Category Archives: By Country

Dinner from kids

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

02Jun

Vermicelli bowls with Grilled Five-Spice Chicken, pickled carrots and herbs. Blueberry peach mini pies. Also asparagus from the garden with garlic and bacon. Thanks a lot to my kids with helping me in the kitchen and grill today! (more…)...

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Pelmeni and vareniki, new recipes for the dough

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

25May

Perfect weather today to make delicious pelmeni with pork/ beef meat and 3 different types of vareniki ( pierogi) with mashed potatoes and meat, they will be served with mushroom, onions and bacon topping. Also vareniki with cherries and ricotta with cherries. Great time spent with kids and results- delicious meal! My new recipe...

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Vareniki with mashed potatoes and meat, also with cherries and ricotta cheese

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

25May

Vareniki (pierogi) with mashed potatoes and meat. Served with sour cream and mushroom bacon topping. First boiled them, then fried on both sides. Also we made cherries vareniki and cherries with ricotta cheese in raspberry sauce, it was so good! Read more

The new caprese

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

24May

The new caprese, Burrata cheese with tomato, garlic, anchovy sauce with olive oil and balsamic (more…)...

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Khachapuri with cheese, egg and also a new one with onions

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

24May

Khachapuri with cheese, butter and egg, also we tried one with caramelized onions. Everything was so delicious! (more…)...

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Shrimp ceviche

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

18May

Shrimp ceviche, also I added cucumber, tomato, avocado (optional), red onion, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, lime. (more…)...

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Spanish garlic smoked paprika shrimp with Spanish rice (instant Pot)

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

17May

Spanish garlic smoked paprika shrimp with Spanish rice (instant Pot) (more…)...

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Chicken bake ( Costco, copycat)

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

03May

Chicken bake ( Costco, copycat) (more…)...

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Platanos fritos

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

07Apr

Platanos fritos for breakfast

fried sweet plantain slices with crema y queso cotija, sweet and salty, so delicious

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Lunch today

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

04Apr

Our favorite Mexican soup, Caldo de Pollo ( Homemade Chicken Soup ) (more…)...

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