Cheese Gnocchi

Today for lunch made some skillet cheese gnocchi, stuffed with mozzarella, Emmenthal, Comté, and white cheese.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

Rainbow Tortellini

Today for dinner had 7-cheese (Ricotta, Swiss, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Provolone, Asiago, Fontina) colourfull tortellini with sour cream and parsley.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

Nachos

Today for lunch made some nachos with tomatoes, banana peppers and shredded cheese blend (Mozzarella, Cheddar, Monterey Jack).

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Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Viva Italia" Mashed Potatoes

The recipe for today's lunch was done in five stages. First stage: mashing potatoes with sour cream. Stage two: separating mashed potatoes in tree equal amount. Stage three: adding ketchup to one of thirds and blending it. Stage four: adding guacamole to the second third. Stage five: leaving as is the last third. As a result I've got slightly washed out colors of an Italian flag.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Red Mashed Potatoes"

Today for lunch made mashed potatoes with sour cream and finely chopped flame roasted red sweet peppers, garnished with fresh tomatoes, sour pickles and scallions.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Creamy Avocado & Potato Mash"

I am not a big fun of traditional French style mashed potatoes, with a half of pound of butter in it, so I had created my own version. In my recipe along with 4-5 medium size potatoes, goes 2 small avocados and two table spoons of sour cream.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"No Name" Borscht

This vegetarian version of Borscht takes less than 15 minutes to prepare. It starts with adding Dole Colourful coleslaw mix, consisting of red and green cabbage and carrots, to the boiling salted water. While it cooking, canned beets are sliced or grated, and added to the soup pot. After 5 minutes, a small can of tomato paste added to the mix and cooked for another a minute or two. After which, a small amounts of lemon juice and olive oil added, along with the desired spices. Sour cream and parsley are added at time of plating.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

Radish, Cucumbers & Scallions

Today for lunch made a radish, cucumbers, scallions and tomatoes salad with sour cream as a dressing.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Rainbow Tortellini"

Today's lunch was seven cheese rainbow tortellini with sour cream and dill.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Countryside" salad

Today's lunch was very light. Just some salad, made from radish, scallions, tomatoes and buttercream, with some dill.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Potato Latkes"

Today's breakfast was baked potato latkes with sour cream and stuffed olives.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Crunchy Draniki"

Draniki are potato pancakes, which are are very popular in many areas of former Soviet Union. After watching some how-to video, I was inspired to make this crunchy dish for dinner.

After so in ice cold water for 10 minutes, grated potatoes were strained on placed in bowl. Two eggs were added to it,

followed by small amount of extra virgin olive oil, herbs and spices

and Tex-Mex shredded cheeses mix.

Afterwards, potato and cheese mash, was formed in to patties and baked in the oven, for approximately 15 minutes on each side.

Then, crunchy draniki where plated and garnished with sour cream, guacamole and slices of fresh tomato. Bon appétit! Hope to see you again. Also, would be very happy to receive your feedback or advice about my culinary creations.

"Sour tongue" sandwich

This sandwich is a result of combining sauerkraut, sour pickles and seared beef tongue, with addition of horseradish Dijon and horseradish mayo spread.

Horseradish Dijon, horseradish mayo, for maintaining a traditional beef tongue and horseradish combination.

Searing, to seal in the juices.

Horseradish Dijon on the bottom

and horseradish mayo spread on the top of the tongue.

Some sour pickles

and sauerkraut, with banana peppers.

Here is a final result. Bon appétit and hope to see you again!

"Borsche"

If you are wondering, why "Borsche" -- it's because it much faster to prepare, than a regular borscht. Takes less than 15 minutes to make this yum.

The main ingredient is Dole's "Colorful coleslaw", which boiled in salted water for about 5 minutes, before addition of canned shredded beets, with all it juices and tomato paste. After another 5 minutes, borscht is almost ready ready. Only thing left, is to add a bit of olive oil, a bit of lemon juice, some thyme, crushed red pepper and other favorite spices.

A couple of teaspoons of sour cream and fresh dill is a coronation of this royal borscht. Bon appétit and hope to see you again!

Zucchini fritters

Another first for me -- zucchini fritters, with melted cheese, sour cream and tomatoes.

It's very hard hard to take a picture of food in a stainless steel bowl, without your reflection in it. Those are the ingredients of the zucchini fritters: grinded zucchini, egg, flour, salt and spices.

Fritters flip

Here is a final result. Bon appétit and hope to see you again!

Spinach and mozzarella ravioli

Another meal from Costco -- spinach and mozzarella ravioli, with herbs, Parmesan, sour cream, kale and cherry tomatoes.

To make it more fun, decided to add some kale, sour cream and tomatoes

Here is a resulting dish

Bon appétit and hope to see you again!

"Mexico" sandwich

Yesterday, I had a "California" sandwich. Today, I am going south to Mexico. Unfortunately, I wasn't brave enough, to place tortilla chips between the ciabatta buns (maybe next time). But, everything else, like guacamole, salsa, cheeses and sour cream, had a Mexican motive.

Here is my guacamole recipe: avocado, garlic, red onion, lemon juice (no lime juice in the house) and salt.

I could've made my own salsa too, but Superstore has decent one, that can found in refrigerated section. 

Added some salsa, on egg omelette, will serve this time as a replacement for tortilla chips.

Topped with Mexican shredded cheeses mix.

And folded, to keep it all together

The rest, as would say Sherlock Holmes, is elementary

For more authentic Mexican experience topped it with sour cream.

Bon appétit and hope to see you again!