Chocolate Raspberry Roll (Christmas Log)

Dairy products, Eggs, Festive dishes, Flour, grains, pasta, Desserts

And again New Year and Christmas is coming soon… The clinking of glasses, splashes of champagne and a solemnly filled festive table. These days are like a relay race: from one dish to another, without a break and rest. But even when it seems that there is no more space, in some miraculous way, after …

Delicious Cabbage Pie

Festive dishes, Flour, grains, pasta, Pies, tarts, casserole

Pie is a very festive dish for me. Perhaps because my mom makes pies for the holidays. Or maybe because the smell of growing yeast dough takes me far back to my childhood, when my grandmother baked pies for our entire large family. The pie dough in a huge enamel bowl stood near the oven …

Spinach roll with smoked salmon

Festive dishes, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Starters

With an introductory word, I will tell you a story about today’s hero – SPINACH! I lived in Poland for many years and every time the Poles (especially my generation of the 80s) cringed at the mere recollection of this plant. And the reason lies in the fact that they tried to feed them all …

Alexandertorte

Dairy products, Eggs, Festive dishes, Desserts

Sometimes I throw myself a culinary challenge. This is manifested in the fact that I begin to prepare such dishes that it would be easier to go and buy if I were in my homeland. This is especially true for desserts. However, most of the goodies that come from my childhood in Dubai are not …

Plum Pie

Egg-free, Festive dishes, Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Desserts, Pies, tarts, casserole

Finishing the work week, you need to recuperate this coming weekend. Therefore, a little sweetness will not hurt. We miraculously managed to buy delicious plums from Uzbekistan (which is very rare in Dubai). The number of them pushed me to awaken my imagination and ingenuity, and cook something faster than the plums go bad. This …

Salmon baked with Brussels sprouts

Egg-free, Festive dishes, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Vegetables, Main dishes

Who would have thought that salmon would love Brussels sprouts !? The wedding might not have happened if they had not been helped by a matchmaker – garlic and white wine. The result is a perfect marriage.

Pumpkin stuffed with cheese and bacon

Egg-free, Festive dishes, Meat, Vegetables, Main dishes

Sometimes culinary inspiration comes to me right in the store, when I stand in front of an interesting product. This time my gaze lingered on an unusual white pumpkin. This is the first time I’ve seen such vegetable, so my hand immediately reached out to it. I knew one thing – you have to cook …

Cheese roll with spring onions and surimi

Dairy products, Eggs, Festive dishes, Fish and seafood, Vegetarian, Starters, Salads

Despite the household routine and responsibilities with two small children, my husband and I still manage to invite guests to our home and surprise them at the table with some specialties. The husband, like a real man, drags a mammoth into the house and prepares wonderful meat dishes from it. I collect compliments for flambé …

Sweet potato chips with zucchini and mascarpone

Dairy products, Egg-free, Festive dishes, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Starters, Salads

Recently, I have been experimenting in my kitchen a while. Here are some effects of my work – the original appetizer from sweet potato.

Avocado and Shrimps Salad

Egg-free, Festive dishes, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Starters, Salads

Salads are what we usually dine on. Every evening – a new salad, unlike the previous one. Very often I don’t have time to write down the recipe – the salad disappears faster than I can take a photo. However this time I managed to write down all the ingredients. Very delicious and perfect as …

Éclairs

Dairy products, Eggs, Festive dishes, Flour, grains, pasta, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Desserts, Lunch-box

And voila! The red ribbon was cut. Hello everybody! Today is the birthday of my culinary blog which I am opening with a sweet recipe. Salute to our life to be sweet and tasty.