After a long absence from blogging, I am back today writing a blog post as I’m chasing two toddlers now. Please welcome our baby Zoey! WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN Hello, friends! It’s been more than two years since I’ve posted a recipe on this blog. I can’t believe I took such a long break [Continue Reading…]
Easter Bread Kulich-Cruffin
This Easter Bread Kulich-Cruffin is a modern take on traditional Orthodox Easter Bread. Flaky dough of croissant meets moist muffin meets flavourful Kulich! This Easter Bread will surely impress! It’s been more than 24 hours since I took this Easter Bread Kulich-Cruffin out of the oven, but my kitchen still smells like vanilla, orange, almond and [Continue Reading…]
Easter Bunny Coconut Cupcakes
These adorable Easter Bunny Coconut Cupcakes are easy to make and they are great for family gathering or school party. You can even get the kids involved with this EASTER treat. There is something about having kids that brings out the holiday spirit in us like nothing else. Suddenly it’s okay to do dorky things [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…]
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…]
Visiting Family in Ukraine
Today is the day I’ve been looking forward to. Today I get to show you my homeland and the places that are near and dear to my heart from visiting family in Ukraine! I grew up in a small town called Melitopol in the south-eastern part of the country. It’s been a couple of years since [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…]