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Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Rosemary and Garlic

12Aug

Easy, quick recipe, a wonderful side dish to meat or fish. Sweet cherry tomatoes with a nice garlic flavor and aroma of rosemary. Rosemary can be finely chopped or put twigs on top of tomatoes. Instead of rosemary, you can try other herbs such as thyme, oregano or basil....

Cucumber-Tomato Salad

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05Aug

I look for easy ways to use fresh veggies during this laid-back time of year, so here is another simple recipe for when you have extra cucumbers and tomatoes. This is a light tasty salad from my childhood. Usually we use sunflower oil, but it can be replaced with olive or vegetable oil, or alternatively mix the vegetables with sour...

Tomato-Pepper Pasta Sauce

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01Aug

My husband made a great tomato sauce for ravioli but you can use this sauce for any pasta also. The sauce is simple to make, full of flavor and can be enjoyed for a few days in a row with all different kinds of meals. The tomato-pepper pasta sauce an excellent dish for a casual dinner at home or...

Red Cabbage

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31Jul

Most Georgian recipes are spicy and flavorful and this recipe is a good example. It's an excellent appetizer to serve at dinner or on a holiday. Crunchy and slightly spicy cabbage pairs well with meat, potatoes or pasta. In the marinade you can add apple cider vinegar as well. If you love spicy food you can add an...

Feta Cheese with Garlic and Herbs

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30Jul

This mixture is well served with crackers, toast or fresh vegetables. Also, you can stuff sweet peppers of different colors with this mix, freeze for 1 or 2 hours, then cut into slices with a sharp, slightly heated knife. It will look very pretty on a plate....

Salad with Marinated Tomatoes

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24Jul

An easy and healthy salad. For this recipe you can use dense green tomatoes also. Very tasty Russian-Ukrainian appetizer. Thanks for the recipe to my friend, Svetlana Kruk!...

Grilled Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic

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23Jul

Tasty and aromatic dish, very easy recipe. You can put on the fire some dry rosemary branches- rosemary smoke will give the dish a specific flavor and aroma....

Grilled Rainbow Trout

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18Jul

A great way to prepare rainbow trout. The main thing is to use cider, it adds great flavor to the grilled trout. The grill doesn’t need to be very hot but the cedar plank will help protect the trout from flames and even out the heat. You can use this preparation for not only fish, but also chicken or...

Kumquat Syrup with Herbs

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11Jul

Fragrant flavored sweet-sour syrup. This syrup is nice to add to different drinks, both alcoholic and non, sour taste of kumquat pleasantly cool especially in hot summer weather. You can add the syrup in your tea, spread it on bread, served with spicy meat or use it in a milkshake or served with ice cream....