10/27/2015
10/22/2015
Cookies for Santa
Crispy and slightly chewy oat meal cookies, perfect as a breakfast snack or dibs for bribing Santa, ha!
10/18/2015
Borscht with Dried Prunes and Mushroom Dumplings
Borscht is a soup that is very common in Eastern Europe cuisine. You can find various recipes, a chunky version, with cabbage and beans, served with a dollop of sour cream - my childhood nightmare; cold, summer borscht blended with buttermilk or kefir, eaten with hard boiled egg and sprinkled with chives; or a clear ruby broth served with mushroom dumplings - in my home served always during Christmas Eve dinner.
10/13/2015
Banana, Date and Honey Cake with Walnuts
My "Cake Saga" is still going on, and I think I would need a quite few life times to bake all the cakes I have planned! But this is a really fun project.
Today, uber flavorful and very simple to make, banana and date cake. Moist, a little sticky with gorgeous walnut crunch. You can mix walnuts into the batter if you like, but I don't like the way they darken after baking, so I never toss them in.
10/06/2015
Chocolate Marble Cake with Pink Buttercream Frosting
This is as close as I could get to make a vanilla cake. Of course I had to twist it around and add chocolate touch to it! Honestly I think I have never made simple a vanilla cake.
Don't take me wrong, vanilla is one my favorite flavors, but I reallllly can't control my actions... ; )
10/05/2015
Gingerbread Cookies with Buckwheat Flour and Coffee
There is no Christmas without the fragrant and delicious Gingerbread cookies... Oh, it is not Christmas yet?? Ha ha, yes I know! I'm making these for a friend who have been asking me since last Christmas to bake them again.
