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Impromptu Dessert Minis
View recipe: Impromptu Dessert MinisWhen 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…
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Belyashi : Fried Pies with Meat
View recipe: Belyashi : Fried Pies with MeatThese 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…
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Valentine's Day Fool
View recipe: Valentine's Day FoolA 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…
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Simple Banana Nut Bread
View recipe: Simple Banana Nut BreadBanana 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.…
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Red Lentil Soup
View recipe: Red Lentil SoupRed 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,…
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"Bewildered Turkey" Meatballs
View recipe: "Bewildered Turkey" MeatballsMeatballs is not quite the right word. In Russian, тефтели (pronounced: tef-teh-lee) is the name for meatballs that contain a large portion of rice or potatoes in addition to meat. This recipe uses turkey meat, which is lower in…
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Zesty Fried Shrimp
View recipe: Zesty Fried ShrimpShrimp are a delight of a lazy cook, and this recipe is no exception. Spicy, zesty and quick, these shrimp call for second helpings. The recipe was born on our last night on Kauai, when we decided to be…
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Layered Mini-cakes "Isabella"
View recipe: Layered Mini-cakes "Isabella"For many years these sponge-like minis were one of the favorite festive desserts in my family. Not pretentious, pretty easy to make, they do not require a lot of baking skills or fancy ingredients, yet every time a serving…
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Spiced Roasted Duck with Fennel and Prunes
View recipe: Spiced Roasted Duck with Fennel and PrunesDespite Alex’s plea, I did not agree on traditional goose for this year’s First Night dinner. The flow of time is rushing forward so fast that we barely have a chance to start missing something from the last year,…
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Christmas Morning Pancakes
View recipe: Christmas Morning PancakesOn Christmas morning the house is quiet, all are asleep after yesterday’s celebrations, the gifts are waiting to be opened, and you want to treat your crowd with something special. This time I had a recipe in mind that…
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