Shortcakes with buttercream

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

Good day! Oh, how I missed the tastes of my childhood! I’ve remembered how many cakes, pastries and cakes we used to prepare with my sister as kids. But butter cream and biscuits were not frequent guests due to scarce products at that time – butter and eggs.

Chestnut and chocolate cake with yogurt

Dairy products, Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Desserts

Good day to everyone! Sometimes the muse come to me as a life guard when I am really tired, exhausted and nervous. In the moment I cross the entrance to the kitchen with an idea for a new recipe I change to a different person: calm, patient and always smiling. This works as the best …

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 …

Tartlets with blue cheese, pears and chocolate sauce

Eggs, Festive dishes, Flour, grains, pasta, Fruits, Desserts, Pies, tarts, casserole

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 …

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 …

Apple and three-cheese tart

Dairy products, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetarian, Pies, tarts, casserole

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 …

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 …

Kids’ favorite crêpes

Dairy products, Eggs, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Breakfast, Lunch-box

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 …

Tuna salad with egg and tahini sauce

Eggs, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Salads

Continuing my gluten-free meal plan, I cooked for myself substantial portion of tuna salad for lunch. It has everything I need to give my body the power and strength for the rest of the day, till dinner.

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 …

Egg salad sandwich

Eggs, Vegetarian, Breakfast

Good afternoon. From long time I wanted to make a sandwich for breakfast. Generally we eat them very rarely – we try to limit the bread in our diet. Although my husband would eat sandwiches with pleasure. In general, in the modern diet of Polish families, sandwiches are almost in the first place: for breakfast, …

Meringues with edible flowers

Eggs, Festive dishes, Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Desserts

They are so beautiful that I felt sad to eat them. But once you bite it, you can not stop. Here it is really very fast and delicious recipe, which will decorate any table. Of course, you can prepare meringues at home yourself, but it takes a lot of time, technique and a proven oven. …

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 …

Egg rolls with rice and toffee apples

Eggs, Breakfast, Starters, Lunch-box

Hello! Very often on holidays, especially in winter, I prepare a spinach roll with smoked salmon. In addition to being delicious, it is also beautiful: green-white-pink. Based on the same cooking method, I decided to make a roll only from eggs, which can be served as a dessert, and as a savory dish, for example …

Lunch-box 28

Boys lunch-boxes

Today the winner of lunch box is egg rolls with rice and toffee apple. Nice taste when cold or hot.

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 …

White beans fritters with Parmesan cheese

Dairy products, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Main dishes, Lunch-box

Good afternoon! I am very glad that I woke up the desire to continue to lead my culinary blog. Since it is absolutely non-commercial, the only inspiration for it is myself and my culinary passion, which, it must be said, never fades away, but only occasionally goes on vacation hahaha. Recently it was on vacation, …

Surimi salad in egg whites

Eggs, Festive dishes, Fish and seafood, Starters, Salads

Happy New Year, everyone! For me, the feeling of the holiday begins with the kitchen. Yes, yes, it is pre-holiday fuss, cutting and cooking salads, sandwiches, table layout, etc. Fills me with a sense of celebration. This brings me back to my childhood and youth, when my parents were busy fussing about this, and my …