Potato Latkes

Celebrate Hanukkah (December 25-Jan 2) with a traditional classic! These crispy potato pancakes are a welcome dish all year.

Great idea for Halloween and Thanksgiving!

How cool is this? Use the pumpkin as the serving bowl for this Rice and Vegetables dish. If you don’t like rice with fruits, substitute meat instead, and add different herbs. Rice can be replaced with potatoes too.

What’s in season

From cakes and quick breads to pies and pancakes, everything benefits from the sweet and spiced flavor of pumpkin.

Autumn is here…

Keep warm as the weather turns cooler with these easy fall recipes!

Grill time!

Warmer weather means it’s time for backyard burgers, tender kebabs, sizzling steaks, BBQ ribs, cold refreshing drinks and gatherings of family and friends.

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata are chicken breast cutlets coated in flour, fried and served with a sauce of butter, lemon juice, white wine or broth and capers. Simple ingredients, but the result are great, delicious, and tasty!

Slow cooker (crock pot)

Slow cooking allows flavors to steep and blend together. It circulates heat and liquid so food stays moist.

Breakfast

Whether it’s a special occasion, or just the weekend, one of these breakfast ideas will be the best part of waking up!

Love my garden

I love gardening so much, it makes my world beautiful. I have a vegetable/herb garden, flower gardens, fruit trees and berries. When I am outside I feel happy, too bad we don’t have nice weather all year but when we do, we are gardening! 😉

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Duck in Spices with Vegetables

Simple, easy recipe for a flavorful and delicious duck. You can marinate the duck in the refrigerator overnight. I also added 'allspice' to the duck for more flavor and taste. By the way, don't  throw away duck fat after roasting the duck, just pour it into a jar, cover and leave in the fridge or freezer. You can fry...
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Rainbow Salad

Delicious, fun and colorful salad. Great idea for a party since it’s quick to prepare on the spot and you can mix the salad with mayonnaise before serving it in front of friends. I usually cook pork, the meat is more tender than beef and doesn’t overpower the vegetables. (more…)...
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Beef Liver with Bacon and Mushrooms

Sometimes I cook chicken liver but I prefer  beef which is healthier. It's rich in vitamins, proteins, and contain all the essential amino acids for the body, and therefore - the most beneficial for our body. The main thing is to eat it moderately, no more than 100g per day. The cooking time varies a bit depending on the...
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Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata are chicken breast cutlets coated in flour, fried and served with a sauce of butter, lemon juice, white wine or broth and capers. Simple ingredients, but the result are great, delicious, and tasty! Serve with pasta and a glass of white wine. Like most Italian dishes, a few simple ingredients can be morphed into a fabulous...
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Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce

Hollandaise sauce - a classic French based sauce made from eggs, a component of many French dishes. The flavor is rich and buttery, ideal for cooked vegetables. Better to cook the sauce in a water bath otherwise if the heat is too high that the yolk will cook and the sauce will turn into melted butter with slices of egg....
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