This pear tart with delicate chocolate cream just came out of the oven. I'll definitely be sharing this recipe soon!
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Pear Tart and Dog Photobomb :)
About: Olya Sandstrom
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Tarte Tatin
The famous French apple pie. Tarte Tatin is an upside-down tart in which the fruit (usually apples) are caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked. Tarte Tatin can also be made with pears, peaches, pineapple, tomatoes, other fruit, or vegetables, such as onion.
Here is the recipe:
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Pickled Cabbage
One of my most popular recipes, this crispy sour-salty cabbage can be stored in the marinade in the refrigerator for a long time. Add as much hot pepper as you like. Great alternative to a salad for a party or picnic....
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Pampushki
Pampushki are small buns which are traditionally served with borsch in Ukraine but you can serve with any other hot soup or Harcho. Usually they are cooked with garlic and baked in the oven. By the way, pampushki got their name in Odessa Ukraine, the city where I’m from.
Here are some recipes:
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Chicken with Tangerines or Oranges
This recipe can be cooked as a whole chicken or cut into pieces (chicken breasts, legs, depending on who likes what). The chicken has a nice flavor and aroma of garlic, thyme and tangerine. Plus, easy to prepare....
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Some tips for making great Latkes
Latkes are usually made from potatoes and onions, but you can also add zucchini, apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips and more.
Use large yellow-brown potatoes which contain a lot of starch. It will help the latkes to stay together while cooking.
You should squeeze the juice from the grated potatoes really good, remove as much moisture as possible and keep them...
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Sweet and Spicy Ribs
In this recipe I use fig jam but you can substitute with any other sweet jam or just use
honey. If you don't have spicy tomato paste, replace with chili sauce or chili peppers. There are some options for how you can cook these ribs: simmer in a pan then fry in the oven as I did, or fry them...
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Halushki
Galushki (haluška, galuska, găluşcă, virtinukai) traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings cooked in the Central and Eastern European cuisines (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Romania and Hungary).
Halushki (Ukrainian name) usually made with cottage cheese. The recipe is very simple, quick and easy to make, so they are also called ‘lazy vareniki’. Cottage cheese can...
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Soup ‘Harcho’
One of my favorite soups is a 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 for me it's best to cook with lamb. You can also add bay leaves and different spices like coriander, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, or...
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Zucchini Latkes
Hi! This is Nikita again with the recipe of zucchini latkes. This is a Jewish dish, served in Hanukkah, but you don't need to wait for the holidays to cook them. While there are many kinds of latkes like the original, my mom make Potato latkes, I thought it would be interesting to try this kind...
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