Quinoa’s jar

Egg-free, Flour, grains, pasta, Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Breakfast

Sometimes it’s good to make, let say, fit diet day. This is the day when I completely exclude products containing gluten, fried, baked, sweet (except for a handful of dried fruits and 1-2 fresh fruits). Breakfast “in jars” can be prepared in advance and simply stored in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days. Their …

Lasagna with beef meat pearls

Flour, grains, pasta, Meat, Main dishes

While thinking about family one-pot dishes, few come into my mind. Well, on the first place is always rich, creamy and flavorsome LASAGNA. You can make the filling in advance and assemble the lasagna on the day. Originally it comes from the city of Naples, layered with local sausage, small fried meatballs, hard-boiled eggs, ricotta …

Coconut matcha lace pancakes

Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Lactose-free, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins

These green pretties are also very light and delicious. As I love experimenting in my kitchen this time I did it with pancakes by changing the liquid part of a batter and way of cooking. Actually I have got the inspiration from Malaysian Roti Jala (means “net bread”), snack usually served with curry dishes. They …

Japanese noodles with egg and spinach

Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Vegetarian, Main dishes

I really love Japanese food. And I am happy that my family support me in this. My sons love sushi rice balls I cook few times per week for lunch-boxes. They love all type of Japanese noodles with dark and flavor sauces. The only thing is that my sons do not like veggies that normally …

Oatmeal stripes with dates and salted pretzels

Flour, grains, pasta, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Starters, Lunch-box

Hello! Most of my recipes are created by what was in my fridge at the moment. Sometimes there you can find the remains of morning oatmeal porridge, cooked on milk. I do not like to throw out food, so it necessarily goes into use. Every time I invent something new, based on the one I …

Fried cookies from yeast dough

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

Hello! Today I have a mood for a yeast dough. In general, dough, and especially yeast, loves affection, tenderness, it is necessary to be in a good mood and necessarily with light and positive thoughts. So, my culinary repertoire expanded to a yeast dough recipe. I love cooking it. It always turns out so gentle …

Buckwheat and cottage cheese cake (krupenik)

Dairy products, Flour, grains, pasta, Desserts, Lunch-box, Pies, tarts, casserole

Hello. Today’s recipe is a well-forgotten old one from traditional Russian cuisine. As the name itself says, the dish is based on cereals. It can be buckwheat, millet, pearl barley, etc. There is one more ingredient, without which krupenik doesn’t exist. It’s cottage cheese. And as with all simple dishes, the secret of taste is …

Buckwheat muffins with blueberries

Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Gluten-free, Desserts, Lunch-box

Hello. As an experiment, I prepared gluten-free muffins to rest from flour taste. Buckwheat flour and blueberries were at hand. The experiment was a success! In addition, this is an excellent option for a lunch box. (See Lunch box 19)

Oatmeal baskets with yogurt and berries

Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Vegetarian, Breakfast

Sometimes you want something new for breakfast. A new, tasty and necessarily taking not too much time for cooking. And when this breakfast is eaten by the children, it’s just the peak of bliss. This is the recipe I want to introduce to you. Try it!

Oatmeal and banana cookies (gluten-free)

Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Vegan, Vegetarian, Desserts, Lunch-box

Hello. “Oatmeal, sir!” And it is not necessary to be served as porridge. You can cook many delicious dishes. I already shared some ideas on what dishes we eat at home from oatmeal. Today I want to talk about oatmeal cookies without flour based on only 3 ingredients. It’s very easy to cook. By the …

Christmas cookies with “windows”

Egg-free, Festive dishes, Flour, grains, pasta, Desserts

When the house is full of children’s laughter, joyful shouts and fun, it gives each holiday a special mood, returning us to our childhood. Especially this feeling is exacerbated in anticipation of the New Year, when my parents are with me. So what, that I am 37 years old, in the parental house – I …

Tuna muffins with olives

Eggs, Fish and seafood, Flour, grains, pasta, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Starters, Lunch-box

I rarely bake sweets at home. Not because I am on a diet, but because if it’s baked – most then I have to eat everything. Therefore, even muffins are savory here. With tuna and olives, for example :). Does this surprise you? And in vain! The taste is awesome and easy to prepare. Highly …

Squash quiche with filling

Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Gluten-free, Meat, Starters, Lunch-box, Pies, tarts, casserole

Pumpkin season is just started and right now on the grocery‘s shelves you can find a large number of different type of pumpkins. Among them one is very interesting – spaghetti squash. It is a semi-pub, semi-oval, oval in shape, light yellow in color. Its pulp after heat treatment resembles spaghetti pasta (hence the name). …

Quinoa salad with roasted cashew nuts

Egg-free, Flour, grains, pasta, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Lunch-box, Salads

My close acquaintance with quinoa happened a few years ago. I really liked the very kind of grains when they are cooked. Of course, this can only be my imagination, but for me they become like small shells of snails. Although the taste of quinoa for me personally is not particularly pronounced, it is possible to …

Semolina cakes with strawberries

Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Lunch-box

Semolina porridge is a favorite dish of my childhood. Yes, and now I’m happy to eat it for both cheeks. But sometimes you want to change something. The main motivator is the space in my son’s. lunch box, which must be filled every day. This is how semolina cakes were created.

Baked & fried blueberry cakes

Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Desserts, Lunch-box

Experimenting in the kitchen, you can sometimes make a real discovery. Here it is today. I had a can of condensed milk and a bucket of blueberries. And at home – sons with completely different taste preferences. Who is looking for – he will find. And there was a very tasty solution: pies with blueberries …

Cottage cheese patties

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

I really love cottage cheese pie according to the classic recipe (from the cookbook “1000 culinary recipes”). It was very popular dish in former Soviet Union and was served in every nursery for kid scouts menu. Even now I’m ready to eat it every day. But only in lunch-box, for some reason, we do not …

Yogurt muffins with blueberries

Dairy products, Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Desserts, Breakfast, Lunch-box

What a yummy muffins it turned out! The yogurt and the whole bucket of blueberries stayed in the refrigerator and asked “eat me!” (there was market day in the store – and that said it all). It was necessary to invent what can be cooked from these ingredients, so even such that you could put …

Oven-baked pancake with peaches

Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Breakfast

When the weekend comes, I always want to surprise my household with something delicious for breakfast. Always there is a question: and whether they will eat it? What do they eat, both small and old? Of course, pancakes! What kind of pancakes I did not cook: lace, oatmeal, and buckwheat, etc. But today was not …

Delicious home-made pizza

Boys lunch-boxes, Egg-free, Flour, grains, pasta, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Main dishes, Lunch-box, Pies, tarts, casserole

City of birth: Naples, Italy Year of birth: 1522 Place of becoming famous: US This is one of the easiest food I make every Saturday for my family. Always delicious, and always favorite. My kids say that “mommy’s pizza is the best in the world”. Loving experimenting with the food I am cooking, pizza is …