Marinated Tomatoes, my version of Russian quick pickled tomatoes (маринованный помидоры). It’s an easy and delicious way to prepare tomatoes. A cross between fresh tomatoes and Canned Pickled Russian Tomatoes. This recipe needs to remain refrigerated, and gets tastier the longer it marinates. Pickling vegetables is a staple in Russian foods. Cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes…
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Kangaroo Rissoles
Kangaroo Rissoles in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce is a Russian version of Kotleti (a meat patty or rissole) with a small Australian ingredient change, lean and healthy kangaroo! Kotleti are a typical Russian meal that I would say all households eat. They are like a cross between a hamburger and a large meatball, usually made with ground beef….
Pelmeni using a Mold
This recipe shows you how to make Pelmeni using a Mold (Пельмени) called a Pelmenitsa. Pelmeni is my all time favorite food. Ever. That’s a big statement, but nothing evokes the comfort food feeling better than Pelmeni for me. Anglo cultures have their typical meat, potato and vegetable meals, Italians have their pasta meals, but…
Asian Noodle Salad
I love this delicious Asian Noodle Salad. It’s based on a Central Asian recipe that I make with chicken and shrimp. Traditionally made only with chicken or beef, the shrimp is a delicious addition. You’ve never tasted anything like this salad before. I love using Chinese Black Vinegar in this recipe. This Central Asian Noodle Salad…
Honey Roasted Figs Recipe
What do you do with fresh figs during fig season? Usually figs seem to ripen all at once, and you need an easy recipe to use them all up! Roasted Figs with Honey is an easy fig dessert, served warm over vanilla ice cream, that is sure to impress. So let me start with the figs. I love…
Korean Kimchi Recipe
It’s really easy to follow this Fermented Korean Kimchi Recipe, and your health will thank you. When I was young I felt invincible, eating whatever I liked, usually. As I grew older and maybe wiser and couldn’t keep up with the twenty-somethings anymore, my interest in health miraculously came alive. So how can I combine my love of cooking…
Meat Lasagna Recipe with Chorizo
I love this Italian Meat Lasagna recipe, made tastier with spicy Chorizo and Ricotta cheese. This is my favorite lasagna recipe. The chorizo adds a smokey flavor with a hint of spiciness. Chorizo is a sausage that has roots in Spain and Portugal, and is popular around the world. When I first tried lasagna, I…
Coloring Easter Eggs
Easter holds many great childhood memories for me. Family time filled with plenty of milk chocolate bunnies, easter egg hunts, and the dreaded 5 a.m. Easter Sunday morning church service. It wouldn’t be Easter without Coloring Easter Eggs. Mum always made Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs with onion skins making a deep golden rusty egg colour. I was…
