Savory Zucchini Fritters for Mark

July 21, 2014by Larisa 1 Comment

Summer squash season has started and It makes me very happy, as it gives me license to make all sorts or yumminess celebrating zucchini and its relatives. I wanted to […]

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Georgian style Walnut Eggplant Rollatini

July 16, 2014by Larisa 4 Comments

Summer is an ultimate time to relax, go to the beach and party. I haven’t had much opportunity to relax or go to the beach, yet, but in the past […]

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White chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake

May 27, 2014by Larisa 2 Comments

For the past few years my youngest son chose a particular recipe strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake as his signature birthday cake. I believe I found the recipe for the […]

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Farmer cheese, Onion and Cauliflower Loaf

May 8, 2014by Larisa Leave a comment

This loaf is Amazing. It is soo good I am making differwnt variations of it very often, substituting different combinations of veggies and herbs in the filling. Very easy to […]

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Savory and Sweet, Ricotta and Thyme Lazy Dumplings aka Gnocchi (Ленивые Вареники)

February 13, 2014by Larisa Leave a comment

My mom makes the best dumplings. She made them for breakfast for me and my sister for breakfast, soft pillowy goodness smothered with my grandma’s home churned butter and topped […]

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Substituting Sugar in the Recipes

January 29, 2014by Larisa Leave a comment

I’m on mission to convert the “white” ingredients in recipes to “clean”, healthy ingredients. My pet peeve of late is sugar. This wonderful tip comes from “thegraciouspantry.com”, I tried it […]

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Burnt Eggplant with Lemon and Pomegranate Seeds

January 24, 2014by Larisa Leave a comment

Have I told you lately that I Love Yotam Ottolenghi’s books? I absolutely do. His recipes are something out of this world, and I think it might be in part […]

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