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STARTER:    Stuffed Eggs with Mushrooms

This stuffed egg recipe combines creamy yolks with earthy, savory mushrooms, creating a rich and elegant twist on classic deviled eggs—perfect for a gourmet appetizer or brunch bite!

• Appetizers

SOUP:    Rassolnik (Barley, pickles and meat soup)

Traditional Russian rassolnik recipe is a hearty soup made with pickles, barley, and beef (or chicken, or pork).

• Soups

SALAD:    Salad with grilled peaches and goat cheese

"You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches." Dita Von Teese

• Salads

MAIN COURSE:    Potato Patties (Zrazy) with Ground Meat

Potato patties (zrazy) with ground meat are a clever 19th-century Eastern European invention that combined old-style meat roll recipes with the then-newly adopted potato. They became so popular that the potato version eventually overshadowed the original meat-based zrazy.

• Breakfast    • Entrees    • Dinner    • Grill

DESSERT:    Cake “Ladies’ Fingers”

This cake is a quiet showstopper: simple choux pastries, a cloud‑soft cream, and a shape that looks playful and elegant all at once. It’s the kind of dessert that feels nostalgic even if you’re trying it for the first time.

• Baking    • Tortes

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   Lavender Syrup

Lavender syrup has long been made in Provence, France, where fields of fragrant lavender bloom every summer. This homemade version uses freshly harvested culinary lavender blossoms to create a delicate floral syrup that pairs beautifully with coffee, tea, lemonade, sparkling water, cocktails, and desserts. The flavor is subtle and elegant—never overpowering—when steeped for the proper amount of time.

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   Ciabatta

   "Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts." — James Beard

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