Another delicious snow day here! Spanish chorizo, seafood, chicken paella. Sunday- Fun day!
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Spanish Chorizo, Seafood, Chicken Paella
Category Archives: Meats
Keftedes (Greek Meatballs)
Keftédes (κεφτέδες) may be one of the best Greek appetizers (mezé) around! They are little round meatballs served as an appetizer or with tzatziki, Greek salad and pita or pasta for a full meal.
Of course there are many recipes for this dish. Keftedes different from many meatballs because of their size. Greeks make...
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Another snow day!
Yep, we have another snow day today! We made Marquesitas with kids today and for dinner Plov, the perfect dish for weather like today!
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Asian night
Yep, it still snowing here in Minnesota, a lot and we try to keep our house warm :) Asian night this Sunday! Steamed and fried dumplings; chicken egg rolls with homemade dough. Nailed it again!
Sweet and Sour Pork Steamed Dumplings
Fried and Steamed Dumplings
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Baby it’s cold outside!!!
When it’s -24C outside and no school, it’s the perfect time to make pelmeni/ dumplings with the kids! So much fun and really tasty!
The dough recipe, my favorite!
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Pork Meatballs in Asian Style
These meatballs are so flavorful, tender, juicy and really easy to prepare. A perfect idea for your 'finger food' party, Super Bowl party, or even the holidays. You can make them for dinner with rice, potatoes or vegetables. And you can also serve with any Asian-flavored sauce to your taste.
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Asian Steamed Dumplings with Pork and Shrimp
A very simple recipe using pelmeni/ dumplings dough, but yet it is much easier to work with, because with the addition of vegetable oil, the dough is more soft and more elastic. I cooked some of the pelmeni/ dumplings right away for dinner, and placed the remainder in the freezer for another time.
Instead of a bamboo steamer,...
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Because it’s raining today
Kartofelniki for dinner tonight!
Kartofelniki with Meat and Mushroom sauce for dinner tonight!
Kartofelniki is a Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian dish, stuffed baked potato patty. You can make them with different toppings such as meat, mushrooms, vegetables and serve with different herbs, sauces or cream, however it is normally served with sour cream. Tasty fried ‘kartofelniki’ can be a side dish to meat, but...
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Stuffed Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns
A fun take on stuffed bell peppers for Halloween. Try to vary the filling, adding some vegetables to the meat like grated carrots, zucchini or different herbs to your taste. If you like spicy food, then add some chopped jalapeno. You can serve these peppers with tomato sauce, mixing it with sour cream, salt and pepper. Very tasty peppers...
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