We got lots of zucchini flowers today in my garden, so I made some tasty lunch: zucchini flowers fried with garlic and stuffed into a quesadilla.
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Category Archives: By Country
Vareniki, pierogis
I’m so happy and lucky that my kids love cooking with me! We made with Nicole vareniki (pierogis) today, this Ukrainian dish is her favorite! This time we made with fresh cherries from my garden, with homemade cottage cheese, sour cream band fresh dill on top, also, mushed potatoes (we fried them after boiling) with garlic, onions and salo,...
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Harcho, kharcho,
Chakhokhbili Chicken
Chakhokhbili Chicken. Chakhokhbili-stew poultry, one of the most delicious and popular dishes of Georgian cuisine. Originally it was prepared from a pheasant, but now is made from any bird, usually chicken. It’s a very tasty, flavorful dish, that does not use water, oil, or fat since tomatoes and onions give this naturally to the dish. I like to add...
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Fried eggplant with herbs, Greek yogurt, garlic filling, tomato and basil
Vareniki, pierogies with cherries, potatoes, cheese
when life gives you bad weather and rain, make food! We made vareniki—or pierogis—, a Ukrainian dish; there are 3 different kinds: fresh, sour cherries, smoked potatoes with onions and salo (cured bacon), and also homemade cottage cheese and sour cream with fresh dill and cilantro. It was an amazing lunch!!!
Nalivka, Cherry liqueur
Nalivka, Cherry liqueur, easy recipe!
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Borscht
Sour cream mascarpone cake with condensed milk, dark chocolate
Сметанник, sour cream/ mascarpone cake with condensed milk, dark chocolate. Super tasty, and yes, the flowers are edible
Cметанник, очень хороший рецепт
масло сливочное, 100 г; сгущенное молоко, 1 банка; яйца, 2 шт; соль, четверть ч.л; сода, 1 ч.л; какао, 1.5 ст.л; мука, 140 г.
Крем: сметана, 600 г; пудра сахарная, 2 ст.л; загуститель для сметаны, 1 пачка.
Глазурь: шоколад, 100 г; молоко,...
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Homemade pasta, ravioli, tortellini and tortelloni with 5 cheeses and pizza
When it’s a rainy day on the weekend, we cook something together. Today: Homemade pasta, ravioli, tortellini and tortelloni with 5 cheeses.
but we didn't stop at pasta and ravioli, why not cook something else, it’s a great day for that! Homemade pizza, 4 different types, Mexican style with chorizo and chicken, BBQ with chicken and bacon,...
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