everyday gastronomy adventures
Okroshka is Russian favorite cold summer soup! It’s super healthy, cooling and nourishing. A pro-biotic powerhouse. Every summer brings us fresh vegetables to celebrate the soups and salads, which are often the core of my everyday cooking. Cucumbers are one of those vegetables that I believe in eating nearly constantly when they are around. This year I have [Continue Reading…]
One of my favourite things is to cook for loved ones and host a party! That’s what this summer is all about here at Gastro Senses, and today we’re kicking off that theme with Goat Cheese Crostini Summer Party! I’m finally back from vacation! If you are following me on Instagram you know that I was [Continue Reading…]
Easy succulent Barbecue Ribs seasoned to perfection with the ideal spice rub and finished off with some of the most lip-smacking homemade sauce. Lots of good things going on today friends. Clearly, these barbecue ribs, but also some other fun things too! My whole family including my mom, dad and my younger sister are flying over [Continue Reading…]
These tender shrimp cakes is a simple dinner in minutes that’s so mouthwatering, easy and delicious! You are guaranteed to cook it again and again! Ten minute prep for dinner? Yes, please! Especially if it’s this tender pile of shrimp cakes! These really are magnificent, my friends. Full of rich taste and moist texture – [Continue Reading…]
Once strawberries and rhubarb come into season, there’s nothing more satisfying than baking them in a rustic Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit Cobbler and eating it warm, with a melty scoop of vanilla ice cream. Yay for Fridays! Especially those Fridays that involve a warm skillet cobbler with strawberries, rhubarb and most definitely buttery biscuits. All served [Continue Reading…]
I love how well ingredients go together in this Garlic Thyme Fondant Potatoes with Braised Octopus. Tender red wine braised octopus and melt-in-your mouth potatoes. This dish has it all for all the seafood lovers! Octopus, made at home, can it get any better? Yes! Pair it with garlic thyme fondant potatoes and meet my [Continue Reading…]
This Ukrainian Borscht with Sorrel and Wild Garlic is so full of nutrients! I can just feel the vitamins nourishing my body as I eat each delicious spoonful. If you’ve ever been to Ukrainian restaurant you probably tried and appreciated the pride of Ukrainian cuisine – borscht. This soup is so full of nutrients, you can [Continue Reading…]
Grilled Chicken Shawarma Pita Pockets filled with homemade chicken, crunchy veggies and a very special yogurt sauce. It’s so simple and so flavorful! It’s Fridayyyy! Also happy long weekend to my Canadian friends! Who’s having fun with their life over the long weekend? We have plans every day this weekend, which is a little unusual for us [Continue Reading…]
This Senorita Margarita Cocktail is amazingly refreshing, sweet, fruity and sour – a perfect spring cocktail that you can make in just 5 minutes! I’m feeling the pretty pink love in the air! Not even because it’s almost Mother’s Day but mostly because this pretty pink Senorita Margarita Cocktail has become a deliciously regular treat in my [Continue Reading…]
Wake up your loved one with this delicious Ultimate Smoked Salmon and Avocado Breakfast Toast. Nutritious, elegant and simple breakfast toast elevated to perfection. Breakfast and brunch season is in full, official swing. And the queen of them all: Mother’s Day breakfast. So today, in preparation for the main breakfast event, we need to talk [Continue Reading…]