Chicken and Mushroom Pasta is one of my favorite ways to eat pasta. It’s so easy to make, and can be made as a one pot meal. Everyone loves washing less dishes. Fettuccine means little ribbons in Italian. It’s an egg pasta noodle, often made fresh or bought dried. Fresh pasta is always the tastiest,…
Dinner Recipes
Apricot Chicken in a Slow Cooker
Apricot Chicken is the perfect summertime recipe, when the backyard apricot tree is full and your stomach is empty. A sweet and sticky chicken recipe from yesteryear. Of course with a few updates. The original retro recipe has too many processed ingredients, and no fresh apricots! That’s of no use during apricot season! What is…
Pirog Meat Pie (Пирог с мясом)
This delicious Russian Pirog Meat Pie (Пирог с мясом) is made with beef and potatoes and is easy to make. This is a recipe from my childhood that my mother used to make for us all the time. Everyone loves a meat pie, and there are so many different ways to make them across so…
Honey Roasted Carrots with Soy Sauce
There are so many different variations on how to enjoy Roasted Carrots, a side dish dinner favorite. We tend to eat a lot of meat and vegetables for dinner, and you can never have too many easy side dish recipes. And Honey Soy is a perfect accompaniment for Roast Carrots. How to Make Honey Roasted…
Creamy Seafood Lasagna
This Seafood Lasagna recipe is perfect for seafood lovers. So rich and creamy, this is not diet food! Someone told me this was a popular recipe in the 80’s, a bit before my cooking time. I think that Campbell’s Soup recipes were more popular when I was growing up. I think people prefer fresh…
Easy Thai Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Cauliflower Rice recipes are all the rage now, and are a side dish packed with flavor. You won’t miss the carbs on your plate! It’s gluten free, low carb, pescatarian and paleo. But you’d never know it was any anything else but delicious! If you’ve never made a Cauliflower Rice recipe, you might be surprised…
Chebureki Recipe (Чебуреки)
Crispy, golden and bubbly Chebureki, is a delicious memory from my childhood. Crispy yet soft, with the trademark bubbles on the dough. No vodka or hot water in this recipe, just a real delicious and easy recipe. Sometimes they are known as Chiburekki. Chebureki are a fried turnover, filled with ground beef and onions. They…
Creamy Tuna Pasta Recipe
This easy Skillet Tuna Pasta Recipe is perfect with you’ve run out of time, but need to make dinner for your family, and it’s large enough for leftovers. It’s made with basic ingredients that most of us have in our pantry, and still tastes great! I don’t usually cook dinner using condensed soup cans as the…
Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese
What could make Macaroni and Cheese even tastier? By adding Sweet Potato, of course! This recipe takes comfort food to the next level! As it gets colder, I think we all start to eat heavier, comfort foods. I know I don’t always make enough room for vegetables and salads as much as I should. I…
Vareniki with Farmer’s Cheese (Вареники)
Every Russian household has grown up eating Vareniki dumplings. They are an Eastern European staple, known in many countries by many different names. There are so many different ways to stuff them, from Potatoes and Cheddar Perogies, fruit filled, to these Tvorog or Farmer’s Cheese Vareniki (Вареники с Творогом). They are similar to Russian Pelmeni…
Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Vegetable Minestrone Soup is a classic Italian vegetable soup, which dates back to the ancient Romans. Made with tomatoes, onions, celery, carrots, beans, and usually a rice or pasta it added. There is no specific recipe for Vegetable Minestrone Soup, as it’s made with whatever vegetables are in season. I always use zucchini, fresh green…
Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe
A delicious home recipe of a Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork recipe – takeout style – using regular ingredients without any MSG! Crispy fried battered chicken smothered in a homemade sweet and sour sauce with pineapple and peppers. I could drink this sweet and sour sauce. I told my wife that this was a healthy…
Mediterranean Lamb Patties (Kofta)
These Middle Eastern Spicy Lamb Patties are a type of Kofta that we eat for lunch, usually inside a Pita. Easy to make, and reminds me of a version of Russian Kotleti, but with exotic spices. What to serve with Lamb Patties? These Kofta Patties are kind of like lamb burgers, or lamb meatballs or…
Fall off the Bone Ribs Recipe
Everyone loves a tender, flavorful Fall off the Bone Ribs recipe. Baked low and slow, tender, juicy and full of flavor. Plus this bbq sauce recipe has a spicy Sriracha kick! There are so many ways to make bbq pork ribs. To make ribs fast, you can boil the ribs before grilling to save time….
