We love pasta and marinara pasta sauce with meatballs is a family favorite! Homemade sauce is always so much better and more flavorful than pre-made sauces from the store – and you can control the ingredients! When you’re in a pinch, store sauces can be good, don’t get me wrong (we use them lots), but…
Kapusniak — Ukrainian Sauerkraut Soup
It’s a chilly day here today! It’s a windy -6C/21F — that wind just chills you. It snowed yesterday and again overnight, so I shovelled not only yesterday but again this morning too, so it’s a perfect day for some hearty soup!! We made our own version of kapusniak (Ukrainian sauerkraut soup) and it was…
Fluffy Pancakes
These pancakes are light and fluffy and super delicious!! They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch or even breakfast for supper!! We love pancakes any time of the day! Let’s get started! Combine flour, salt, sugar and baking powder together. Add melted butter, milk, vanilla and egg. Stir until combined. Spoon into a lightly greased, heated pan….
Marble Rye Bread
We enjoy marble rye bread from the store, but we are trying to make all of our own bread. Sometimes we do end up buying bread, but my goal for 2025 is to make all of our own bread at home, from scratch!! Homemade always tastes better and we can better control the ingredients we…
Natchinka – Baked Cornmeal
Natchinka or Natchynka (pronounced notch-ing-ka) is a Ukrainian baked cornmeal. This is a dish that my mom has made all my life and one my girls have been eating since they were toddlers. My girls often ask for “cornmeal in the oven” because it’s different than mămăligă cooked on the stove. It’s delicious and a…
Chocolate Raspberry Muffin Mix in a Jar
Every year, I give my daughters a mix-in-a-jar of something delicious! And I give them each a completely different recipe, so if they combine or compare recipes they’re all different! For Orthodox Christmas (also known as Ukrainian Christmas), we always make each other something. My daughter ‘H’ got the Apple Cinnamon Pancake in a Jar…
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes in a Jar
Every year, I give my daughters a mix-in-a-jar of something delicious! And I give them each a completely different recipe, so if they combine or compare recipes they’re all different! For Orthodox Christmas (also known as Ukrainian Christmas), we make each other gifts, so I decided to make this apple cinnamon pancakes for my daughter…
12 Days of Cookies… Day 12 — Lebkuchen
It’s Day 12 — the last day of our 12 Days of Cookies. I can’t believe the 12 Days of Cookies is complete — and we have a freezer full of cookies for the holidays! We have had some pretty delicious cookies and these are no exception!! Lebkuchen is a soft and chewy German spiced…
