Category: fruity sweets
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Home-dried Bananas
This snack came to life as a result of a nostalgic memory of dried bananas that were sold long ago back in Russia. It was made in China and was a popular addition to our not very plentiful diet. They used probably the smallest variety of bananas on Earth, and most likely dried them in…
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Peach Jelly
This recipe came suddenly and became a favorite in a matter of two or three weeks this summer – we already made it like 6 times. To my surprise, for some reason the members of the household were not so much interested in fresh peaches in spite of them being irresistibly delicious (obviously only…
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Baked Apples with Dandelion Honey Cream
This simple dessert of baked apples topped with buttery crumbles and sweetened sour cream is one of those treats that you cook on the days when you hm… don’t want to cook. It was one of those days for me: after digging and planting in the garden, I was not inclined to cook at all (got…
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Strawberry Tart with Ginger and Lemon
Strawberries sitting in my fridge were meant to accompany the ice cream, but it seemed too simple for the Mother’s Day weekend. So I changed my mind and made this strawberry tart for all mothers of the world, including yours truly. There was no time to search for a crust recipe, so I took it…
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Black Currant Ice Cream
Buckets of free black currants is what we were used to. Every summer we picked them in our own garden, ate them with relish (until our tongues ached) and preserved them to last through the long Siberian winter. In America currants are not easy to find, and when you do find them be ready to…
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Fresh Berry Tart
Today’s recipe was not composed by me, but it comes from a book that I gave my mom for Christmas this winter: The Tassajara Bread Bookby Edward Brown. I have not tried many recipes from it, but I did cook this Fresh Berry Tart from it before I actually gave the book to my mom…
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Wild Strawberries Thrill
You are not mistaken – these are wild strawberries. I’ll tell you more: those strawberries were unexpectedly found by Alex when he was moving the lawn and ran into a small strawberry field that spread between two lots. It is beneficial sometimes to have a neighbor who doesn’t give a damn about his lawn – it offers Mother Nature…
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