Tag ‘recipe’

090. Chicken with apples and prunes (a recipe from Veronika Lysakova)

Not long ago I invited the blog's readers to share their recipes with everyone as a "guest post". Today I present a recipe by Veronika Lysakova: chicken stuffed with apples and prunes, with a side of baked potatoes. If you'd like to enjoy tender, juicy chicken soaked in apple juice and the aroma of garlic — welcome under the cut! Read more »»

086. Mojito (recipe)

The combination of sweet, refreshing citrus and mint, added to rum to disguise its strength, made the cocktail one of the most popular summer drinks. In a virgin mojito the white rum is replaced with water and brown cane sugar, but I'll tell (and show) you the recipe for the alcoholic mojito — almost in its classic form. Read more »»

089. Grandma's lemonade (recipe)

Even though summer is over on the calendar, one wants to stretch out the last sunny days. This time I decided to tell you about "grandma's lemonade". Why grandma's? Because that's exactly how this lemonade was made last century — mixing a syrup of real lemons with plain water. Want to remember the taste of childhood? Welcome under the cut. Read more »»

084. Cabbage cutlets (recipe)

After making the Basque-style gratin with eggs I felt like continuing the healthy-food theme and giving you a recipe for cabbage cutlets. They taste a bit like cabbage pirozhki and can be served not just as a side to any meat dish but on their own — with sour cream or a cream sauce. Interested? Read the details under the cut! Read more »»

087. Gratin with potatoes and bacon (French recipe)

I've already shared the recipe for a Basque-style gratin with eggs — a tasty, healthy vegetable dish under a crisp cheese crust. But what if you want something more filling? Under the cut you'll find photos and the recipe for a gratin with potatoes and bacon, made in the best tradition of French cooking. Read more »»

083. Basque-style gratin with eggs (French recipe)

A gratin is any sweet or savoury dish baked in the oven until it forms an appetising crust. It's very popular in France and Spain. Usually a gratin is meat or fish. The lasagna whose recipe I've already given, for instance, is also cooked "au gratin". But this time I want to tell you about a very healthy and no less tasty recipe for a Basque-style gratin with eggs, which appeared in the northern regions of Spain and spread across the world very quickly. Read more »»