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Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls – easy dinner rolls made from scratch from start to finish in 1-hour! Some 10 years ago my colleagues and I have found a recipe for Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls in a daily newspaper. The next day one of the girls asked her mother to make them and brought them to…
Apple Pudding Cake is one of the first cakes that I made when I first started cooking. I found it in my mother’s women’s magazine, cut it out and pasted it into my notebook (I mean, paper notebook, not the electronic one). The cake was moist, creamy and delicious, my guests loved it so I…
Tomato Rice – easy summer side dish with Mediterranean flavors: tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and oregano! Remember Potatoes in Tomato Sauce recipe from two years ago? People really liked it and so did I. This time I have for you a similar recipe with rice instead of potatoes. Potatoes in Tomato Sauce It is quite…
Zucchini Cheese Pie – shredded zucchinis mixed with cottage (or ricotta) cheese, cream and eggs, then poured into a pie crust; sweet or savory. I love both sweet and savory pies. This Zucchini Cheese Pie can be both. I usually make it neutral (just 2 tablespoons of sugar), so that people who like it sweet…
Green Pea Soup (vegetarian) – old English recipe for authentic spring green pea soup with mint. Here is an old English recipe for timeless Green Pea Soup with mint. I believe all pea lovers will appreciate it as much as I do. The recipe is very easy: onion or leeks are sauteed in butter, some…
Peanut Butter Protein Shake – extra thick banana and chocolate smoothie; all natural proteins, no powders! I wanted to make a protein shake without powders, with unprocessed natural protein sources only. I used protein rich food ingredients like peanut butter, Greek yogurt, milk (almond or dairy is both fine), oats and chia seeds. I added…
Sauteed Cabbage – quick and easy, sweet and sour side dish to accompany both vegetarian and meat dishes equally. I had a head of cabbage in my pantry and wondered what could I do with it that would be super simple to make. I thought I could sautee the cabbage as a side dish to…
Corn and Sweet Potato Chowder – a new twist on a classic soup. The winter is still in full swing. It is snowing outside. There is nothing like a bowl of hot soup to warm us up. Instead of classic corn and potato chowder, this time I used a sweet potato. I chopped it in…
Nutella Star Cookies – dazzle your guests at your holiday party with these wonderful nutella filled cut-out butter cookies. I saw an image of nougat star cookies on an Slovenian forum. They looked so cute, I simply had to make them. But, alas, there was no recipe. I searched and searched without any luck. So…
The BEST Thick, Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – so comforting, these big cookies are crispy on the outside while soft and chewy on the inside. Even though Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are a classic, it is not always easy to make them exactly as you like them. I played it safe and used a…
When we were kids, all moms, grannies and aunties were making chocolate cakes like this one: chocolate sponge cake with buttercream filling (frosting), melting, smooth and very chocolatey. I don’t remember how many years have passed since I last tried a cake like this Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake. Then, somehow, people started to be afraid…
Leftover Turkey Pasta recipe is a great way to finish up a holiday turkey and use what’s already in your fridge. You will need some roasted turkey meat, leftover pasta, pesto sauce and cranberries. Save this recipe and make it every year with your leftovers. But there is no reason why you couldn’t make this…
