Morning – that magical time of the day! It’s filled with smells of creamy aroma of pancakes, fresh bread and waffles, fragrant roasted coffee and warm tea. It’s important that every morning is calm and hassle free for the right start of the day. Mornings in big cities, however, are often chaotic. We do not have time to experience the magical birth of a new day; [Continue Reading…]
Pork Kotlety
This recipe for pork kotlety is a staple in our house. It’s a big favorite of my husband. In fact, when we first started dating, these pork kotlety, were his specialty dish! Why do you think I married him? 😉 Juicy and soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside, the most delicious without jokes! [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…]
Cherry Piroshki
I spent most of my childhood at grandma’s little farm in Ukraine. I would spend the early mornings picking fresh cherries and raspberries and, over the following days, gorging on them. When we moved to Toronto with my husband, I knew there would be things about home I would miss – obvious ones like my [Continue Reading…]
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
I’ve been feeling a strong urge to share more Russian and Ukrainian recipes on the blog lately. Cravings for slavic foods come strong with the arrival of summer or holidays when I miss my family the most. This recipe came at a perfect time since I will be flying to Kiev in 3 short weeks. Yay! [Continue Reading…]
Open Fire Pilaf + Camping Pics!
A weekend getaway in the woods of Ontario is so soul-soothing… Get out of the city and loud noises, set your tent in front of a quiet lake, have some yummy food with best friends, and you momentarily feel resolved, recharged and restored. That’s right, this post is all about our camping trip to Algonquin Park [Continue Reading…]
Creamy Pork Rolls with Mushrooms
Hi Friends! Have you seen the movie “Chef”? If you are a foodie, it is a must-see! The movie is all about the passion for cooking the food you love and is so inspiring. There are typical moments in the movie that only “foodies” will acknowledge. Like melting cheese on a grilled cheese sandwich, or that epic dance [Continue Reading…]
Strawberry Meringue Roulade
It’s strawberry season! We love strawberries! We also love the “farm to table” philosophy, so we spent the Sunday morning supporting our local farmers picking fresh organic strawberries. The sweetest and juiciest berries with a beautiful red color. This ain’t your typical grocery store watery and tasteless strawberries! There were soooo many of them in the field like [Continue Reading…]
Pork Fritters
Hmmm… it’s dinner time and there’s a tiny grumble in your tummy that says the simple salad you had for lunch might not take you all the way through the day. Instead of reaching for that dubious bag of chips in your kitchen pantry (is it really the same bag of chips you saw there [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…]