Fri-daaaay. Good to see you, my friend. I mean if we muuuust have the pizza today then so be it. It is Friday after all and correct me if I’m wrong but in the How To Live Life Correctly book you should be eating this homemade pizza with killer sauce today. Because this homemade pizza crust topped [Continue Reading…]
Homemade Creamy Ricotta Cheese
Have you ever tried making ricotta cheese? Try this recipe for homemade creamy ricotta cheese and you will be amazed how simple and delicious it is! Ricotta is very similar to farmers cheese that I’m used to from back home. Farmers cheese is the Eastern European ricotta except milk is left to ferment and curdle first before [Continue Reading…]
Charred Salsa + Miami Trip
You know those times when you come back from a vacation? I can’t help but dream about the days in a very warm, very sunny, very extra relaxing vacation we just had in Florida with my niece and sister-in-law last week. On top of soaking up the sun, we had a blast dipping our toes in [Continue Reading…]
Bolete Mushroom Foraging and Zhulien
Fall is synonymous with apple picking, but have you tried mushroom foraging? Back home, mushroom hunting and preserving is a national pastime. Here in Ontario, come autumn, summer’s mountain-bike riders and bushwalkers are replaced by Eastern European families, who arrive with barbecues, baskets and an eye for fungi. Their motivation is not only a chance to [Continue Reading…]
Cultured Compound Herbs Butter
Let’s talk about butter my friends. Butter is very important in our kitchen. We all know what it is and we all have tried it. But can you say you’ve tried a sophisticated, deeply-flavored, healthy and packed with healthy enzymes butter? I am talking about cultured butter and if you’ve never tried cultured butter then this post is [Continue Reading…]
Mediterranean Dip – Baba Ghanoush
We are entering the true heart of summer, sidewalk cafes, front porch gatherings and backyard patio parties are blossoming. A return to outdoor entertaining is what we have all been long waiting for and that time has come! If you are gathering a gang on your backyard or packing a picnic for this weekend’s celebration, I [Continue Reading…]
Zucchini Caviar
We experience food not just with our palates, but with all our senses. We taste first with our eyes, embracing the colors and shapes of a dish and imagining the flavors to follow. If a dish has history or deep cultural meaning, we also taste intellectually. Zucchini caviar aka Kabachkovaya Ikra definitely caries cultural meaning [Continue Reading…]
Easy Apple Butter
Normal people have hobbies like shopping and crafts. I have a hobby called loving my pressure cooker. Seriously, I just can’t get enough of it. It made my house smell incredibly amazing with this easy apple butter! Usually it takes a whole day or night to prepare delicious apple butter in the slow cooker, but [Continue Reading…]
Farmers Cheese or Tvorog
Farmers cheese or tvorog, is an eastern european dairy product which is known as a cross between cottage and ricotta cheeses in North America. It could be enjoyed on its own, sprinkled over your salads, used in desserts, stuffed into pierogis and much more. Plus it’s super healthy for your digestive system! The key here is a natural fermentation [Continue Reading…]