STARTER: Stuffed Eggs with Mushrooms
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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!
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• Appetizers
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SOUP: Rassolnik (Barley, pickles and meat soup)
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Traditional Russian rassolnik recipe is a hearty soup made with pickles, barley, and beef (or chicken, or pork).
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• Soups
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SALAD: Salad with grilled peaches and goat cheese
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"You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches." Dita Von Teese
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• Salads
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MAIN COURSE: Potato Patties (Zrazy) with Ground Meat
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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.
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• Breakfast
• Entrees
• Dinner
• Grill
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DESSERT: Cake “Ladies’ Fingers”
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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.
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• Baking
• Tortes
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NEW RECIPE
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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