Veggie and Beef baked meatballs (kids’ fav)

Meat, Starters, Lunch-box, Pies, tarts, casserole

These days it is so easy to experiment in the kitchen. Any ingredient is available in the common supermarket. 15 years back I even didn’t hear about quinoa, and raw coconut milk was impossible to find anywhere. Today these products become the regular food ingredients in my kitchen. Simple beef meatballs could be turn into …

Lazy potato and beef fritters

Meat, Main dishes

In Belarusian cuisine there is a dish from potato filled with meat or mushrooms. It is called “potato zrazy”. This dish takes some time to prepare and needs some practice. Well, as a mother of two boys I don’t have too much time so I find my easy way to cook “zrazy”. I call them …

Bulgogi beef (korean bbq)

Meat, Main dishes

I want to sing an Ode to my lovely husband who wants to make us happy and loves to cook meat! He is a BOSS! No more words are needed… 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

Dumplings with meat

Dairy products, Eggs, Flour, grains, pasta, Meat, Main dishes, Lunch-box

There are many people around the world that transform making dumplings from “just cooking” category into “an art”. I am not the one of them. I just love food… and I am a mother. So if you are a mom for sure you know that feeling when after many food fails finely the kids say: …

Home-made flat bread with meat and cheese filling

Egg-free, Flour, grains, pasta, Meat, Vegetarian, Main dishes

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 …

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 …

Minced beef teriyaki rice rolls

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

Today I want to share with you another wonderful recipe, inspired by Asian flavors and products. And this dish is wonderful because it can be modified to your taste. In it the basic ingredient is teriyaki beef, everything else is your fantasy. So, Bon Appetite!

Beef salad with halloumi cheese

Dairy products, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Meat, Starters, Salads

My most successful recipes appear when the guests are at the doorstep. So I prepared this salad on the go and it turned out to be my trademark. In it all those products that I really love: beef, fresh cucumbers, cheese Halloumi and onions. And this salad tastes of course oriental, as it was not …

Gyoza with beef

Egg-free, Meat, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Main dishes, Lunch-box

Prepare Russian pielmieni (dumplings), it would seem, is not such a big deal. However, it always stops me that the dough needs to be rolled out, cut, flour everywhere and waiting for the cleaning to happen. And what a lucky thing that the Japanese also have a similar dish. And this means that for their …

Beef burgers with rice & lentils

Meat, Main dishes, Lunch-box

My new discovery is beef burgers with rice and lentils. Unusual make them such ingredients as teriyaki sauce, spring rolls dipping sauce and mayonnaise. Even more delicious is obtained if instead of rice with lentils use sushi rice with sushi seasoning. Bon Appetit!

Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

Egg-free, Festive dishes, Meat, Main dishes

In the Middle Ages, roast beef appeared for the first time at feasts in England. Today, the largest amount of beef per capita in Europe is consumed in France, while the world championship for both production and consumption is owned by Americans. High-quality beef has a bright red color and a rather dense consistency. It …

Lunch-box 7

Boys lunch-boxes

Once you have made a pizza dough at home you can freeze it for long-term storage or keep in fridge for few-days storage. Then it can be easily used for many dishes for lunch-box. Pizza dough is universal and is good not only for pizza, but for any pastries with filling, savory or sweet, mini-doughnut …

Meatballs in tomato and sour cream sauce

Eggs, Meat, Main dishes

As you can see in my recipes, I do not often cook meat or fish. The reason is simple: I come from a country where there are no oceans and seas, and the fish we ate mainly comes from lakes and rivers. And it is my parents who always cook it for me. As for …

Best Beef BBQ for sandwiches

Egg-free, Lactose-free, Meat, Main dishes, Lunch-box

We were looking for our perfect recipe of beef BBQ for sandwiches long time. Finally, we managed !!! And the story is … Walking around the city, it was very difficult to find something to eat for our son because of its very selective approach to eating. Before he tries something he always sniffs: if …

Beef stew with beans and pineapple

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

To be honest, my husband and I are still looking for the perfect recipe for beef goulash, but with each sample we are getting closer and closer to the ideal. Sometimes we are preparing something, but the effect is not particularly surprising. Then I turn on my fantasy: how to save the meal? So with this …

Fried pies with meat

Flour, grains, pasta, Meat, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Lunch-box, Pies, tarts, casserole

As a child, when we went with the whole family to the city center for shopping, our parents always bought us pies, which were sold by the big aunt from a cart right on the street. They came with meat, fish or jam. And it doesn’t even matter how much meat there was in the …