Who says Valentine’s Day is for pink chocolates and red cakes? Sure we spend $1.7 billion on Valentine’s Day candy, but that’s even more reason to think outside the box. This year, rather than shelling out dough for sugary treats, consider treating your sweetie to a savory spread of naturally red food. When it comes [...]
Imagine walking into your favorite bakery on a crisp winter morning. The sweet aromas of sugar and spice, combined with steamy hot dough, flavorful fillings and mouthwatering toppings. What can be more comforting? Enjoying your favorite bread or pastry with a cup of truly magnificent tea. It's the Russian way. Uniquely baked breads and bagels have been a [...]
Summer is right around the corner and that means lots of fresh fruits and berries. It's also the perfect time to start thinking about creative ways to preserve the left-over fruit. Varenye (or varenie) is a traditional Eastern European whole-fruit preserve. In Russia and across Ukraine, varenye is made by cooking down berries, fruits, nuts [...]
What do you do with over-ripened bananas? You know, the ones that turn completely brown on the outside but are still sweet and delicious on the inside. Lots of people save and freeze them as ingredients for future smoothies or banana bread baking. Great options indeed. But when you want an easy to make, quick and [...]
Tis the Season to gorge on sinfully delicious desserts! From pumpkin spiced pies and pastries, to apple turnovers, pineapple upside down cakes and even cranberry jelly donuts, the opportunities to stuff ourselves with sugary fare are infinite. We all have Holiday favorites – recipes that have been passed down from grandma to mom and now to [...]
This weekend was all about giving thanks, feeling gratitude and sharing food with friends and family. Thanksgiving is often stereotyped as a day when Americans stuff themselves fuller than the turkey they are serving, and pass out on the couch while watching a healthy dose of football and other sports entertainment programming on TV. That may [...]
There is no one who doesn't like chocolate. It's well known that chocolate is produced from cacao beans, but not everyone knows that this product might be more than 3000 years old. People of the ancient civilizations in Central America, the origin of the cacao plant, used its seeds to make a beer-like concoction for their [...]
Diamond Fruit Strudel is a delicious dessert that will be a wonderful completion to any dinner. A sweet berry filling wrapped in layers of thin, crisp, buttery dough sandwiched with crisp breadcrumbs, and then baked until it’s golden brown and flaky. Ingredients: The secret to this great berry filling is adding a tart, [...]
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Traditional Russian dishes are often associated with borscht, mayo-based salads, porridge and endless variations of savory dumplings and pierogies. What many may not know is that Russian piquant cuisine is supplemented by a scrumptious arrange of traditional Russian sweets and desserts. From home-made jams and preserves, to authentic Russian cakes, tortes and even handmade candies — [...]
