These 'cakes' I've loved since childhood. My family and kids love these as well! Don't be confused, these don't contain any potatoes and are a sweet dessert instead. It's another Slavic dessert dish with many options for cooking, with the addition of biscuits, breadcrumbs or cookies. They are usually in the shape of small potato and light inside...
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Tag Archives: Spring Food
Orange Madeleine
My family love madeleines and I bake them a lot many different flavors since its easy and versatile. These madeleines flavored with orange and rosemary will be a perfect Christmas gift, I gave these to friends and family with a small jar of Jalapeno jam, Strawberry Jam or Basil jam. If...
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Sweet Chocolate Kolbasa
A favorite recipe from my childhood, this name came from the shape and how it looks when cut into portions this dessert. Delicious sweet dessert that can be prepared in advance and kept in the freezer. Adding nuts isn't necessary if you're allergic to them (or don't like them).
Great idea for Christmas!
Couscous with Olives and Cilantro
Sweet and Sour Sliced Pickles
A quick and easy recipe for crunchy sweet and sour pickles with a little spice. I like this version because the pickles aren't so sweet and you can still taste the cucumber flavor. You can use small or large cucumbers.
The marinade will not cover completely the cucumbers at first since the cucumbers will have more juice after they marinate...
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Strawberry and Red Currant Cake with Elderflower Cream
Perfect summer dessert with fresh summer berries! To make this cake, I used two 9" cake pans but if you have only one, you can use just one pan and slice the cake equally in half.
For the cake layers you can use elderflower cordial or like I did, mix 5 tbsp of elderflower syrup (I bought mine at IKEA) with 1...
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Tuna salad with eggs and anchovies
Besides making a salad, you can instead make stuffed eggs. Just finely chop the egg yolks, anchovies and tuna, mix with mayonnaise and stuff with these egg whites. Garnish with herbs.
Marinated Fried Chicken
Baked Carp with Herbs
I love fish! I grew up in Odessa which is on the Black Sea, so we always had all sorts of fresh seafood as well as from the rivers and lakes. Unfortunately, here in Minnesota where I live now, there aren't the same choices, especially in the store. Of course there are many lakes in Minnesota and we try as much as...
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