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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Pan De Muerto
Each year on November 1st and 2nd in Mexico as well as in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, people celebrate the Day of the Dead. This is a touching and at the same time joyous holiday when people remember their dead relatives and ancestors. They believe that the souls of the dead relatives and friends come these days to visit...
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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.
Here...
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Lemon Madeleine
Madeleine cookies are one of my family's favorite desserts. They are not very cheap in the store and kids eat these cookies so quick. But it's actually really simple to make and they turn out so much better than store bought. Plus its easy to add different flavors. The only problem is you need to have a madeleine mold,...
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Latkes
latkes are a traditional Jewish dish for Hanukkah, but they can be made on any other day as an appetizer or side dish for dinner. Latkes are usually made from potatoes and onions, but you can also add zucchini, apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, parsnips and more.
If you want your latkes to be golden crispy on the outside and soft...
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Tomato Cream Soup with Toast
A classic combo that's perfect for cool and snowy weather! Endless varieties but this is the latest I did and it was my favorite. Add a bit of cayenne pepper to give it a sharper flavor, it all depends on how spicy you like it. If you are vegetarian you can use vegetable broth instead of chicken....
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Potatoes with Caviar
An excellent appetizer to vodka and a good idea for a holiday, especially for January 31- Birthday of Russian Vodka :) You can use black or red caviar....
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