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Category: Recipes

Cheat’s Borodinsky Bread

by Ilona on June 17, 2019July 4, 2019 in Recipes, Savoury

Real Borodinsky bread is extraordinarily time consuming to make! This is a simpler bread recipe with a nod to the taste of the real thing and with added seeds.

Fraisier Cake

by Ilona on May 17, 2019May 23, 2019 in Recipes, Sweet

A traditional French cake, reminiscent of British summer strawberries and cream.

Lamb Pie

by Ilona on February 21, 2019July 31, 2021 in Recipes, Savoury

A recipe by my friend’s mum from Moscow.

Cheese and Tomato Slices

by Ilona on February 21, 2019May 22, 2019 in Recipes, Savoury

Quick to make party food.

Salad from USSR 1959

by Ilona on January 28, 2019April 26, 2020 in Recipes, Savoury

This recipe is from the book “Useful Tips For The Young Worker” published in the USSR in 1959.

Georgian Aubergine Salad

by Ilona on January 27, 2019May 22, 2019 in Recipes, Savoury

A light warm salad, quick to make.

Salsa Rossa Picante

by Ilona on January 2, 2019May 22, 2019 in Italian Sauces, Recipes, Savoury

An interesting variation on tomato sauce.

Tropical NYE Cake

by Ilona on December 31, 2018January 2, 2019 in Recipes, Sweet

A light mousse cake with tropical flavours of mango, passion fruit, pineapple and banana. Contains nuts for a little extra crunch.

Too scared to pipe?

by Ilona on December 14, 2018May 22, 2019 in Cooking Techniques

Use this method to pipe text or any other form of intricate decoration onto a cake. You can use buttercream or chocolate.

Cacciatore or Italian Hunter’s sauce

by Ilona on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 in Italian Sauces, Recipes, Savoury

A classic style tomato based sauce, perfect with chicken. Serve with baked sweet potato and sprouting broccoli.

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