When you bake this delicious orange cake, the delicate aroma spreads across the kitchen and even the entire house teasing everyone with flavors of oranges, vanilla, and cinnamon. If you try this cake once, it will become one of your favorites. It has a very delicate taste and it’s easy to make. Ingredients: 5 1/2 oz […]
Perhaps the green borscht is my favorite soup. I like it hot and cold. A cold one has different cooking directions. I will cook it sometimes during the hot Summertime and post the recipe. Back in my home country Belarus, I cooked the borscht with sorrel. I couldn’t find the sorrel here in California. So […]
Prunes is a terrific ingredient in cooking. Prunes and other dried fruits and berries are very popular as an elegant addition to meat dishes in Caucasian cuisine. With the addition of prunes to the meat dishes, they become very special, incredibly tasty, juicy, and delicate. Pork baby ribs, stewed with prunes – an excellent combination […]
I’m a bread lover. I can skip anything in my lunch but bread. Bread is a must to be in every meal back in my home country Belarus. So the every-meal-habit grew up into a life-long-love for me. One of my favorites is a ciabatta bread. Making ciabatta bread has two parts. First, you need […]
If you want to serve low-fat, yet delicious muffins for your breakfast or a tea /coffee table with your friends, this recipe would help. For this dessert, you need very simple ingredients. The preparation process is also very easy and quick. Since vegetable oil is used in the recipe, you will get low-fat muffins which […]
The ratatouille is a country dish originated in France. But like many other dishes, it spread across the world and many countries have their own version of ratatouille. In general, it’s a coarse stew of mixed vegetables: tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, onion and garlic, some spices. The version I cook also has a lot […]
Though the red borscht originated in Ukraine, it is very popular among its neighbors. Each region has its own recipe, but the common ingredient is always a beetroot. The recipe I want to share today would be different from others because it doesn’t have potatoes. Try my recipe and you would be pleasantly surprised how […]
Oatmeal cookies seem to be famous across the world. I remember these cookies from my childhood. My mom often baked them and served with milk for breakfast. When I moved to the US, I was surprised how the oatmeal cookies are loved here. I would like to share with you my variation of the oatmeal […]
Pickled Cabbage is one of our family favorite salads in the Winter time. Pickled vegetables are very common in Slavic cuisines. Most of the families in Belarus have а summer cottage outside of the city with a garden, where they grow vegetables, berries and fruits. During the Summer season, while the selection of fresh vegetables […]