Month: February 2012
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Impromptu Dessert Minis
When you are not inclined to spend hours mixing, grating, and baking, but still crave a homemade dessert, this improvised creation could come handy. The Muse of Improvisation visited me and pushed some buttons of my imagination. I rushed to my fridge where I had a cup of leftover sweet crumbs, the rest was done…
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Belyashi : Fried Pies with Meat
These small meat pies come from Tajik cuisine, but were traditionally cooked in Russia. In the Soviet era they used to sell hot belyashi from big pots right on the corners of busy streets, where hungry students immediately formed a line to buy a hot pie for about 15 kopecks each. It was not as…
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Valentine's Day Fool
A British dessert dating back to the 1500’s, fruit fool is as simple as its name suggests. Traditional fool (or foole) is nothing more than pureed fruit folded into sweetened whipped cream. For Valentine’s day I took it a notch further and added a bed of peaches and bourbon syrup under the swirly folds of…
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Simple Banana Nut Bread
Banana bread is a classic American dish. I’ve been going to make it for a long time, and now that I have I almost regret it, because it is absolutely addictive! Having one slice is just not an option. Given that I usually don’t have this problem with desserts, this is surprising. Are you brave…
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Red Lentil Soup
Red lentil soup is one of the fastest soups to make! And it is good for you because lentil is one of the healthiest world foods. You come home tired and hungry, you certainly don’t want to spend hours cooking, not even one hour, not even 45 minutes… This soup takes 30 minutes of your time…
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