Herb Butter Roast Turkey Recipe
You can enjoy a Roast Turkey recipe anytime of year, not just at Thanksgiving or Christmas. A deliciously crispy butter basted turkey with fresh thyme and garlic. I love having Christmas in July as it’s winter in Australia, a perfect excuse to eat turkey! Roast Turkey isn’t as popular here in Australia as it is…
Pelmeni Recipe (Russian Dumplings)
What Are Pelmeni Dumplings? Pelmeni (Пельмени) are Russian meat dumplings with a juicy meat filling, classic Russian comfort food. It’s found in every Russian’s freezer, and around the former Soviet States. It’s part of the group of Eastern European dumplings like Vareniki, Pierogies, Uszka, and even Manti. I consider this meal the national food of…
Roasted Prime Rib Recipe
This Roasted Prime Rib Recipe is full of flavor, tender and juicy. Also known as a Standing Rib Roast, it’s one of the best cuts of beef, and usually one of the most expensive too! Once you try it, you’ll never want regular roast beef again! Roasted Prime Rib is my favorite cut of meat,…
Easy Butter Braised Cabbage
I love eating Braised Cabbage, a classic comfort food popular in Russian and across Europe. A hearty low carb side dish, lots of flavor, and easy to make. Braised Cabbage (Тушеная капуста) is an inexpensive meal, and very healthy for you with Vitamin K and Vitamin C. Sometimes I think cabbage gets an undeserved bad…
Honey Dill Trout Fillet on a Cedar Plank
Honey Grilled Trout Fillet on a Cedar Plank is a delicious way to enjoy trout, with the distinct smokey flavor from the cedar plank. You’re gonna love this recipe! I don’t follow fad diets or lifestyles, but I consider this recipe Paleo friendly. The ingredients are so simple, natural and pure. Who doesn’t love that?…
Slow Cooker Beef Brisket
This Slow Cooker Beef Brisket recipe with wild mushrooms is a delicious comfort food that we enjoy year round. Perfect when you have a busy day ahead, and don’t have time to cook. Easy to prepare the night before, kept in the fridge until you’re ready to go to work in the morning! Beef Brisket…
Potato Cheddar Perogy Recipe
This Potato Cheddar Perogy recipe is a Canadian and American classic, with roots from Poland and Eastern Europe. Boiled or fried, served with homemade sour cream, Potato and Cheddar dumplings are the perfect comfort food! While you can buy perogies in grocery stores in North America, homemade perogies are always tastier! It’s not a difficult…
Easy Pierogi Dough Recipe
Dumplings are found all over the world in most cultures. This Pierogi dough recipe can be used to make perogies, pirohy, vareniki, or for pelmeni dough. They’re a boiled dumpling served with sour cream. It’s a simple dough recipe that hasn’t failed me yet. This is a pretty classic pierogi dough recipe, without any additions…
Piroshki (Жареные пирожки)
Beef Piroshki (Жареные пирожки) are a fried Russian hand pie, or meat pie. Simple, like an empanada. A favorite Russian snack stuffed with beef and onion. A Russian comfort food, popular across the former Soviet Union. There are many variations of fried meat pies across many cultures. Hand Pies you’d recognize are known as Samosas, Empanadas,…
Khinkali Recipe
I love Khinkali, maybe even more than Pelmeni Dumplins and Vareniki (Perogies)! Delicious little Georgian dumplings stuffed with meat, herbs and spices, and juicy broth in every bite! First time I tried Khinkali was in St Petersburg, Russia at the restaurant across the street from our apartment. Georgian food is amazing, and not commonly recognized…
Cheeseburger Gnocchi
This is the tastiest way to enjoy potato gnocchi, CHEESEBURGER STYLE! This Cheeseburger Gnocchi in a skillet is an easy one pan dinner that your whole family will love. I based this recipe on Hamburger Helper Skillet Meals, an easy one pan dinner popular in North America, and my love for bacon cheeseburgers. What could…
Top Recipes 2017
Happy 2018 to everyone! Now that 2017 is just about done, I love to reflect on the year, and share some of my most popular recipes released this year. These Top Recipes 2017 are not only the most popular by my site views, but also on social media such as Pinterest and Facebook. If this…
Shuba Salad with Salmon
This is my favorite way to eat Shuba Salad with Salmon (Шуба с лососем), a classic Russian salad (also called Herring Under a Fur Coat – Селедка под шубой). Served at celebrations and special events like New Years, Christmas, and even weddings. A layered salad that eats like a meal, and so easy to make. Traditionally Shuba Salad…
Moroccan Crispy Roasted Potatoes
Moroccan Crispy Roasted Potatoes is an easy side with authentic flavor for your next roast dinner. Don’t eat plain boring roasted potatoes, try this flavor explosion instead! Who doesn’t like roasted potatoes? Truthfully, I’m not a huge fan of traditional roast potatoes, but this Moroccan Crispy Roasted Potatoes recipe is delicious! I love Middle Eastern spices,…
Swiss Cheese Fondue Recipe
I got hooked on this Swiss Cheese Fondue Recipe when my aunt, who moved from Switzerland, made it for us. Prior to having a ‘real’ fondue recipe, I thought it was a leftover trend from the 70’s. I couldn’t have been more wrong, it’s perfect for a cold winter meal in front of a roaring…
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is a delicious comfort food, packed with carbs, cream and cheese. And the best part, you can save dishes by making this all in one pot! It’s the perfect recipe to eat with a Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Bread! This is my mom’s Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo recipe that I remember eating as a…
