Hello there! The title of this post is a mouthful, but that is also how you will want to eat it (get it). To go straight to the recipe for Short Ribs with Truffle Mashed Potatoes and Marsala Mushrooms, click here. Granted, it’s not a last minute or budget friendly […]
Hello there! I am here today to share the recipe for this beautiful, flavorful, exciting salmon bowl. I am on a “bowl” kick lately and this one is all about salmon and its complimenting flavors. To go straight to the recipe for Salmon Bowl, click here. It is a simple […]
Hello and welcome back! In my most recent Newsletter, I happily reported on how amazing our weather has been. And then BAM! Rain, stormy winds, 15 degree temperature drop. To go straight to the recipe for Creamy Lemon Chicken and Potatoes in Cast Iron, click here. Although I’d much rather […]
Hello and welcome back to another recipe from Russia, with love! Earlier this year I shared with you a recipe for meat dumplings called Pelmeni. Juicy, comforting, filling, lovely Pelmeni. Vareniki is made with the exact same dough but uses a different filling. It also has a slightly different shape. […]
Some of my fondest childhood memories are from our weekend summer trips to Dacha. Dacha is a summer home, but it is far from luxurious! More often than not, it’s a tiny house with old, mismatched furniture built on farmland. We would go there in the morning (it’s ways away […]
One of my first jobs in the US was at a local Italian restaurant. And one of the things I remember vividly was their bread. Crusty, golden-brown loaves were piled on a table releasing a firework of crumbs upon contact with the knife. It was messy, delicious, filling, crunchy on […]
A case for pork rinds Are you familiar with pork rinds? I wasn’t until a couple of years ago. During the transition to the keto diet, I spent a lot of time researching the recipes and adjusting my cooking and purchasing to the new standards. Almost everything was familiar, except […]
After working for what felt like ages on my most recent Pelmeni post, I am excited to get back to regularly scheduled programming. That recipe took a very long time but I had to keep reminding myself about quality vs. quantity. And even though I wholeheartedly agree with that and […]
I have a very silly memory of talking to my friend when we were kids. Somehow we got to talking about food and pelmeni in particular. Before we knew it, we got into an argument about who loved them more. (We must have been really hungry). I remember her saying […]
As I prepare to close out 2020, I wanted to share a simple and comforting recipe with you. It doesn’t have much of a back story other than I tried making it for the first time and loved it. Which I guess is a good story in and of itself. […]