Category Archives: Mushrooms & Vegetables

Vareniki / Pierogi with potatoes and mushrooms or cherries and blueberries

Vareniki ( varenyky, pierogi, perogies ) are stuffed dumplings from Ukraine made from unleavened dough and different fillings. Some of the more popular fillings are vegetables, boiled potatoes, salted cabbage, baked pumpkin, fruits and berries, meat, mushroom, cheese, poppy seed, or buckwheat. My favorite fillings are meat, potatoes with onions and mushrooms, cottage cheese or curd cheese with cherries....
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Tempura Zucchini

I usually do an easy tempura with only 4 simple ingredients: flour, cold ice ( you can put ice cubes in) sparkling / soda water ( or normal cold water), and salt. It's better to use a cake/rice flour mixture for tempura, but I don't always have it, so it can work with All Purpose flour as well. Some...
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Baked Chicken with Potatoes

Tender, juicy chicken with garlicky potatoes, so delicious! I really loved the potatoes in this dish, because it gets some fat drippings from the chicken while it's cooking in the oven. The recipe itself is also quick and easy. By the way, don't forget to brush the chicken and potatoes with the mayonnaise, after baking them the potatoes will...
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Mongolian Beef with Vegetables

If you like Chinees food, then you definitely will love Mongolian Beef! The meat is tender, juicy, and so flavorful with the sweet and savory sauce! If you can’t find flank steak, you can use New York strip steak. Make sure you don't overcook the beef, so quickly sear the  meat in the wok on high heat in batches...
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