Philadelphia Cheesesteak Easy

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One of the most delicious dishes of Philadelphia. Everyone knows Philadelphia cheesesteaks! I cook those to enjoy after a hard and busy week. Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients for 2 cheesesteaks: 2 bread rolls 3/4 pounds of beef ( rib-eye or top round, although any other beef will be good as well) 6 thick...

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Mistakes to avoid when cooking holiday dinner

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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,...

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Diet meatballs with rice and herbs

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Meatballs are traditional dish not only in Italy, but in many Slavic countries. The most popular meatballs recipe in Ukraine is”Fried meatballs”, but realizing the amount of cholesterol contained in this dish I prefer to cook braised meatballs with rice. I cook them in deep frying pan, so that they would be cooked through properly....

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Vegan spicy red cabbage

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I hope you love the colors of this dish: it’s so autumn and bright! My family members call this dish “weird braised cabbage”:-) To me the red cabbage tastes absolutely different, than the ordinary green one. It’s more flavorful, tender…. mmm, it’s more autumn!   For this recipe you will need: 1 lb of red cabbage...

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Vegan spicy sautéed mushrooms in 10 minutes.

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It is mushroom season, and I wrote a lot about (button) crimini mushrooms lately. Button mushrooms have an excellent amount of selenium, zinc and manganese; all three are great antioxidant minerals. Also daily intake of crimini mushrooms for 1-2 months can reduce levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and TGs. And if you are not...

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Button Mushrooms stuffed with minced meat with lemon basil and grapes.

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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...

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Olivier salad: simple salad recipe you will love

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This is a traditional recipe for the parties and holidays in Slavic countries. No one knows where it came to former Soviet countries from,(we were a huge country with closed borders for decades), but this was the main salad of every celebration in almost every family for decades. I cook this salad very rarely and mainly...

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Top 3 Tortilla Recipes: 10 minute healthy recipes.

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Tortilla is a unique ingredient: every dish you incorporate it in is simple, easy to cook , yet very delicious. These 3 recipes are my favorites when I am on the run and the family needs to have a snack. Fried tortillas with beef It’s good to take with you if you decide to go...

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Burritos with sausage, cheese and tomato. (10 minute ready healthy dinner)

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Burritos should be spicy and meaty, but as my family loves burritos and doesn’t loce them too spicy I decided to invent mine. (Honetly there’s nothing to invent) Just throw in together the delicious vinnagraitte of saucage, tomato, cheese nd onion with herbs. Yes, I know it’s not traditional burritos , but who told we should be...

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Vegetarian pizza (with zucchini, mushrooms, red bell pepper,carrot, garlic and onion)

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This pizza is a “sister” of my “delicious 30 minute pizza.” It’s cooked from scratch in 30-35 minutes and I just Love this combination of veggies. You can use your combination, but this one is good for me!   The dough is the same: 2.5 cups of sifted flour 1 cup of hot water 0.25...

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