Yellow Split Pea Soup with Smoked Ham Shank - perfect soup for cold weather.

Vol-au-vents with Creamy Mushroom & Shrimp Filling

Traditional Russian Beef Short Rib Soup with Vegetables, Barley & Pickles, perfect for cold weather.

Warm Potato Salad with Radish & Cucumber, Mustard Dressing

Elegantly light and crisp, Choux Pastry Rings with Sweet Farmer Cheese Butter Cream are perfect with a cup of fresh coffee.

Vanilla Ricotta Dumplings with Whole Wheat Flour

Omelet with Onion, Tomato, Veal & Fresh Herbs is fresh, colorful and fulfilling. It is great breakfast dish in one pan for the whole family.

"Sushki" - Russian Sweet Tea Bread, Baked Crunchy Round Snacks

Cornish Hens Under a Brick, Roasted Potato. Only 40 minutes cooking time, you have simple, rustic, very unique and delicious family dinner.

Borscht is the best soup for cold winter day, simple to make, healthy and delicious, specially with a toasted bread

Russian Baked Potato Buns with Sour Cream & Cheese

Steamed Buns Stuffed with Lamb, Russian dish for "Manti".

The delicate flavor of apples is enhanced by vanilla in this butter that really captures the essence of the fruit.

Potato Cutlets Stuffed with Mushrooms is really delicious dish. Step by step photos.

Semolina Pudding with Berry Sauce - Russian dessert! Excellent breakfast idea!

Deliciously moist cake! I used Meyer lemons and got a wonderful, not too sour flavor. Super fast and easy but is so good.

We enjoyed eating it with tea and usually mountain of these cookies on the plate was going very fast. I hope you will also like them!

Ukha or fish soup has long history in Russian cuisine and today it is one of the traditional soups you can enjoy.

"Muraveynik"Anthill Cake with Caramel, Walnuts. If you would like to make something original, try this. All your guests would love it.

Russian Mushroom Cookies - "Gribochky".If you like something unique for your holiday cookie jar - these "mushrooms" are for you!

It is perfect for someone who does not like to spend much time in the kitchen and wants to make quick, tasty and simple vitamin rich carrot.

"Shokoladnaya Kalbaska" - Chocolate Biscuit Salami with Walnuts & Rum, Russian cookie recipe.

These boiled, then fried potatoes get a flavor boost from garlic, butter and fresh herbs, and make an excellent appetizer or a side dish.

Mushrooms with Sour Cream Sauce - Russian appetizer "Gribi v Smetane".