Nonna K.

2 Eggs 2.5 Tablespoons Sugar 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract Pinch of Salt 300 mg. Milk 180 grams Flour (sifted) 20 grams Cocoa 200 mg boiling water 25 gr. Gelatin 100 mg.  cold Water 700 Gr. Sour Cream 1 tsp. Sugar 150 Grams powder sugar 250-300 Gr. peaches 150 grams pitted cherries 150 gr. dark chocolate, broke into pices 2.5 Tablespoons Sugar 15 grams Butter In a bowl, mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract, to that, slowly add 1/2 of the milk.  Once it is mixed well, add sifted flour and the cocoa. Once it is mixed well with no lumps, add the rest of the milk and then the boiling water. Cover with plastic wrap and let it stand for about 20 minutes.   On a heavy lightly greased pan, over medium-high heat, prepare the blini. Set aside In a small bowl, mix the gelatin with the 100 mg. water, mix well and set aside.  Let stand for about 5 minutes. While the gelatin thickens, mix the sour cream with the regular and powder sugar, mix well.  Set aside and let it r...

3 Eggs 2.5 Tablespoons Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Salt 180 grams Flour 200 miligrams Milk Hot water. 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil In a bow, whisk together the eggs, sugar and Salt, add 1/2 of th flour and nix it well leaving no lumps, add the milk, mix and add the rest of the flour.  Depending on the considstency of the batter, add hot water, the batter should be on the runny side.  Finally add the two tablespoons of  oil. Heat up a heavy frying pan over medium-hiiugh heat.  Sligly grease the pan and add about 1/4 of the batter, .  Once the  top is dried,  flip the blinckik over.  

2 Cups Warm Milk 1 Tbsp. Sugar 1 teaspoon Yeast 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 Egg 1 1/2 Cup Flour 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil  In a bowl, pour the warm milk, disolve the sugar in it and andd the yeast.  Let it stand for aout 10 minutes to let the yeast to active,  add the salt, egg and the flour, starting in the middle with whisker, start mixing,  from the middle of the bowl, mix until batter is smooth, with no lumps.  If you have lumps, pour the batter through a sifter, to get rid of them.  Finally, add the oil and mix well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Put the bowl in a slightly warm oven and let it stand for about an hour. Slighly grease a heavy frying pan, heat on medium high setting, when the pan is hot, add the about 1/4 cup of the batter, once the top seems try, turn it over.

3/4 cup milk 1/3 cup butter 1 package active dry yeast                                    1tsp sugar 1/4 cup Luke warm water 1 large egg 2 large egg yolks 1 tsp. salt 4 cups all purpose Fluor In a small saucepan bring milk and butter to a boil and let it cool. In a stand mixer bowl combine yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup of lukewarm water, and let it stand until foamy. Combine the cooled down milk to the yeast mixture.  Add the egg, the yolks and salt.  Then, start adding the 3 cups of flour, one cup at a time; kneading About 10 minutes with each cup. Then add as much of the fourth cup as needed to achieve a smooth and elastic dough. Coat a bowl with Pam and place the dough in it.  Cover with greased plastic wrap and let it rise until it doubles in volume. After that, every time you work with the dough, I.e. Cutting into individual portions, etc, you must ...

Welcome to my blog.  Seems like a nice way to share recipes, stories and ideas that make life just a bit easier. So enjoy and let me know what you think! No holiday would be complete in our house without my Aunt Maya's mushroom sauce.  It reminds me of going looking for mushrooms with my great aunty in Canada, but here goes the recipe: Aunt Maya's Mushroom sauce 1 lb. assorted mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 1 lb. sweet onions, sliced 1 cup butter, divided 1 cup chicken broth 1/2 bunch of fresh dill 1 cup sour cream (can't be Russian without sour cream) Salt and Pepper to taste In a saucepan, over low medium heat, melt half the butter, sauté the mushrooms, make sure that all the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are golden brown. In a larger saucepan, over low heat, melt the rest of the butter, add the onions and sauté until all liquid is gone and mushrooms are translucent. Increase heat to medium high and add the mushrooms.  Sauté together for a couple of minutes. Ad...