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Farmer’s Cheese Cake with Raisins (Zapekanka)

Farmer’s Cheese Cake with Raisins (Zapekanka)

Cooking Time: 40m
This Farmer’s Cheese Cake with Raisins (Zapekanka) recipe is a scrumptious cheesecake with Russian roots. Delicately sweet and speckled with plump raisins, this tasty cake is made using fresh farmer’s cheese. Though mild in flavor, farmer’s cheese brings richness and creaminess to this cheesecake and makes it taste absolutely delicious....
September 24, 2021
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Blinis with Whipped Goat’s Cheese and Honey

Blinis with Whipped Goat’s Cheese and Honey

Cooking Time: 15m
These Blinis with Whipped Goat’s Cheese and Honey are a delicious snack or canapé. Blinis are small savory Russian pancakes about 2-4 inches in diameter, which are made with leavened flour batter. These vegetarian canapés are simple to make – all you need to do is prepare the goat cheese...
May 16, 2021
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Chicken and Mushroom Patties (Russian Kotlety)

Chicken and Mushroom Patties (Russian Kotlety)

Cooking Time: 40m
These Chicken and Mushroom Patties (Russian Kotlety) are juicy and tasty and super versatile. These patties are perfect with mashed or baked potatoes. Sometimes I serve them as mini chicken burgers with pickles and salad on the side. To make these delicious chicken and mushroom patties, start by sauteing mushrooms....
March 1, 2021
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Russian Vinaigrette Salad

Russian Vinaigrette Salad

Cooking Time: 1h 10m
I love this vibrant Russian Vinaigrette Salad and make it regularly throughout the whole year. This salad is one of the rare ones that tastes better the day after you make it so it is a great recipe to make ahead of time if you are having guests over.  To...
January 18, 2021
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10 Traditional Russian Soup Recipes

10 Traditional Russian Soup Recipes

1. Solyanka (Sour Soup with Mixed Meat) This Solyanka (Sour Soup with Mixed Meat) is a delicious thick spicy soup with origins in Russia and Ukraine. Solyanka comes from the Russian word for “salt” probably because of the addition of salty cured meats. For this solyanka … Ingredients for Solyanka...
July 6, 2020
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Russian Meatball Soup

Russian Meatball Soup

Cooking Time: 30m
This Russian Meatball Soup (“Soup with frikadelki”) recipe belongs to my dear grandmother. Originally from Russia and in true grandma style, she has her own, handwritten book of all the family recipes that she grew up on and this is one of them. Chicken meatballs made with a little grated...
July 6, 2020
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Chicken Beef Croquettes (Pozharsky Kotleti)

Chicken Beef Croquettes (Pozharsky Kotleti)

Cooking Time: 45m
When I was in college, my roommate was from Russia and his specialty in the kitchen was Chicken and Beef Croquettes – Pozharsky Kotleti as they’re called in Russian. I enjoyed them so much every time he made them, I just had to learn the recipe and I’m sharing it...
July 5, 2020
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Lazy Cabbage Rolls

Lazy Cabbage Rolls

Cooking Time: 1h 5m
Lazy Cabbage Rolls are my simple take on stuffed cabbage rolls. Stuffed cabbage is common in Eastern Europe and it is a great way to use nutrient-rich cabbage in your meals. Cabbage has so many health benefits and it is a great source of vitamins too. I love exploring cabbage...
June 29, 2020
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Russian Meatballs – Tefteli

Russian Meatballs – Tefteli

Cooking Time: 30m
My kids love these Tefteli – Chicken Meatballs in a Cream Sauce and I make them for dinner so often that I could now probably make them in my sleep!  My daughter loves getting involved in rolling the meatballs and I don’t mind because that is probably the hardest part...
June 24, 2020
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Sauerkraut Soup (Kapustnyak)

Sauerkraut Soup (Kapustnyak)

Cooking Time: 35m
Some people get nervous when they hear Sauerkraut Soup with its bitter taste because sauerkraut is not for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. I love all-in-one dinners and this soup is just that serving up a bowl filled with bacon, celery, onion, carrots, potatoes, millet, sauerkraut and white beans....
June 24, 2020
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Sorrel Soup (Russian Green Borscht)

Sorrel Soup (Russian Green Borscht)

Cooking Time: 10m
This Sorrel Soup (Green Borscht) is another one of our delicious, authentically  Russian soup, that is full of everything good and nothing bad. Packed with vitamins and nutrients, this broth-like soup is filled with a handful of sorrel leaves, a few potatoes, boiled eggs, onion and garlic. I like mine...
June 22, 2020
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Shchi (Traditional Russian Cabbage Soup)

Shchi (Traditional Russian Cabbage Soup)

Cooking Time: 40m
This delicious Shchi is a Traditional Russian Cabbage Soup which not only tastes delicious, it is super healthy too. I know what you are thinking – how can she describe cabbage soup as delicious? It might not sound appetizing, but don’t knock it until you try it! Start by sautéing...
June 22, 2020
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Rassolnik (Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup)

Rassolnik (Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup)

Cooking Time: 50m
Some evenings I don’t have the time to prepare long, thought out dinners and this Rassolnik (Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup), a traditional Russian soup, originating almost over 500 years ago, is a wonderful and easy way to get in all your vegetables and nutrients. I begin in the afternoon...
June 21, 2020
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Top 10 Traditional Russian Recipes

Top 10 Traditional Russian Recipes

1. Beef Stroganoff recipe This Beef Stroganoff recipe takes a bit of preparation and time, but it makes the best home cooked stroganoff I’ve ever tasted! Beef stroganoff has its origins in Russia, but it has become popular all around the world and it is not hard to see why!...
June 14, 2020
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Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns

Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns

Cooking Time: 2h 35m
In my house, we call these Russian Cream Cheese Vatrushka Buns “inside out buns”. They get this name because the filling is on the outside rather than hidden away in the center! You can make a slightly sweeter filling by adding raisins. If you add raisins, you need to soak...
June 10, 2020
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Cheesy Potato Pierogi (Vareniki)

Cheesy Potato Pierogi (Vareniki)

Cooking Time: 1h
This Pierogi (Vareniki) recipe is one of my favorite recipes to make when I want to get other people involved in the cooking process. As you probably know, pierogi are delicious filled dumplings popular in Central and Eastern European countries. A traditional pierogi recipe is made by wrapping a savory...
June 6, 2020
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Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup

Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup

Cooking Time: 55m
Feel no guilt with this Russian inspired Okroshka, most commonly described as a light and cool, cold Summer soup. Using a sour cream base seasoned with salt and vinegar and filled with chopped dill, green onion and diced ham, cooked potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and cucumbers for some crunch. It’s absolutely...
August 13, 2019
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Mimosa Salad

Mimosa Salad

Cooking Time: 1h 35m
Mimosa Salad is a layered salad which can be found on our table during celebrations and occasions like Easter or Christmas. Mimosa salad got its name because it resembles yellow spring mimosa flowers. The mimosa flower effect is achieved by crumbling boiled egg yolk on the surface of the layered...
April 27, 2019
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Crispy Potato Pancakes

Crispy Potato Pancakes

Cooking Time: 24m
These Crispy Potato Pancakes, also known as latkes, are delicious served with a big dollop of creme fraiche or sour cream and a spoonful of apple sauce. You can eat them as a sweet or savory dish and experiment with different toppings – sugar and cinnamon is also a favorite...
February 18, 2019
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