Category Archive for "Recipe" | International Menu

Vegetable Salad with Avocado and Lime Juice

26Mar

Our favorite salad for Cinco de Mayo party! Simple and delicious fresh, healthy salad, a great idea for a spring-summer lunch or dinner and for a picnic. Try adding lettuce, radish or carrot to this vegetable salad. What can be better in the summer? (more…)...

Zucchini, Corn, Poblano Rajas

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21Mar

Made zucchini, corn, poblano rajas ( calabacitas con elote y rajas con crema ), it was so delicious! PS: in the end I added queso fresco and crema Mexicana and simmer for 5 min. Definitely will make it again! (more…)...

Avocado Shrimp ceviche

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20Mar

Avocado Shrimp ceviche (more…)...

Meat Salad with Marinated Mushrooms

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20Mar

Very tasty, original salad appetizer. Instead of marinated mushrooms, you can use pickles. Beautiful idea for a party, instead of using a metal ring, lay out the ingredients in layers in a bowl or salad dish, and decorate the top with herbs or marinated mushrooms. (more…)...

Summer Rolls with Shrimp

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14Mar

I love summer rolls! They are light, so tasty and healthy. I never thought that they are easy to prepare. Before you cook the rolls, prepare all the ingredients you need, then just put a bit of everything in the roll, shrimp first, wrap tight and voila! Summer rolls are versatile since they can be prepared with different fillings, sea...

Asparagus with Soy Sauce and Sesame

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04Mar

It's so simple and comes out so good! Instead of boiling the asparagus you can grill it which is my favorite way during the summer. Serve with fish, grilled meat or chicken. A terrific spring-summer side dish! (more…)...

Pesto with Walnuts and Basil

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26Feb

Another great idea for pesto, and a delicious and cheaper alternative to the traditional pine nut pesto. Add it to pasta, on fish, as a bruschetta topping or sandwich spread, and other foods to your taste. (more…)...

Stuffed Chicken Breast with Tarragon Butter

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23Feb

I love to cook with tarragon and I always have this herb at my home in a flowerpot in a winter or in the garden in summer. This herb has a pleasant anise flavor and can be added to lots of drinks and sauces as well...

Blini

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16Feb

Blini-thin pancakes. Very tasty and delicious pancakes, similar to crepes or Swedish pancakes, but this is the Russian version. When you add the boiling water the batter size will increase several times, so be sure to use a large bowl. You can serve with sour cream, whipped cream, chocolate, various jams or wrap them in a different filling such...