Rye Bread Bowls with Pureed Beet Soup “Borscht”

Inspired by the search of compromise My husband likes pureed vegetable soups and has no any respect for soups with ingredients floating in broth. I like those soups that he disrespects. And among those I love borscht, an Ukrainian/Russian red beet soup. In an effort to reach a compromise on a soup disagreement  a solution,…

Siberian Style Pizza Bianca

Inspired by the memories of my grandma’s exceptional baking. Okay, the headline is misleading. This is not exactly a pizza recipe. But, wait, do no leave. Give me a chance to introduce  something good from the regions of Siberia and Ural in Russia. The real name of this baked flatbread with the topping is Shanezhki….

Spinach Crepe Rolls with Smoked Salmon and Potato Cream

Inspired by a tempting smell of smoked food. Mashed potato, salmon, and spinach make a decent classical dinner plate for the fish lovers. The recipe you are about to explore has all three components, except that a dinner concept is transformed into an appetizer. The gorgeous look (forgive my pride) of the appetizer gets all…

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce

Inspired by endless shapes and names of Italian pasta Once upon a time, there was an Italian farmer and his wife who was waiting for her dear husband to return from the field. She made some pasta and poured some wine into a glass. The beloved husband returned and ate his pasta and drank his…