Oh my gosh, you guys look. I made a meal my grandpa would LOVE. I know I say this a lot, but I can’t believe I haven’t done this recipe for homemade Ukrainian Pork Kielbasa yet! A traditional delicacy, which comes from a time before cooks tried to think of ways to trim a few calories, but [Continue Reading…]
Hearty Chicken Stew
Comfort food…oh, how I love you! And I am so happy your time to shine has come again. Not that you’ve been gone. Actually, you’ve never completely disappeared from this blog. I mean, meat and potatoes are my favorite! And it’s a cozy season, so comfort food is in full force. Just look at this hearty chicken stew! You know, [Continue Reading…]
Wheat Berry Pudding (Kutia)
Z Rizdvom Khrystovym! Merry Christmas! There is no Christmas in Ukraine without Wheat Berry Pudding called Kutia. It’s one of the twelve traditional dishes on the Christmas table along with sweet bread Kalach, pierogies and cabbage rolls. The 12 dishes symbolize the 12 apostles and with the appearance of the first star, which symbolizes the birth of Jesus, the [Continue Reading…]
Ukrainian Holiday Bread (Kalach)
In Ukraine Christmas Eve is called ‘Sviaty Vechir’ (Holy Evening) or sometimes it is also called ‘Sviata Vecheria’ (Holy Supper). The supper would usually start in the evening after the first star appears in the sky, which symbolizes the birth of Jesus. My most memorable childhood holiday traditions are revealed around Christmas Eve in little Ukrainian village with my [Continue Reading…]
New Year’s Honey Cake (Medovik)
Happy New Year’s Eve! I’ll keep this short and sweet since many of us are still busy with friends and family in the midst of the holidays, but I just wanted to wish you a wonderful New Year full of warmth, love and prosperity in 2016! May all your wishes come true! I also have a nice layer [Continue Reading…]
Meat Chebureki
Guess how many meat chebureki I ate today? No, don’t do that. I’m so in love with these meat chebureki! If I could, I would ship these out all over the world to you guys! Chebureki are basically turnovers with a thin crispy pastry, filled with juicy meat filling and deep fried to a golden perfection. They are very popular throughout the [Continue Reading…]
Farmers Cheese Pancakes – Syrniki
Remember how I made the delicious farmers cheese? Farmers cheese is an Eastern European version of ricotta cheese except it first curdles at room temperature to start off the fermentation process and then finished with the help of some heat. It really is best for your digestive system due to lactic acid bacteria which guards your healthy [Continue Reading…]
Nutella Cardamon Rolls
During the colder months when the wind is beating against the house and the trees around us are groaning and aching under the strain, nothing calms my nerves in quite the same way as freshly baked Nutella Cardamon Rolls. Any season, any time of day and night these sweet and airy pastries will work. But, somehow, wintertime and especially [Continue Reading…]
Pomegranate Bracelet Salad
Now, every year I get crazy excited seeing the boxes full of big, bright red pomegranates in the grocery stores. They are my fall and winter power fruits. The juicy little bursts of ruby pomegranate seeds are so pretty, I wish I could have them as jewelry. An edible jewelry, like this Pomegranate Bracelet Salad! This salad blows [Continue Reading…]
Rustic Smoked and Sour Soup – Solyanka
Solyanka is a traditional Russian rustic smoked and sour soup, where a surprising combination of smoked meats and acidic liquids come together. What gives this soup its ultra fab smoky flavor are the hard rock variety of smoked meats like ham, salami, sausage and bacon, while the pickles, olives and lemon juice bring out the mild tartness. [Continue Reading…]