnocchi are Italian boiled potato, flour, cheese or breadcrumbs dumplings, served with a variety of sauces. It can be a tomato, pesto or just melted butter with the addition of parmesan, garlic and various herbs.
Here are some recipes:
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Harcho
Harcho- traditional soup from Georgia (the country, not state). This soup is made from beef, rice, walnuts and sun-dried plum puree called ‘tkemali’ (cherry-plum). This soup is usually made with beef but you can cook with lamb too. You can also add bay leaves and different spices like coriander, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, or red chili. Towards the end of cooking you add...
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Holiday Season
The holiday season, the biggest baking time of the year. It's time to turn on the oven!
Homemade cookies are a holiday tradition. This year we made Rosemary cookies as well as Orange and Lemon Madeleines.
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Cake ‘Mia’
Even if you've never baked a cake, you are sure to be successful with this one. It's very tasty and easy to prepare. For holidays like Christmas or Easter just add nuts, raisins or dried fruit to make the cake more festive and original. Or if it isn't a holiday just make it for a tea party with your...
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Onions: storage and preparation
Choose firm onions with no soft spots, should not smell strong, without bruises or mold.
Store in a cool, dark, well-ventilated spot. Potatoes and onions are not supposed to be stored together. They will produce gases that cause them to spoil both. Don't store in the fridge or plastic bags where moisture can collect; moisture encourages mold as well as sprouting.
Chop...
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Asian-Sesame Pork Ribs in Crock-pot
Flavorful and tender meat in an Asian style sauce. The meat falls off the bone as you take them out of the crock! You can add some vegetables towards the end like carrots, celery, bell peppers, pea pods or cook the vegetables separately and serve them with the meat and white rice.
Add the ingredients to your slow cooker before...
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Chapati
Chapati – Indian flat unleavened bread made from wheat flour, delicious when is hot and similar to pita bread. Cooking chapati is very easy and quick, you just need flour, water and salt. Instead of water, you can use yoghurt or milk, it will give you a very soft bread. The most important part is to cook the chapati...
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Brazilian Candy Cajuzinho and Beijinho
Both types of sweets are prepared on the basis of condensed milk. Soft and very tasty candy and easy to prepare. 'Beijinho' translates roughly to 'kiss'. To decorate this candy use coconut flakes, but it can be replaced by fine-grained sugar. 'Cajuzinho' translates to 'little cashew'. Although the sweets are made from peanuts, they are decorated with cashew and...
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