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Home-made flat bread with meat and cheese filling

More cuisines I discover for myself, more similarities I find. Actually I start thinking that before there was only one united cuisine. And later it became splitting and changing, and now many countries or regions starts fighting for the origine of this or that products or dishes. Doesn’t it remind you anything? Remember the story …

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Eggplant and potato wedges with tahini dressing

I love eggplants, especially from local produce! Here in Dubai they are very aromatic, delicate and full of flavor. When I used to live in Poland and Belarus, whenever I wanted to cook from the eggplants, first I had to soak them in salted water to remove bitterness. But here with local produce I don’t …

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Soup with semolina dumplings

This soup with semolina dumplings, which comes from Polish cuisine, is light and full of flavor. Use any broth you like: vegetable, chicken or beef – the soup is very tasty with any option. The dumplings with its silky texture can be served both with soups and with meat and veggies as a main dish. …

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Buckwheat banana muffins

These super moist and tender pretties are favorite of all our family. To get the last piece we have to tell a story or sing a song and then a winner is announced by voting. It means that buckwheat banana muffins are something special, like a poetry! Highly recommend!

Tartlets with blue cheese, pears and chocolate sauce

Everyone who loves chocolate, cheese and fruits! This is a dish for you! Tartlets with blue cheese, pears and chocolate sauce. This crispy home-made pastry filled with blue cheese and covered by delicious chocolate sauce with walnuts and thyme is melting in your mouth. Soft caramelized pears on the top with edible beautiful flowers just …

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Japanese style noodles

Noodles are one of the best dishes for kids. Kids love them plain, with sauces, with meat or with vegetables, fried and boiled. Our kids prefer them to have in Japanese style: with some basic vegetables and home-made sauce. It is the winner for lunch box as well.

Lunch-box 37

Every evening 5 days per week I pack lunch-boxes for my son. He smells everything before even try, so no products with strong smell in a box (no cheese, no cabbage, no cooked veggies, etc). But what makes me really happy that he loves Japanese and Korean food, which I passion about. So this time …

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Lunch-box 36

And again back to school! Time for lunch boxes. For our son, a lunch box is always a surprise. It became a tradition that the contents of this wonderful box in its entirety never repeat itself. And that’s exactly what Denis likes. Every time he opens a lunch box, he does not know what awaits …

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Cabbage and chicken fritters

Thinking about how to use white cabbage we’ve bought recently I kept in mind few ideas. But when we were face to face to each other, I changed my decision completely. Actually I managed to cook two different meals from the same dish base. Here is one of them. Few facts: do you know that …

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Apple and three-cheese tart

For all CHEESE fans! To be honest, it is the best tart I’ve ever eaten! Not that I praised myself, but this recipe turned out to be a glory! A tart with caramelized apples and various kinds of cheeses is a water-mouthing dish! And don’t look that the recipe is a bit long – it’s …

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Lamb meatballs with yogurt

As I mentioned many times – meat is not my strongest point in the kitchen. It is my husband who takes the Best Meat Chef’s role and serves delicious dishes to all our family. But he is travelling a lot and sometimes I stay with meat face to face! This was my first time with …

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Surimi and chicory salad

Chicory is one of the products that I have always bypassed in the shop. This time I decided to give myself a chance to create something eatable from it. As you know the taste of chicory is very specific and bitter. To reduce bitterness I put chicory in a sweetened water for few hours. It …

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Green salad with blue cheese and apples

This really simple but delicious salad is just what you need when are looking for something light for your dinner. Highly recommend!

Baked pancake with kale and sausages

After amazing holidays in my parents house in Belarus and house of my parents-in-law in Poland it is time to come back to my own kitchen. I really missed my island of invention! As our back flight was from Poland, we bought in Warsaw airport some traditional meat products, incl. sausages, without any conservatives, which …

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Peas and carrots

This dish is very common in Poland. „Peas and carrots” is a perfect side dish to any meat. Easy to cook. Delicious in taste. Worth to try.

Coconut shrimps with rice sticks

I love Thai cuisine! Not too spicy, full of taste and colors. When cooking at home I don’t use chili pepper as we share Thai food with our young kids. So if you love spices just add few chili peppers while marinating shrimps and cooking them in coconut oil. Enjoy!

Kids’ favorite crêpes

I have tried so many recipes and combinations to made pancakes and crêpes, when finally developed my own one, preferred by my kids. Because it’s our kids who are the biggest consumers of this dish. Denis and Nikita love eating crêpes with pure sugar (with big crystals, when it crunches on the teeth) or with …

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Beets salad with feta cheese

Who said that beautiful plating is only for restaurant? When food looks pretty and appetite it even tastes better. And no, I don’t try copy great chefs or restaurants’ trends in plating. It is like painting… I just put my soul and love to each dish, each plate. Bon appetite!

Menu set 2 (gluten-free)

Holidays on the way. And then it is easy to feel relaxed and forget about any food restrictions. To be prepared for this I do sometimes days without gluten, fried, baked, fat food and sweets (except some fruits). It is based on my own experience and needs of my body. Listen to your body and …

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Beets and strawberry hummus

Time to time an inspiration finds me by itself and push to create something tasty in my kitchen. Yesterday the impulse came from the school needs. For the school year end party parents have to choose something from the list prepared by teachers and bring it to the school. As I came late the only …

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