I use my Instant Pot for everything now. I love the one pot dinner element in many recipes, and how it saves time. Cabbage has been a staple in Russian cooking forever, so it only makes sense that I would adapt my recipes to be used in an Instant Pot. Instant Pot Soup Broth You…
Dinner Recipes
Cauliflower Fried Rice with Bacon
Cauliflower Fried Rice is a delicious and easy way to get more vegetables into yourself and your family. I know I don’t eat enough vegetables into my diet, and am trying to find creative ways to sneak them into our dinners. The small pieces of cauliflower perfectly absorb the cooking flavors. Gone are the days of…
Savory Crepes – Russian Farmer’s Style
Savory Crepes are a Russian staple, known as Blini in Russia. They can be enjoyed stuffed savory or sweet, or just plain with sour cream and jam. Blini are often enjoyed as a breakfast, like a Russian pancake. This savory crepe recipe is based on the Farmer’s Blin from Teremok. Teremok is Russia’s answer to…
Russian Sorrel Soup
Sorrel Soup is popular in Russia and Ukraine, and across Eastern Europe. It’s a sour soup often eaten in the spring and summer when Sorrel is growing in the garden. It’s a soup that can be eaten hot or cold. Sorrel is definitely an acquired taste, which I love. What is Sorrel? Sorrel is a…
Bbq Beef Ribs – Asado Style
What is Asado? How can I even start to explain this Bbq Beef Ribs Asado recipe? Maybe I will start be explaining what Asado style is. Asado is the technique and the social gathering of a South American barbecue. Various different types of meats and sausages are cooked on a grill, usually over hot coals….
Shakshuka Recipe – A Perfect Brunch
If you’ve never made a Shakshuka recipe (also known as Shakshouka) you’ve got to try it! Such a delicious way to enjoy eggs for breakfast, a change from ordinary boring eggs. It’s so easy to make, and full of vitamins too. Shakshouka is a dish of poached eggs in tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices. It’s…
Slow Roast Leg of Lamb
Slow Roast Leg of Lamb is Aussie as Apple Pie is to Americans. Many people consider Roast Lamb as the Australian National Dish, and for good reason. The Aussie lamb is absolutely delicious! A popular Sunday Roast, that you can enjoy any day of the week! I find that Australian Lamb has better flavor than…
Australian Meat Pie Recipe
There are so many Meat Pie Recipes around the world, and the Aussie Meat Pie is one of my favorites! An Australian classic enjoyed by young and old. Enjoyed as individual pies or family size. Some people call this the “National Dish” of Australia. What is an Australian Meat Pie? If you’ve ever had the…
Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe
This Slow Cooker Ribs recipe is so easy to make, and they just melt in your mouth. They’re so tender they just fall apart. Ribs don’t have to be a summertime bbq recipe, but can be enjoyed year round. Using a crock pot to make ribs is such an easy, no fuss way to make…
Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
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,…
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! Plus it’s…
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 my favorite trout recipe, with the distinct smokey flavor from the cedar plank. I think 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…
