Plov, pilaf, pilav, pilau, pilafi, pulao, palaw, palavu and so many more different names for this delicious type of comfort food ?
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Сomfort food tonight
Category Archives: Pasta & Rice & Grains
Ocean perch and orzo with tomatoes, feta and pine nuts
Ocean perch and orzo with tomatoes, feta and pine nuts. The perch we got at Costco, I like to buy fish there, especially my favorite steel head, I have many recipes of this tasty fish! This time I fried perch and served with homemade Dill Pickle Tartar Sauce. Yummy!
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Pilaf / Plov in Instant Pot
Plov ( pilav, pilaf and etc) in an Instant Pot? Why not? Some call it "Lazy Plov", because to cook the real one, you need to spend more time and use some certain techniques for achieving non-sticky cooked grains. You also use a special dish to cook the Plov, but I’ll...
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Ricotta Ravioli with Yolk and Sage Almond Butter
Recipe for the pasta dough is so easy: for 2 cups of flour you will need 3 eggs. Also we are using a KitchenAid for the dough and pasta. For the ravioli this time I used Ricotta cheese, 1 egg, grated parmesan, parsley, salt, pepper and little bit of garlic powder; mix everything, and the main thing is that...
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Morocco project
Cooking Moroccan Meatballs with Sauce, and Couscous with olives and cilantro for Nicole's school today. They have a UN Project, and each class got a different country, with Nicole's class getting Morocco. I just love the variety of spices, colors, and aromas in the sauce, just amazing! The couscous recipe is...
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Italian dinner tonight!
Homemade squid ink pasta with garlic shrimp
Raviolo al’ Uovo / Ricotta and egg ravioli with almond sage butter
Recipe for the pasta dough is so easy: for 2 cups of flour you will need 3 eggs. Also we are using a Kitchen Aid for the dough and pasta. For the ravioli this time I used Ricotta cheese, 1 egg,...
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When you have extra zucchini flowers
Risotto
Love to make risotto , easy and quick to prepare, you can always vary the taste with different ingredients and it’s my family’s favorite dishes! Here is mushroom asparagus risotto. You can find some risotto recipes in my blog!
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Easy and so tasty recipe for orzo
Easy and so tasty recipe for Creamy Orzo with Bacon and Corn, our favorite for sure!
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Khinkali
Khinkali are Georgian dumplings, but also popular in Armenian and Azerbaijani cuisine.
Eating Khinkali is an art - using only your hands, hold the handle with the your fingers, then biting the pocket. You aren't supposed to use a knife or fork, since it will release all the broth. This is what differentiates it from
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