Raisin Bundt Cake
This raisin Bundt cake dessert is easy to make and doesn’t require much preparation time. It is soft, buttery, and airy with just the right amount of sweetness. It is my go-to recipe for potlucks and get-togethers. You can make it with or without dried fruit (as shown in photos). All you need to do is just prepare one batter, bake and enjoy it!
Berry Banana Probiotic Smoothie
This berry banana smoothie is perfect for nourishing your body with antioxidants, probiotics and healthy fats. It is made with frozen berries, kefir, avocadoes, bananas and no added sugar.
Armenian Gata Patries
Gata is a unique, delicious Armenian pastry that is hard to compare with any other desserts. It is made with flakey dough filled with sugar, flour, and butter. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. What makes Gata special is that you have to brown the flour with the butter, creating incredible flavor. It is also perfect dessert to prepare a day in advance for any special events because it still tastes amazing the next day.
Cozy Pumpkin Spice Latte
This pumpkin spice latte is warm, slightly spicy, and slightly sweet, topped with whipped cream. Most importantly, it requires minutes to make!
Eastern European Cheese Pancakes - Syrniki
Syrniki, delicious Eastern European cheese pancakes. These are usually made with farmers cheese/trovor, but ricotta cheese can be used as a substitute.
They taste incredibly delicious and require little time to prepare.
Russian Ring Cookies
These Russian ring-shaped cookies are crunchy, nutty, and not overly sweet. The recipe is very simple and there are no complicated ingredients, just eggs, flour, sugar, the usual. But it’s the proportion of these ingredients that makes the final product anything but usual, so unique and delicious.
Pavlova
Pavlova - a sugary cloud of distinctive textures, a light and airy dessert composed of meringues, whipped cream and fresh berries. As you bite into Pavlova you immediately taste crispiness and sweetness of meringues and fluffiness of whipped cream. The sweetness of merengues contrasts with tartness of berries and the crunchiness is balanced out with softness of whipped cream.
Dry Fruit Truffles
I was sitting in the kitchen the other day, staring at bunch of dried fruits and thought - why not try to make something out of them? And then an idea popped into my head - dry fruit truffles.
Strawberry Galette
Galette, or flat cake, is a delicious pastry originating in France. Imagine biting into a warm, buttery, crumbly dough and sweet berries. Most importantly, making this galette does not involve hour or baking or following complicated steps.
Brioche Buns
Bulochi is simply a Russian word for buns. These are so soft and pillowy, they can be eaten on its own or with jam, butter, anything your heart desires! My favorite way to eat them: with tea, butter and raspberry jam. They are delicious, and easy to make. Yum!
Alfajores Dulce De Leche Cookies
Delicious Alfajores cookies made with coconut and dulce de leche! Yum!
Semi-Sweet Homemade Crepes
Impress yourself by following this recipe and realizing that these light and delicious crepes are not that difficult to make!