Wow, how long it took me to cook Macarons! Almost everywhere I read about macarons they talked about the complexities and subtleties of making this dessert. Macarons from the store I don't like much and to travel to where they are made properly, I don't have the opportunity so I decided to try to cook them myself, and you...
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Tag Archives: Kids’ Parties
Blueberry Charlotte
Now's the time to get ready to bake delicious fruit pies, cakes, and tortes when berries and other fruits start to come into season. Here is a simple recipe of for a sweet-tart blueberry charlotte. Blueberries can be mixed with the dough, like I did, or put the blueberries in an oiled baking pan and then pour...
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Glazed Carrots on the Grill
Quick and easy recipe of glazed carrots on the grill. Perfect side dish for meat or fish. Blanch the carrots in boiling water until half done or cook in the microwave and then finish on the grill. I just use a cooktop grill, if you use a grill outside it will be cook even faster....
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Focaccia
Focaccia – An Italian bread prepared from the same dough as pizza. Focaccia can be sweet or salty. The simplest is flavored with just olive oil or salt, but can also add herbs, cheeses, tomatoes, olives, onions, fruit, etc. In this recipe instead of milk, you can use warm boiled water and fresh yeast instead of dry-(7-10g).
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Pear Filling for Blini with Caramel Syrup
Here are couple recipes for the blini:
Buttermilk Blini
Blini
Instead of pears you can use apples, peaches. The perfect dish for breakfast or even as a dessert with lunch or dinner....
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Fruit Filling for Blini with Whipped Honey Cream
You can find a couple recipes for blini here:
Buttermilk Blini
Blini
For this recipe I used peaches since they are sweet with light acidity and perfectly suited to the delicate whipped cream. Instead of peaches you can use any other fruit or berries to your taste.
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Crêpes
Crêpes are thin pancakes, cooked with milk and without yeast that are especially popular in France. Dough for crêpes must rest 6 hours or more, so prepare the batter in the morning or if you are planning to make them for breakfast, prepare the batter in the evening and leave in the refrigerator overnight. Usually I make a cake...
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Layered Pear Tart with Chocolate
This turned even more delicious than I expected! The chocolate in this dessert balances out the fruitiness of the pears and crisp dough. Its very similar to a chocolate croissant with pears. You can use dark or milk chocolate depending on your taste. If you don't like it so sweet, you can add lemon or orange juice into the...
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Puff Pastry with Strawberries and Nutella
Great combination of Nutella and strawberry with crispy puffed pastry, a wonderful idea for a simple, quick and incredibly tasty dessert on Valentine's Day!...
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Nalysnyky
Nalysnyky is a traditional Ukrainian dish made from thin pancakes and served with sour cream, jam, honey, condensed milk, caviar, whipped cream, or even more savory ingredients like cheese, meat, mushrooms or vegetables. It’s very similar to crepes.
Traditional Ukrainian fillings for Nalysnyky is cottage cheese with sugar and raisins, and the second most popular filling is meat.
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