Beetroot and dates muffins

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

I am back!!! My muse is finally back and again I am enjoying cooking as much as before. It is again school time and moreover our second son also started going to the pre-school, that is why my muse is concentrated mainly on the lunch-boxes’ content. Well, don’t be surprised that the shape of many …

Savory spinach muffins from cottage cheese with thyme

Dairy products, Eggs, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Lunch-box

When I was young I didn’t even know what it was spinach. In my country, Belarus, it was not very popular. But once I have moved to Poland, I notice that these leafy greens with a sweet flavor and a hint of bitterness are on every table. Spinach varieties, like spring greens, baby spinach, large …

Baked chicory and meat with brown butter Béchamel sauce

Dairy products, Flour, grains, pasta, Meat, Main dishes

I know that all Internet is full now with recipes, pictures and stories of pumpkin. But in Dubai there are NO seasons!!! ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️We have any vegetables or fruits all over the year, imported from around the world. I don’t notice that autumn came and continue to cook with FUNNY vegetables. So if you are looking …

Pear, fennel and nuts salad

Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Salads

Here is one more proposition for dinner. Long time back we have changed our diet and taste habits in the family. From heavy and fatty meals we come to light and fresh one. Even when we are in the restaurants, for dinner we eat SALADS. Joking I used to say to our sons, that “Mommy …

Soup with semolina dumplings

Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Soups

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. …

Cabbage and chicken fritters

Meat, Main dishes

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 …

Surimi and chicory salad

Egg-free, Fish and seafood, Salads

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 …

Green salad with blue cheese and apples

Egg-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Salads

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

Eggs, Meat, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Main dishes, Pies, tarts, casserole

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 …

Peas and carrots

Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Main dishes

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.

Beets salad with feta cheese

Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Salads

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!

Beets and strawberry hummus

Festive dishes, Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Starters

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 …

Veggie salad with beef

Gluten-free, Meat, Vegetables, Salads

I have finished my gluten-free day with a vegetable salad with beef (left-over Bulgogi from yesterday). But accually any protein can be served here – chicken, lamb, beef, pork, tofu, whatever you have and like.

Chicken liver with apples

Egg-free, Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Meat, Main dishes

I think this is one of product that I really love to eat, but feel disgusted with liver while cooking. The rest of the family run away from the kitchen when hearing I am going to cook it. But even this doesn’t stop me! Because chicken liver with apples is just delicious! Worth to try!

Kale & quinoa salad

Egg-free, Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Salads

Speaking frankly, we’ve met first only few years back here in Dubai. I still remember that moment when one of my friends (by the way, with the same name of mine) presented us to each other. Gentle lights, nice atmosphere, amazing smells and beautiful people around… it was just right time and place to meet …

Avocado salsa served with corn tostitos

Festive dishes, Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Salads

Today’s dish seems too light to be served as a dinner. Well, this is the matter of your food preferences and routine. For example, in our family we eat a lot for breakfast, less for lunch, and really little for dinner. Dinner time is a time for seafood, salads or cheese with dried fruits. So …

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Boys lunch-boxes

What can be easier than making lunch boxes for kids? This question could be asked only by those who don’t make them. It is not difficult at all, but the problem is to make them every day different and fresh and tasty, where the main target is to have them back empty. A moment when …

Tomato jelly with ratatouille

Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Starters

Hello. I really love watching one culinary show from Australia. Its participants always cook with such passion, energy and, of course, immense knowledge. Especially impressive is the “inventive test”, where it is necessary to create something new and unique from ordinary dishes. After the next viewing I got inspiration either. Ratatouille is a famous vegetable dish, …

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Boys lunch-boxes

Today’s lunch box contains one of the favorite dish of my kids: steamed yogurt cake. It is fluffy, moist and soft. For making them I use yogurt maker, however it can be easily made in the oven.

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Boys lunch-boxes

Pasta and sausages – kids love this combination. Plus some vitamins in fruits and milk  – it gives a perfect lunch box.