My meatball Stroganoff recipe combines recipes for two of my favourite Russian dishes, a spicy mushroom Stroganoff and juicy Russian meatballs called tefteli. It makes a deliciously comforting dish of Stroganoff meatballs that in winter can be served with mashed potatoes, pasta or rice and in summer can be lightened up with a fresh green … Read more
This comforting mushroom noodle soup recipe with handmade pasta called ‘lapsha’ makes a centuries-old Russian vegetarian soup. Historically eaten during the Orthodox Great Lent period of fasting, when eggs and sour cream would have been forbidden, this hearty nourishing soup with hand-cut noodles can be enjoyed any time of year. Serve with plenty of fresh … Read more
This stuffed tomatoes recipe makes Cambodian tomates farcies, a culinary remnant of the French colonial period when Cambodia was a French protectorate and part of French Indochina, along with Vietnam and Laos. A delicious starter or side dish when cooked in the home, in Cambodia tomates farcies are sold on the street and in markets, … Read more
Our best breakfast salad recipe makes a healthy-ish breakfast salad with soft boiled eggs, avocado, crispy bacon, mushrooms sautéed in the bacon juices, crunchy lettuce, sweet cherry tomatoes, and bright tangy pickles. It’s for those of you who can’t decide between a healthy breakfast or comforting bacon and eggs and it’s this week’s edition of … Read more
This creamy mushroom Stroganoff recipe makes a vegetarian version of my beef Stroganoff recipe, based on my Russian-Ukrainian family’s Stroganoff and the earliest documented Russian beef Stroganoff recipe by Elena Molokhovets in A Gift to Young Housewives, dating to 1861. Not everyone could afford beef and mushroom Stroganoff was quite common. I also provide tips … Read more