everyday gastronomy adventures
After the longest break from blogging that I’ve ever taken, I am back today writing a blog post as I’m holding my newborn son in my arms. Please welcome our baby Tihon! I treasure every moment with my baby and there is something so special about cuddling a newborn, inhaling his sweet milky breath and [Continue Reading…]
This traditional Easter Bread – Kulich or Paska is enriched with plenty of egg yolks, milk, butter, vanilla and raisins. I love all things Easter so I am beyond excited about this traditional Orthodox Easter Bread – Kulich. It’s enriched with plenty of egg yolks, milk, butter, vanilla and raisins. The sweet, eggy, buttery taste is complex, [Continue Reading…]
Alright everyone, gather around. I’d like you to meet someone. It’s these classic savory fried pirozhki – fluffy and soft pastries with golden fried exterior and a savory meat filling. I don’t know a single soul who does not like a good pirozhki. Sure, some prefer them baked, some fried but either way it seems everyone loves [Continue Reading…]
Happy Maslenitsa, my friends! Maslenitsa or Pancake Week is a eastern european religious and folk festival that celebrates the end of the winter and the start of spring. In Orthodox tradition it is the week of preparation before the start of Great Lent, a time to eat all the cheese and dairy and animal products forbidden during [Continue Reading…]
During the colder months I feel like I turn into a little bear that does nothing but eats warm and comforting foods and lays in bed all day. So, to try and move myself out of the exhaustion that approaches with sundown, I decided to try to eat a little differently for a few days. I basically ate like [Continue Reading…]
Humble, rustic, scrumptious weeknight One-Pot Chicken and Rice Pilaf, you say? Yes, I’m very much down widdat. One-Pot Chicken and Rice Pilaf is a warm, comforting, fragrant, and humble dinner recipe that features (besides the obvious – chicken and rice) shallots, garlic, carrots and some delicious spices. The building blocks of the whole meal are chicken and [Continue Reading…]
I’ve always been a big citrus lover. If you come into my kitchen during winter time, you will always find lemon and tangerines in my fruit bowl. We enjoy oranges, grapefruit and limes as well and I add citrus to both savory and sweet dishes. Of course, when citrus is in abundance, it’s only natural to have as much [Continue Reading…]
Fri-daaaay. Good to see you, my friend. I mean if we muuuust have the pizza today then so be it. It is Friday after all and correct me if I’m wrong but in the How To Live Life Correctly book you should be eating this homemade pizza with killer sauce today. Because this homemade pizza crust topped [Continue Reading…]
With the pressure cooker help it’s the best way to make this Miso Chashu Ramen because not only does it make dinner easy, but the pork gets cooked very quickly and creates an incredible broth. This is one real deal Ramen over here, my friends. One of the best things ever! Okay, I know, I have a long list of [Continue Reading…]
Didn’t see this comin’ on Tuesday, did ya? I can give you a moment to let it sink in if needed. And if you are still thinking that these Dulce de Leche and Chocolate Mousse Jars on a Tuesday are a little too much you are probably right. But we are not a normal household. Cake, brownies, [Continue Reading…]