Mushroom Bourguignon

Mushroom Bourguignon

Hello everyone, Are you ready for St. Valentine’s Day? Presents purchased, plans made? Are you going out to the restaurant or planning a romantic dinner at home? Are you a Russian Orthodox Christian and attending the All-Night Vigil and postponing the celebration for a lent day on Friday? Do you need to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day vegan style?

Blue plate with lentil loaded sweet potato salad

Mediterranean diet puy lentil loaded sweet potato

Hello everyone, Did you know that Mediterranean diet was just named the best for 2019?Every year US News and World Report ranks the best diets for the year ahead. For 2019? The Mediterranean diet took home the top award. To determine the best diets a panel of nutritionists and specialists in diabetes, heart health and weight loss reviewed 41 diets, including the increasingly popular ketogenic, or keto diet, Weight Watchers and Atkins. Why do we talk about this here? Because…

Salmon filet in a mustard sauce

Hello everyone, Let’s talk salmon today. Who doesn’t like salmon? Juicy, meaty, fatty fish that actually makes you forget about meat if cooked tasty and properly. If not…It’s a crime to ruin such a fish without having around a game-changing recipe at your hand. I have a miracl one and I’m going to share it with you.

Pumpkin rice porridge

Hello everyone, How about some sugar pumpkin rice porridge for breakfast? This recipe is a signature recipe of my Dad, only he knew how to cook it in such a way that huge iron bottomed pot would disappear within a day!

Shrimps with vegetables over polenta

Shrimp and grits

Hello everyone, Shrimp and grits for dinner? For lunch? For breakfast? Yes please and if you have objections try this recipe, you will not have any afterward,  that is for sure!

Salmon Grilled in newspaper ready to serve with lemon slices on top

The whole salmon grilled in newspaper

Hello everyone! Today I am going to lead you through the unusual process of outdoor salmon grilling. Why unusual? We are going to prepare a whole salmon grilled in the newspaper until it burns all the way through….Yummy…BURNED ALL THE WAY THROUGH…You are kidding you say…Nope! If you got at least curious, follow the post all the way through and you will find out that we did not go mad here. You will not only get an exclusive recipe for…

Shrimp Scampi with Spaghetti on a plate

Shrimp scampi spaghetti in a creamy parsley sauce

Shrimp scampi lovers raise your hands! I love, love, love them! Among all the shrimp recipes, this one is my favorite! How about pairing them with spaghetti pasta! Yes, please you say but Lenten pasta is dry and boring. It’s not like that yummy pasta covered with creamy sauce…(ok, soo lots of calories but so creamy and yummy). If it is not you saying this, it is me. I love cream based sauces and I decided not to get frustrated…

Mouthwatering Vegetarian Black Bean Burgers

  Hello everyone, The 4th of July is around the corner and its hard to imagine celebrating this holiday without grilling. The smell of open fire, laugh, and jokes, ice-cold drinks, fresh fruits, kids getting away with not listening, parents letting themselves just be and just enjoy. That is the recipe for an incredible 4th of July celebration menu. Those who are fasting please rejoice! Although we are not allowed fish on Wednesdays, there are still plenty of mouthwatering recipes…

Sicilian Shrimp Po Boy on a wooden plate

Wife-approved Sicilian Shrimp Po Boy

Hello everyone, Waiters are  forgetting to bring food and rushing you through your dinner (please take your time but here is the receipt), kids spilling their drinks all over appetizer platter, your wife’s new dress stained with ketchup sauce and at the end of the dinner everyone is so grateful to finally leave, and not grateful for the quality time spent together. It is Mother’s Day, man! If you did not get your reservation for a usual take-my-mom-out -dinner yet,…

Plate with pasta covered with sicilian red sauce and vegan meatballs

Meatless meatballs with Sicilian twist

Hello everyone, How about meatballs for dinner? Juicy and a little bit spicy, resting atop of Sicilian tomato sauce and a heartwarming pile of spaghetti, basil leaves scattered on top. Yes please, and can I have seconds? Wait, what? Meatballs? Yes, vegetarian meatballs with lentil base but you will never guess they are meatless! It’s unbelievable how tasty they are and it’s the greatest way to use lentil to stay in a healthy mode.