Borsch is not just a soup. It is The Best Soup Ever! I grew up on it – not even a week could pass without having borscht for lunch. Very tasty, hearty, rich soup with an invigorating bright red color! I really don’t know a better option for dining at home. The very moment when […]
Tag: Healthy Eating
Vegan Cashew Sour Сream
The classic recipe for vegan cashew sour cream. I share the recipe more for those who have not yet tried alternatives to sour cream, since every vegan already knows for sure how to make sour cream using nuts. It is very simple! You need a blender, water, cashews, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard and salt. How […]
Vegan Lazy Dumplings with Pumpkin (Central-Asian Style)
In Central Asia traditional dumplings are called “Manti”. Originally manti were filled with meat. According to Wikipedia the name comes from the Chinese word “mantou” which means “stuffed head”. Creepy, right? In general, Central Asian cuisine is described as predominantly meat-based, with few vegetables. But there are some gems for vegans too! Tips to make […]
Pumpkin Stuffed with Mushrooms (Vegan)
Autumn, and it’s pumpkin season. This amazing vegetable has always been interesting to me. So many unusual shapes and sizes, different colors, it grows almost everywhere and so many different dishes you can make with pumpkin! Pumpkin is not my favorite vegetable, but I really love when there is pumpkin at home – its color […]
Pan Fried Noodles (vegan)
Fried Noodles is a type of Chinese fast food. An easy and tasty dish, one of my favorites! For the first time I tried Fried Noodles in Sri Lanka, where we spent our longest vacation (50 days honeymoon). We have been to Sri Lanka twice. We liked it there so much the first time that […]
Antioxidants
Some time ago my hubby and I made a small shift in our cooking habits. We discovered that peels of veggies contain a lot of antioxidants and nice nutrients that don’t deserve to be thrown away. Well to be accurate, we discovered that peels sometimes contain even more healthful elements than the vegetable itself. For […]
Tahini Sauce – Salad Dressing
Tahini sauce is very common in Middle Eastern cuisine. If you order falafel, for example, it will be accompanied by tahini sauce – it’s just so, tradition in any country. However, tahini sauce is not always tasty. Though it is traditionally made of 4 simple ingredients (tahini paste, lemon, water and garlic) sometimes it contains […]
Oatmeal Cookies
I want to share with you recipe of oatmeal cookies that I use frequently. The good thing about this cookies – they contain no oil, no sugar, and no any other sweeteners like syrup. Just natural whole-foods. That’s make this cookies harmless, if not healthy. I you have no occasion for sweets, just not to […]