My family love homemade hamburgers and cheeseburgers. The homemade buns take traditional hamburgers to the whole new level. I know, it is much easier just to buy a prepared buns at a store, but trust me it is for sure worth your effort to make everything from scratch. Ingredients: Buns 1 1/4 cup milk, warm… Continue reading Homemade Hamburger
Appetizer Pizza Rolls
Every time I am invited to someone’s house for dinner, I have my standards that I like to bring over: my dinner rolls, my dessert and my appetizer. I love to make these rolls. They are easy to make, they look great and they taste delicious. Cook time: 20 minutes Makes 16 rolls Ingredients: Puff… Continue reading Appetizer Pizza Rolls
Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Cauliflower and Spinach
This is delicious! It is easy to make and it will leave you crave for more. Cook time 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 lb cooked shrimp 2 shallots or 1/2 medium onion, chopped 4 gloves of garlic, chopped 2 cups of spinach 1 cup of cauliflower, cooked 2 tbs olive oil 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp… Continue reading Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Cauliflower and Spinach
Gluten Free Coconut Chocolate Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I tried a coconut brownie at my friends house and I really like them. So, I decided to make my own version of coconut banana brownies. At first, I made sugar free chocolate banana bars. However, my kids said they too dry and weren’t sweet enough, so I decided, to soak the bars in a… Continue reading Gluten Free Coconut Chocolate Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Homemade Cheese Pizza with Marinara Meat Sauce
My kids love pizza, and they think that mommy’s pizza is the best. I make my own pizza dough and marinara sauce that make my pizza delicious. Pizza dough recipe Ingredients: 4 cups flour 1 tsp sugar 1tbs dry yeast 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 1/2 cups water, warm 3 tablespoons olive oil For a bread… Continue reading Homemade Cheese Pizza with Marinara Meat Sauce
Spinach Egg Salad with Pomegranate
This colorful delicious and filling salad will speed up you metabolism and leave your taste buds craving for more. The richness of an egg and avocado and the crispness and freshness of an apple, carrots and pomegranate creates a perfect balance in textures and flavors. Ingredients: 2 cups of spinach 2 eggs 1 small apple 1… Continue reading Spinach Egg Salad with Pomegranate
Chicken Potato Casserole with Dry Mushrooms
For Christmas my father sent me a lot of wild porcini dry mushrooms that he picked and dried by himself. This is my first attempt to create a dish from them. This is a Classical Russian dish that people have been cooking for centuries. Classically the dish is prepared in an individual ceramic pots with… Continue reading Chicken Potato Casserole with Dry Mushrooms
Basic White Bread for a Bread Machine
As most of you know, I love all kinds of “healthy breads”. However, sadly, my kids are picky and only eat certain breads. This white bread my girls LOVE. The bread turns out soft and flaky, perfect for sandwiches. Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 4 tablespoons white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 3 tablespoons vegetable… Continue reading Basic White Bread for a Bread Machine
Tuna Avocado Buckwheat Salad
This easy, healthy, delicious and filling tuna salad is a great choice for a healthy living. Cook time 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 can of tuna 1 avocado 1 cup of buckwheat 1cup of cabbage, chopped 1 orange 1 tbs chai 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp salt (to taste) Chopped the cabbage, cut the avocado… Continue reading Tuna Avocado Buckwheat Salad