by SandeeA | 23 April 2013 | Appetizers, Easter recipes, Fish recipes, Recipes for kids, Savory recipes, Starters, Vegetable recipes
The name for this potato salad in Spain is “ensaladilla rusa”, or Russian Salad. It seems that the original version of the salad was invented in the 1860s by Lucien Olivier, the chef of the Hermitage, one of Moscow’s most celebrated restaurants. The...
by SandeeA | 11 April 2013 | Cakes and cookies, Desserts, Recipes for kids, Sweet recipes
According to the Bible, after Noah’s flood, God put the rainbow in the sky as the sign of His promise that He would never again destroy the earth with flood (Genesis 9:13–17):”I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between...
by SandeeA | 24 March 2013 | Appetizers, Easter recipes, Seasonal recipes
If painting is not your thing or let’s say it is, but your skills are secret yet to the world, you might want to try this technique to decorate hard boiled eggs this Easter: lend a personal touch to your decor by dressing your eggs in a paper napkin pattern that...
by SandeeA | 19 March 2013 | Cakes and cookies, Recipes for kids, Sweet recipes
These are the cookies that I prepared my son Jorge for his third birthday (you can see a pic here). I did not have much time to prepare something more elaborate, and I needed a quick and easy recipe for him to bring to school on that special day. They were a huge...
by SandeeA | 6 March 2013 | Appetizers, Easter recipes, Recipes for kids, Vegetable recipes
{Hummus with roasted garlic} Preparation time: 10 min Cooking time: 30 min Yield: Ingredients Roasted garlic hummus: 1 head of garlic 400 g cooked chickpeas, drained (14 ounces) 2 tbs tahini 1/2 tsp cumin juice of 1 lemon 4 tbs extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper,...
