Roasted Eggplant with Cilantro and Garlic

 For a fresh-tasting vegetarian meal, serve this eggplant recipe for holidays. The incredibly versatile eggplant goes well with everything. My aunt made this recipe for my brothers wedding. I wanted to share this recipe with everybody. 

Christmas Menu Ideas

Best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year, to the birth of Christ brought with him the joy , peace, hope and love.

The Best Seafood Salad Recipe {Cалат из Mорепродуктов}

Want to impress your guests? Well, this is the way to do it. The people who loves seafood will love it! My friend Luda gave me this recipe. I made it for my husbands lunch yesterday, he called just to thank me for a delicious lunch:) 

Tomato Basil Couscous Salad

This salad is simple and delicious. Couscous is a whole grain which is very simple to prepare and is a perfect substitute for white rice, stews and casseroles. When I visited my aunt this year, she made this couscous salad for us, and we loved it. It's perfect for holiday dinner!!!

"Christmas Garnet Wreaths Salad" {Салат Гранатовый браслет}

 "Garnet Wreaths Salad" - a very delicious salad, one might even say - spectacular. It could be  decorated for any holiday ~ especially for Christmas. Pomegranate seeds add color and, of course, a yummy taste.

Smoked Chicken Layered Salad

This is a Russian delicious salad. It's perfect to serve for upcoming holidays.

Cream Cheese Tuna Spread

Tuna brings together three kid pleasers: tuna, cream cheese and bagels. It's a simple sandwich spread for breakfast, snacks, or a quick bite. You eat this as a dip on just about anything, veggies, chips, crackers, etc. The flavor of tuna is very subtle in this thick and creamy spread. This delicious recipe came from my aunt.

Creamy Avocado Dressing

This simple and easy salad dressing recipe is a creamy mixture of avocado and buttermilk with herbs. It became my favorite salad dressing. It's simply delicious!

Kale Salad with Orange Tahini Dressing

The kale and apples provide a balance of sweet, tart, and bitter flavors, while a simple tahini  dressing keeps it light and nutritious. This was a good experiment with orange tahini dressing  drizzled over finely chopped kale. Simply delicious salad.

Mango Salsa

This sweet, chunky salsa makes a great appetizer or chicken garnish. Mangoes are a colorful, flavorful, and juicy addition to salsa. An interesting contrast in flavors occurs when mango is mixed with lime juice. This is the best time of the year to make your own salsa.

Summer Menu Ideas

This is a good selection of recipes for summer. I got all no bake desserts here and marinated salads. Here my BBQ recipes and sandwiches. Usually if we do BBQ, I cover each potato in foil and cook it in charcoal after fire is down. Perfect for summer picnics!!! Click on the names for recipe.

Quick Marinated Cucumbers

These cucumbers  make a cool summer side dish.  Refreshing  cucumbers are always a hit when served with grilled meat. My mom  made these often, since I can remember. They are served at weddings, parties and picnics. 

Marinated Tomatoes in Ketchup

As the summer almost here fresh summertime tomatoes will be fantastic with this marinade! It makes  tomatoes taste so delicious. I tried it at the party and had to get this recipe. My friend Nadya shared  it with me. I am excited to share it with everybody. These would be so perfect for picnics with BBQ Chicken and Pork Kebabs.

Chicken Mushroom Salad

This is my favorite salad.  It's perfect for parties or holiday's. It's creamy with marinated mushrooms and caramelized onions. I love this salad mix:)

"Marinated Oyster Mushrooms"

Pickled Straw or Oyster Mushrooms is a traditional Russian and Middle European side dish and condiment.  As a "ready-to-eat product, it does not require much preparation.  It can be consumed with other appetizers  on cold meat sandwiches, added to salads and other cold dishes.  It stimulates digestions and activates appetite. This recipe is perfect for large parties. 

Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas

Though it is true that Christmas is celebrated as the day of the Birth of Christ into this world, yet it also symbolizes a very deeply significant truth of the spiritual life. Jesus Christ is the very personification of Divinity. Christ it is EXTREMELY important to us Christians. We celebrate the miracle-virgin birth of the Savior of the World. Without this birth there would be no salvation. Christmas is also a time where we exchange gifts (representing how God gave his son to us as a gift), and to many, giving and receiving is important. This simple tradition gives joy to those who partake, and brings family and friends closer together. This is exiting time of the year for my family. Here is some ideas to make your holiday dinner planning  easier:)))

Cabbage Salad in Brine

This is a very festive, perfect for holidays salad. The best thing about it, that you can make it a few days in advance before your party. And it will be good for up to a month in the fridge. I love to make it for parties, it's just so simple. 

Herring Under Fur Coat Salad "Селедка под шубой"

It’s hard to know what to make of this dish at first glance. From a distance, its vaguely cake like appearance often leads it to be mistaken for a dessert, when it is actually a type of salad. In fact, this dish, which consists of one layer of salted herring, vegetables and eggs, with a topmost coating of mayonnaise and grated beets lending a rich purple color, is probably the most popular of all Russian salads. It is found on nearly every New Year’s table, and often makes an appearance at birthdays and other holidays as well. I been eating this salad as long I can remember. My mom always made it for us. It became my favorite salad since I can remember.

"Thanksgiving Dinner Party Ideas"

Planning a Thanksgiving dinner? Let me help with food ideas:))) Whether you're entertaining for a large group at a holiday party or throwing a small ... party at home, I have a good ideas for Thanksgiving food recipes. It's going to be mixed with our traditions.

Cucumber Cabbage Salad

This is the best salad that my mom made since I can remember. It's easy to make and it can stay fresh for a long time. The salad is perfect for picnics  because it does not loose it's taste. It' very popular for parties and kids love it too. My husband brought it to work, people was asking for this recipe. So, here it is:)