Blueberry Ricotta Muffins

Inspired by a morning rush When the morning is busy but cooking is still an option, consider making blueberry ricotta muffins. These mildly sweet freshly baked little cakes will take roughly 10 minutes of your kitchen time and go so well with a cup of morning coffee or tea. The sweetness comes from a few…

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…

Cream of Porcini Mushrooms Soup with Parmesan-infused Ricotta Dumplings

Inspired by the cold season and Ukrainian dumplings Galushki  It is a freezing cold winter in Toronto this year. And I do not mind it (especially when I am inside, warm). A frost decor on the windows brings memories of my childhood in Siberia.  Sun, -30C, frozen windows, glittering snow, and mom’s hot soup with…

Sweet Almond Roll with Raspberry Ricotta Cream

Inspired by Swiss Rolls  A little bakery on a big road leading to a busy Austrian town had seen better times in the past. The road was still full of merchants’ carts and town visitors.  But the bakery was losing its past success and many customers.   Too much competition of bigger and modern bakeries in…

Crostata with Lemon Custard and Whipped Ricotta Cream

Inspired by unlimited possibilities of open crust pies Would you like a slice of a delicate and elegant dessert? Let me offer you an Italian style pie filled with two layers of heavenly tender lemony creams topped with sour-sweet berries. Mmmm the dessert feels so light and airy and delicious.  I foresee your desire for…

Buckwheat Galettes with Eggplant Pâté

Inspired by a nutritious value of buckwheat and an unbeatable flavor of Baba Ganoush  Part 1. Buckwheat. If you happen to know little about buckwheat, google the “benefits of buckwheat”. Once familiar, you might feel extremely good about yourself every time you eat a buckwheat dish. If you do care little about healthy and nutritious…