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Chilled Asparagus and Fingerling Potato Soup
Dressed up with hardboiled eggs, cucumbers and fresh summer herbs As the summer heat sets in, traditional cuisines around the world have long relied on cold soups to bring refreshment and nourishment. In Eastern Europe, cold soups aren’t just a seasonal treat, they’re a cultural staple. From Lithuania’s šaltibarščiai to…
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Smashed Radished and Herby Farmer Cheese Dip
Spicy, crisp radishes are smashed and quick marinated the spooned over creamy herby framer cheese is THE summer snack. Radishes, dill, scallions, garlic, jalapeños, and farmer cheese are The Brady Bunch of Eastern European flavors. Maybe not the jalapeños, but the rest is a spring dream team of fresh and…
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Meltdowns, Burnt Toast & Other Delicious Reasons to Cook at Home
Cooking at home may seem like a luxury, but it’s far more essential than many realize. More than just a way to save money or eat healthier, cooking at home provides powerful psychological, emotional, physical, and economic benefits that impact our well-being and lifestyle. The best part? There’s no secret…
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Ryazhenka Walnut Cranberry Spice Cake
Ryazhenka Walnut Cranberry Spice Cake with whipped ryazhenka chantilly If I had to commit to only one kind if kefir it would be ryazhenka. It has all the usual benefits of kefir, like probiotics, proteins, calcium and gentle on lactose sensitive stomachs BUT it also has the added creamy nutty…
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Easy and Delicious Garlic Butter Peas and Carrots
a classic side ready in under 10min Don’t toss away the option of adding peas and carrots to the weekday or weekend line up. Peas and carrots are a classic combination, that when done right are delicious, nostalgic, affordable and easy. It’s so easy to get caught up in newer…
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Kefir Flight and Snacks
Kefir Flight and Snack Pairing. Kefir goes with everything, savory or sweet. You can make most things using kefir: meat marinade, cake, crepes, sauce, add it to a soup or enjoy it straight from a glass. Kefir is often referred to as the champagne of dairy; it has a slight…
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Cultured Homemade Butter
Baklava inspired cultured butter Fresh cream cultured with tangy kefir and whipped into a probiotic packed butter What is cultured butter? Standard butter is heavy cream that is churned or whipped until the milk solids/fats separate and clump together to form butter. The liquid left over is buttermilk. It in…
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Classic Ukrainian Adjika
classic gently fermented condiment made with tomatoes, peppers and garlic. It is end of tomato season right now, and If you have the option to buy a bunch of ugly but very good end of summer tomatoes or have a bunch of stragglers in your garden, this is the recipe…
The Wonky Stove 