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Grafskie Razvalini (Count’s Ruins cake)

Grafskie Razvalini or, counts ruins, is a meringue cake. As the story goes, there lived a rich and famous count somewhere in Europe, that owned a magnificent castle. Throughout the... Continue reading...

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Beer Cookies (Pevniye)

Whenever my mom made these beer cookies, I’d eat as much as I could and act silly, then told my sister the cookies made me drunk. (and really believed it)... Continue reading »The post Beer Cookies...

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Beer Cookies With Cheese Filling

You know how each country is known for a certain dish they specialize in? Italians for their pasta, Chinese for their pork fried rice and general tso’s chicken, Spanish for... Continue reading »The...

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Does Baking Powder Contain Aluminum?

  Mom used to tell me not to use baking powder unless absolutely necessary, because its not good for you. I never even thought twice about it, until I had... Continue reading »The post Does Baking...

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Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes

I’m quite the pancake addict. Fluffy pancakes stacked neatly on a plate with melted butter that’s drowning in maple syrup, yum! I’d have that for breakfast lunch and dinner if... Continue reading »The...

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Hvorost (Russian fried pastries)

How was your summer?  We had the unfortune of some kind of bug infestation all summer long. Like starting May all the way till now.  For the life of me... Continue reading »The post Hvorost (Russian...

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Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Frosting

It’s getting chilly here in New England, and I’m loving it for the first time since I’ve moved here from FL. It means getting out my cute boots and scarves,... Continue reading »The post Pumpkin Roll...

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Construction Truck Birthday Cake

Both my family and my husbands have some sort of construction/driving trucks kind of genes. My daddy was a construction man for as long as I can remember. Surprisingly, I... Continue reading »The post...

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Syrniki (Farmers cheese pancakes)

I am definitely not a morning person. And if there was anything that would get me out of bed, it would be these babies. Yes, any day. Whenever mom made... Continue reading »The post Syrniki (Farmers...

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White Chocolate Crispy Treats

I was first introduced to these white chocolate crispy treats when my wonderful sister-in-law, Alina, made them for my baby shower. For some reason, biting into this white chocolate mess... Continue...

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Butter Cookies

While growing up, we always had a stash of these butter cookies in the house. Reason being is that they keep very well, and we Russians seem to always have surprise guests come every once in a while....

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How to make the perfect custard (pastry cream)

I’ve never heard of custard until I asked mom for her cake recipes. I realized I had to get comfortable with this bad boy since it was in almost all her sweets. Literally, her frostings, and cakes, and...

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Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

I’m not a butter cream frosting lover. Maybe because I had too many bad butter cream frosting experiences in my day. You know, the ones where you bite into a cake and it tastes like you have a mouth...

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Merry Christmas!

Singing Christmas songs at the top of our lungs, out of tune, smell of burnt cookies in the air, and the house upside-down are the signs of Christmas over here. And I love it. Not only because everyone...

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Snezhinki (Snowflake Cookies)

Each time I try to bake one of mom’s cakes or cookies, I begin understanding how talented that woman is. She is just so amazing, and growing up I took it for granted.The fact is, she’s been baking all...

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Grenki (Russian French Toast)

Couple reasons why I love this french toast (grenki) recipe:It takes 10 minutes to makePuts good use to that stale, old bread that no one wants to eatUses ingredients I always have on handUses cream...

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