It's not necessary to add mayonnaise, the avocado in this salad turns creamy anyway. Serve with toast....
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Salmon – Avocado Salad
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Sunflower Kozinaki
Another Slavic sweet and easy recipe from my childhood that can be prepared quickly from sunflower seeds or nuts.
Kozinaki (Gozinaki) are Georgian and Armenian sweets with walnuts and honey, traditionally prepared for the New Year and Christmas.
Instead of walnuts they can be made from hazelnuts, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds. It's definitely kid's favorite!...
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Salmon and Cucumber Appetizer
In this recipe, you can use salted or smoked salmon. I also use whipped cream cheese. A great easy appetizer for the holidays and parties!...
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Orzo with Tomatoes, Pepper and Feta
Edamame with Spices
I began to grow edamame a few years ago, they are easy to grow and perfect for freezing, very tasty and healthy. Last year I save some of them for seeds for this year, and the rest of them go into my freezer so I cooked them the whole year....
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Tzatziki
Tzatziki is a classical Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce. If you don’t have Greek yogurt, take 1 cup plain yogurt with no additives, strain it and mix with 200 g of sour cream. Also use small or medium cucumbers, preferably without large seeds.
This sauce is great to serve with pita bread, fresh vegetables, meat or fish....
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Buns with Poppy Seeds and Raisins
Baked Brie with Fig Jam and Nuts
This appetizer can be cooked two ways, with or without the puff pastry. If you decide to cook without puff pastry, then cut the cheese lengthwise into two parts, spread the jam with walnuts and thyme in the middle of the first part, wrap cheese tightly on all sides with foil. Cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Serve...
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Wild Duck with Bacon and Vegetables
I usually fry the vegetables and duck breasts in lard or melted goose (or chicken) fat but you can use vegetable or olive oil. For the herbs I use a couple of sage leaves, a little thyme, Thai basil, tarragon and oregano. The finished duck was juicy, tender and had a light smoke flavor from the bacon.
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Pigodi, Korean Steam Pies with Meat and Cabbage
Pigodi are a type of Korean pies that are steamed. I usually cook them in a bamboo steamer. The most popular type is with meat and cabbage. Its best to use finely chopped pork but they can also be prepared with ground meat.
Serve with various sauces, for example, mix the soy sauce with wine vinegar, fresh finely chopped cilantro...
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