Crab Imitation Salad

This salad is quite popular in Russia as well as Russian households abroad.

Crab Imitation

Add Corn

Corn, Crab imitation

Ready to eat salad

You'll need:

• 6 eggs
• 1 can of sweet corn
• 250 g of crab imitation crab
• 1 cup of Mayonaise

Cut 6 boiled eggs very finely. Cut crab imitation meat very finely. Mix with corn and mayonaise. Salt and pepper to taste. Bon Appetite!!!

Georgian Chicken and Shashlik

Dear readers I would like to share some pictures of the food I've made recently.

This is a Georgian Chicken and next for 4th of July BBQ we made Shashlik. I'll post the recipes later.

Potatoes and Mushrooms

Fried Potatoes and Mushrooms is one of the favorite Russian dishes. It is customary to pick up fresh mushrooms in the forest and bring them home to fry. Unheard of in the US tradition is very much alive in Russia. Fresh mushrooms always smell foresty. Clean them well.
You can take

•  4 Potatoes,
• 1 Medium Onion,
• 1/2 Lb of Mushrooms.

Cut potatoes

Cut mushrooms

Add Onions

Cut all the ingredients into small cubes and using 3 spoons of Olive Oil cook them in the frying pan until Potatoes are soft. Bon Apetit!

White Russian- My favorite drink

I would like to talk about White Russian. It is very easy to make.
For 2 people take:

• 4Oz Vodka
• 2 Oz Coffee Liquer
• A splash of Light Cream

It is a perfect drink with sweetness for your sweet tooth and it is just bitter enough to be "bittersweet". I love it .Enjoy!!!

Russian Apple Pie-Sharlotka

Today, we will make "Sharlotka". It is a very easy recipe. Preparation time is mere 10 minutes.
You''ll need:
4 Eggs
1 Cup of Sugar
1 Cup of Flour
2 Apples
1Tbs of Butter

Cut Apples into small pieces. Put on the bottom of the baking form that you covered with small amount of butter. In a separate container beat the Eggs. Now slowly add Sugar and keep beating the Eggs using the mixer. Now add Flour. Then, pour the dough over the Apples. Preheat oven to 355F. Keep in the oven for 15 minutes.Warning:  Do not open the oven too much or it will not rise. Check with a wooden poke to see if the pie is ready. Bon Appetit!

Mushed Potatoes: Ukranian Style

I'm going to share with you today, my dear readers, how to prepare Mushed Potatoes like my grandmothers used to make in Ukraine.
You will need:
5 Medium Potatoes
1 Medium Onion
5 Tbs of Olive Oil

Simmer Onion like that

Mixing the Onion into Potatoes

Creamy yet Light Mushed Potaotes

 Take  Potatoes and peel them. Now put them in a medium pot and add water to cover the potatoes. Boil the Potatoes and add Salt to taste. Separately take 1 Onion. Slice it and let it simmer in the Oil until the Onion becomes golden. Take Potatoes. Mush it well, add Pepper and now add Olive Oil and Onion that have been simmering together. Mix it very well and voila less fattening version of Mushed Potatoes.

Grilled Salmon with Sweet Peas

Today, I had Grilled Salmon. For this you need to go to your local grocery store and ask for a Salmon Steak. Wash it. Put it on the grill. Salt and Pepper to your taste. After 15 minutes (depending on the size of the steak you might increase/decrease this time) and voila --great meal. I added Sweet Peas to my plate. Delicious. Bon Appetit!