Savory filled Pastries (Ukrainian Pyrizhky)

The secret to this? Patience. This recipe is complicated because it takes a while for the dough to rise. A great baking activity for a rainy afternoon. There are several variations of this pastry most of which is with savory fillings. Sweetened Sauerkraut, Rice/Mushrooms, Cinnamon Cheese. The same dough also makes a sweet poppy seed …

Chicken Marsala

This classic Italian dish looks complicated because of the number of ingredients. But when you get down to it, the basics of this recipe is a breaded chicken. EASY!  And the sauce which is made of spices hidden in the back of your spice rack and of course the sweet Marsala wine. Which surprisingly can …

Bacon Wrapped Blue Cheese Meatballs with Portobello Mushrooms

This recipe was per the request of my husband while he was on another keto diet kick. He requested meatballs with blue cheese and bacon, so I got my creative juices flowing and devised this fun skewered version! Blue cheese meatballs alternated on skewers with baby bella portobello mushrooms all wrapped in bacon.  My mouth …

Steak with Garlic Mushroom Quinoa & Arugula

Sometimes you just want MEAT and by meat I mean steak.  Don’t get me wrong I love chicken, but sometimes, I really just want something a bit richer, more flavorful and dare I say satisfying?  We’ve all had a great steak at a steakhouse, but it’s pretty intimidating to make at home. I also used …