Light jelly and fruit cake from Helen's Cooking

Light Holiday Cake with fruit and jelly “Indulgence”

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Cakes

This cake is  the lightest cake you can ever imagine. It contains lots of fruit or berries, light cream  and jelly. So where’s the cake you will ask? Aha! Gotcha! The sponge cake cut in small cubes is your cake foundation, if you will. It is very simple to cook, but take some take for [...]

February 16, 2012 0

Top 5 Valentine’s Day recipes

Heart Shaped Homemade Buttermilk Pancakes from Cooking with Libby Amoung some of the traditions we have done over the years, the idea of making homemade buttermilk pancakes the morning of Valentine’s Day is one of them.  You make them, then cut into heart shapes using just your average heart shaped cookie cutters.  Sprinkle them with powdered sugar and serve [...]

February 13, 2012 0
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Top 5 recipes from my friends week 3

I am reading blogs of my friends with a great attention. Some day I spend more time reading, some day less, but I definitely wanna know who  cooks what. What new foods my friends have explored, what old and good recipes were reinvented. I think these recipes are great for your weekend family gatherings. I love Mia’s easy salad [...]

January 21, 2012 1
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Roll with poppy seeds and strawberries

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Dessert

  This roll will become your Sunday tradition when you try it. It’s so moist and sweet, flavorful , yet simple to cook. I read that preparation of this roll is very widespread in Eastern Europe . I cannot confirm that , but I tasted it maybe couple times at my Grandma’s when I was [...]

January 16, 2012 0
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Ukrainian oladi (biscuits) with raspberries and sour cream creme!

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Breakfast fast!

Awesomely delicious recipe and very simple to cook. It is cook traditionally in all parts of Ukraine. I like to cook them for breakfast or lunch. Preparation time : 10 minutes Cooking time 25-20 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup of raspberries 1 cup of sour cream 1 cup of sugar 1 glass of buttermilk (or milk) [...]

December 20, 2011 0
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12 Cookies of Christmas: Sugar cookies

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Holidays

The 11 days before Christmas are dedicated to cookies. At the end of the day you have to choose the best cookie recipe to treat Santa! So this is my first and favorite cookie recipe! Sugar cookie recipe: Sugar cookie recipe is very simple and yet delicious. It is cooked by my mom for at [...]

December 14, 2011 2
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Mistakes to avoid when cooking holiday dinner

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Holidays

It’s almost turkey time and his means that a lot of newbies will attempt to cook a Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. I, myself, will be cooking a pumpkin cheesecake, the cake that I have never attempted to approach before. SO when cooking a Thanksgiving dinner, especially when cooking it for the first time, [...]

November 22, 2011 1
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Button Mushrooms stuffed with minced meat with lemon basil and grapes.

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Fast and simple dishes

This recipe is really amazing and fast to cook, considering the fact that button mushrooms contain 17 different vitamins, the benefits from this dish increase dramatically. This dish has a long history in my house, it was cooked without cheese and grapes, but I decided to add the sweet twist to it. THe bitterness of [...]

October 25, 2011 0
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Apple, cinnamon and walnut rolls + cream cheese crispy rolls!

This is the simplest recipe of rolls in the world. The dough is very easy to cook and it’s very tender, almost melting in the mouth. This is also a very good dough for cookies. For the dough: 1 stick of butter 1 cup of sugar 1.5 cups of flour (sifted, self-rising) 1 teaspoon of [...]

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