Coconut soup with chicken and mushrooms

Egg-free, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Lactose-free, Meat, Mushrooms, Soups

Hello! Today’s recipe is one of my favorite dishes. Not only because it’s quick and easy to make, but because it’s loaded with all my favorite fresh herbs – galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves! A little about the main ingredients that give this dish an unusual oriental taste. In first place is galangal.

Potato fritters with halloumi cheese and tobiko

Boys lunch-boxes, Eggs, Healthomania, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Pancakes, mini-pies, muffins, Main dishes, Starters, Lunch-box

Draniki (potato fritters) for Belarusians is sacred! In principle, every Slavic cuisine has a similar dish. And the ingredients are almost the same, but it’s in proportion. The real Belarusian draniki are made from potatoes, grated extra fine (“good-bye fingers”). Flour is used, but in very small quantities. Required salt and egg. In a foreign land, I began …

Beef Broth with Peas and Pasta

Egg-free, Flour, grains, pasta, Lactose-free, Meat, Main dishes, Soups

If I offered this soup to my parents, native Belarusians, they would be very surprised. What a soup without potatoes! And yet, even without potatoes, but with pasta, the soup turned out to be very tasty. Very similar dishes are eaten in Italy (not surprising for the country of “pizza and pasta” :)). The main …

Chicken rolls with omelette

Dairy products, Eggs, Meat, Main dishes, Lunch-box

And another original recipe for minced chicken. This time we will stuff it with an omelet :). Chicken rolls with omelettes are easy to cook. They can be fried, baked, steamed. And in any form they turn out very tasty.

How to make sushi at home

Festive dishes, Fish and seafood, Healthomania, Lactose-free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Main dishes, Starters, Lunch-box

Sushi is an art. Art emerging from tradition. Japanese cuisine mainly concentrated on rice, which for many centuries has become the basis of nutrition for the Japanese. Modern sushi is very different from their original version of Naredzusi. Sushi, which was originally only a process for preserving and storing fish, over time has turned into …

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 …

Onion soup (alcohol-free)

Egg-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Soups

One of the most famous French soup – ONION SOUP – traditionally was served as a morning meal to the workers and porters of Les Halles Market in Paris back in 80-s XIX, which was opened overnight (from 9 pm till 8 am). Onion soup has been in French cuisine so long that it is …

Linguine with Brown Butter and Croutons

Flour, grains, pasta, Healthomania, Sustainable Kitchen, Vegetarian, Main dishes, Lunch-box

When you don’t have any ideas for lunch just make LINGUINE WITH BROWN BUTTER and CROUTONS! Only 3 ingredients are needed: pasta, butter and toast bread. Additionally you can add some Parmesan, basil leaves, chilli or any favorite spices. I am sure if you have kids you freezer is full of bread crust from kids …

Chicken and potato burgers

Meat, Main dishes, Lunch-box

Hello. Continuing the potato theme, let me introduce to you one more tasty dish, which you can feed the whole family. These are fritters from potatoes and chicken minced meat. Like two in one: meat with a side dish in one piece. I serve them with fresh salads and vegetables. An excellent dish for lunch …

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 …

Lemongrass Coconut Soup with Noodles and Veggies

Egg-free, Lactose-free, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Soups

What can I do that I really love orient food. I get my inspiration from Thai, Korean, Japanese, Chines and Vietnamese cuisines. They are full of taste, aromas, flavors and textures. They are always following the rule of “4 S”, meaning the balance in saltiness, sweetness, sourness and spiciness. Frankly speaking, it took me a …

Chicken soup with bulgur and lentil

Egg-free, Flour, grains, pasta, Lactose-free, Meat, Soups

Happy New 2019 Year to All! I wish you all successful year, full of joy and happiness, love and respect. This is my first recipe on the blog this year. Not that I didn’t cook anything before. Moreover I was cooking all time but that were special dishes for new year eve celebration. For sure …

Baked Beetroot Roses with Kashrawan cheese (Hajdú)

Dairy products, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Starters, Salads

Inspired by Instagram videos and wanted to cook smth vegetarian I’ve decided to make beautiful roses from baked beetroot and cheese. It is so simple to do. You just need beetroots, any cheese you like, some honey and thyme. This recipe can be a starting point for you, dear reader, to express your own creativity …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Japanese style noodles

Flour, grains, pasta, Lactose-free, Meat, Main dishes, Lunch-box

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.

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Boys lunch-boxes

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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Boys lunch-boxes

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 …