Last weekend the girls got together to celebrate Vicky’s last few weeks of being single. I couldn’t have missed this event as Vicky has been nothing but a great friend to me. Always volunteering to be my guinea pig for my various blog ideas. I am sure you’ll remember her from the first installment of [...]

I know it’s been a little while since I showed any signs of life. I know there are no excuses, but A and I embarked on another remodel and are currently in the finishing stages. But enough about that, let’s move on to what I have to share with you today.
I am very happy to [...]

Last week my boss shared with me a great recipe for strawberry goat cheese bruschetta. I have to say this is one of the few times that I didn’t lose any time, and on the way home stopped by the store and picked up all the ingredients needed for this amazing appetizer. In fact I [...]

Ask anyone from the former Soviet republics what their favorite meal was as a child, and you might be surprised to find out that it wasn’t dessert, but a salad. Yes, you saw correctly, a salad. This salad is called Olivie and it was a staple dish at any table during a festive gathering. It [...]

It only took about a month for me to be able to get my hands on another MoGo fabulous lunch dish, but I finally tried the short rib sliders. Today during lunch, my boss, coworker and I drove to find the MoGo truck. We went through side streets and unknown neighborhoods, but we finally found [...]

Passover ended last week, so once again I am late with the holiday recipes. However, I look at it this way, some dishes are so tasty, that they should be eaten any time of the year, not just during the holidays.
During Passover I had to come up with a dessert that would be “Passover [...]

It’s finally here, the first installment of my new series “In the Kitchen With…” And the first participant is Vicky. Who is very passionate about cooking and let’s face it, is IN LOVE with shrimp, many many shrimp.
Of course it came as no surprise when Vicky told me that she’ll be preparing Bruschetta with Shrimp, [...]

Here I am, starting the weekend off on the wrong foot…I got sick All the weekend plans have been canceled and I will be spending the weekend under the covers. However, every situation has a silver lining, right? The silver lining here is that I can spend this time catching up on all [...]

It seems like the blog has been abandon just slightly. I certainly want to remedy this situation. And with that I wanted to let you all know that there are some great posts coming up in the near future. Just trying to juggle life, work and everything else in between.
To give you a sneak peak [...]

A little while ago I found out that a friend of ours has developed quite a craving for sirniki. Sirniki in this part of the world are also known as Farmer’s Cheese Pancakes. I promised our friend I that I will make sirniki and document the steps so that she can enjoy them, in the [...]