In Ukraine Christmas Eve is called ‘Sviaty Vechir’ (Holy Evening) or sometimes it is also called ‘Sviata Vecheria’ (Holy Supper). The supper would usually start in the evening after the first star appears in the sky, which symbolizes the birth of Jesus. My most memorable childhood holiday traditions are revealed around Christmas Eve in little Ukrainian village with my [Continue Reading…]
Farmers Cheese Pancakes – Syrniki
Remember how I made the delicious farmers cheese? Farmers cheese is an Eastern European version of ricotta cheese except it first curdles at room temperature to start off the fermentation process and then finished with the help of some heat. It really is best for your digestive system due to lactic acid bacteria which guards your healthy [Continue Reading…]
Boosty Matcha Latte
These cold and rainy fall chills often leave me craving for something warm, boosty and full-bodied. Like this Boosty Matcha Latte! It’s so rich, so comforting, and soooo velvety in texture. Plus I love the green tea taste and the energy it gives combined with nutty hemp hearts, full of Omega 6 and 3 as well as Vitamins A, B, [Continue Reading…]
Banana Nut and Date Bread French Toast
There are a lot of good reasons to make banana bread: You have a pile of sad bananas in your fruit bowl that are near the end of their life expectancy; You like things that are undeniably delicious and go very well together with peanut butter, Nutella or condensed milk; It’s cold outside and you need something [Continue Reading…]
Fluffy Squash Pancakes
Nothing warms my soul like fluffy, golden brown, cozy and delicious squash pancakes on a cold autumn morning. And the fact that there is a fluffy squash pancake batter waiting for me in the fridge at the very moment that I type this is just completely tempting and distracting. Write. Focus, focus, focus. Also, there’s [Continue Reading…]
Russian Kefir Crepes
This post is sponsored by our generous friend Katya and her fisherman dad who treated us with the freshest caviar out there 🙂 Thank you, thank you! You know life is great when you’re eating this. Classic Russian Kefir Crepes, or as we call them bliny, served with caviar. These thin Russian Kefir Crepes are my favorite weekend [Continue Reading…]
Waffle Cones with Creamy and Nutty Filling (Trubochki)
Morning – that magical time of the day! It’s filled with smells of creamy aroma of pancakes, fresh bread and waffles, fragrant roasted coffee and warm tea. It’s important that every morning is calm and hassle free for the right start of the day. Mornings in big cities, however, are often chaotic. We do not have time to experience the magical birth of a new day; [Continue Reading…]
Easy Apple Butter
Normal people have hobbies like shopping and crafts. I have a hobby called loving my pressure cooker. Seriously, I just can’t get enough of it. It made my house smell incredibly amazing with this easy apple butter! Usually it takes a whole day or night to prepare delicious apple butter in the slow cooker, but [Continue Reading…]