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Crab and Vegetable Salad

I’ve decided to experiment with adding more vegetables to crab salad. It came up really good too. Ingredients: 6 oz imitation crab meat, flakes or chunks 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced and cut in quarters 1/3 cup cauliflower, cut in small chunks 1/3 cup broccoli, cut in small chunks 1/3 cup red bell …

Pirozhki – Fried Rolls – Quick and Easy

It took for me only 35 minutes today to make these delicious fried rolls. Of course, my Kitchen Aid mixer helped me to save some time of preparation. Dough Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 1 egg 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp active dry yeast 3 1/4 cup flour Oil …

Crab Salad – Simple and Delicious

Back in Ukraine, in my community we never grew celery. I didn’t even know how it looks like. Neither real crab meat or imitation was available to average people in our region. After moving to the US, I was introduced to both these products but I’ve never been a fan of them until now. This simple combination of imitation …

Sauerkraut Soup

To make this delicious sauerkraut borscht (soup), you’ll need to have a good sauerkraut ready. I’m using my own prepared, crunchy and super good sauerkraut (see the recipe here). Ingredients: 3-4 oz meat, your favorite, any kind: raw (need to cook) or braised 6 cups water 3-4 potatoes 1 carrot, small to medium size (optional, …

Zucchini Nut Bread

Many years ago I’ve received a card in my mail with a Banana Nut Bread recipe. I’ve used that recipe many times and it was delicious. Recently, having an excess of zucchini and squash from my little backyard garden, I’ve decided to use them in this recipe instead of bananas. It turned out delicious as well. …

Red Borsch

Red borsch can be called a “king of Ukrainian soups”. This is one of the most popular and famous recipes in Ukraine and other countries. There are many different ways to cook red borsch. Women in Ukraine learned lots of recipes from word of mouth, from generation to generation. Definitely those recipes were modified to …

Traditional Buttermilk Pancakes

I LOVE this breakfast combination! Traditional buttermilk pancakes with scrambled egg and bacon. Plus fresh home-grown tomatoes or cucumbers from own backyard. Pancakes Ingredients: 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/3 cup flour Coconut or olive oil for cooking Pancakes preparation: Mix egg, buttermilk, salt, and baking soda. Let …

Potato Pancakes

Ingredients: 4 potato, medium to large 1/2 onion 1 egg 1/4 tsp ground pepper 1+ tsp salt 10-12 tbsp flour (2 1/2 – 3 tbsp per one potato) Oil for cooking Directions: Peel and cut the potato and onion into small pieces. Make a puree using a blender like Ninja or similar. Add the egg, …

Hot Dogs Wrapped in Dough

This is easy recipe to make these beautiful and delicious hod dogs wrapped in dough. 27 years ago I tried them for the first time, during my internship after finishing technical college, in Ukraine. They were so delicious! Dough ingredients: 1 cup warm milk 2 tbsp sugar 2 tsp yeast 1/2 tsp salt 6 tbsp …

Garlic Rolls

These garlic rolls are good with soups or just instead of regular bread. I remember in my childhood there was a nice lady living down a street whose girls were my and my sister’s friends. Back then, there was no problem to visit each other’s home without invitation. We, kids, would come anytime unexpectedly and …

Potato Meat Filling Patties

Ingredients: Patty dough: 2 lb potato, cooked, mashed 1 egg 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 cup flour, plus on a board Meat filling: 1 lb ground meat, pork or chicken (or your favorite) 1 clove of garlic, pressed/crushed 1/2 onion, medium, pureed 1 egg 1/2 tsp ground pepper 1 tsp salt Directions: In a small …

Stewed Squash

This summer season I did not plant squash or zucchini on my little garden. However some of the squash seeds that I sowed last season “decided” to grow this time in a midst of my new small strawberry field. Here is one of my favorite and delicious recipes of stewed squash. It also works …

Yogurt Pancakes

About two years ago I happened to have an excess of plain Greek yogurts. Neither me nor my kids are fan of plain yogurt. I decided to try to make pancakes. After few tries, I wrote it down and got a new yogurt pancakes recipe. My kids love them! I also tried flavored yogurt. That’s good …

Apple in Coat Pancakes

This is my mom’s recipe, my childhood memory. Pancakes with apples inside. So yummy! Ingredients: 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar 1 1/2 cup flour Apples, peeled and sliced Directions: Mix the egg, buttermilk, salt, sugar, and baking soda. Let it stay for a minute, until …

Green Borsch (Sorrel Soup)

Green borsch or sorrel soup is very popular traditional soup in Ukraine. It is the best when cooked with fresh sorrel leaves. Not only in Ukraine but also in diaspora, Ukrainians grow sorrel at garden to have it available most of the time. Sorrel is perennial plant and is green all the time except winter …