One of the Russian foods that were imported to Azerbaijan when the country was a part of the Soviet Union, is the Russian pancake called blini, also known as blinchiki (plural for blinchik) in the Russian  speaking world, and as crêpes elsewhere. Blinchiki are great plain, or with a dollop of honey or jam on ...

Lenticchie Brasate Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich Ingredients: 2 cups brown lentils 1 medium onion – diced 2 medium carrots – peeled and diced 1 stalk celery – diced 2 bay leaves ½ cup chicken stock 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ tsp ground black pepper 4 cups shredded fresh spinach – washed & drained Pour enough cold water over the lentils, onions, carrots, ...

The minute my reader Gunel from Azerbaijan sent me this recipe, I was hooked.  Savory potato-carrot loaf? Baked in a loaf pan? Really?  I mean, I am familiar with potato breads, but this is no bread. This is something different. Its texture it is more like kourkouto I am still addicted to,  but it comes in ...

Tea Cakes Recipe 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup butter, softened 2 large eggs 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. salt 5 1/4 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda Colored sugar crystals In large bowl, combine granulated sugar, confectioners’ sugar, vegetable oil, butter and eggs. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add vanilla extract and salt; ...

The mild flavor of the poblano chile makes it a perfect base for this colorful all-veggie stuffing. The tomatillos add a nice citrus flavor and bind the other stuffing ingredients together nicely. You can control the heat to taste by adding an additional jalapeño or some extra cayenne to the tomatillo-corn mixture. Tomatillo-Corn Stuffed Poblano Peppers Ingredients ...

Panna cotta/cooked cream doesn’t sound great in my ears. But in reality it is Italian luxury at its best. A dessert typical of the mountainous northern Italian cuisine, where history and tradition always have been more generous with cream than the southern part of Italy. Panna cotta is eaten all over the world. It is prepared ...