Posts by Natasha Kravchuk

Five varieties of open-faced avocado spread sandwiches

Recipes

Open Faced Avocado Spread Sandwiches

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These strawberry scones are soft and wonderful. I brought these over to my nieces birthday party and all 4 of my sisters asked for the recipe. Learn how to make strawberry scones! | natashaskitchen.com

Desserts

Perfect Strawberry Scones

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This cheesy breakfast casserole ( a one pan breakfast) is a great choice for breakfast or brunch. A family friendly breakfast casserole.

Breakfast

Cheesy Hash Brown and Egg Breakfast Casserole

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A close up of a dark chocolate cupcake with white chocolate frosting with flowers behind it

Cupcakes & Muffins

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

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A skillet with crisp sautéed red potatoes and a wooden spoon

Sides

Crisp Sautéed Red Potatoes Recipe

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A fruit and spinach salad in a bowl with strawberry vinaigrette being poured on the salad

Salad

Fruit and Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

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My mom made these BBQ chicken thighs for dinner and they were so tender and flavorful. Everyone was raving about the chicken.

Chicken

Juicy Barbecued Chicken Thighs Recipe

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These Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, cinnamony, buttery and crowned with a lavish amount of salted maple glaze. I fell in love when I tried these.

Desserts

Cinnamon Rolls with Salted Maple Glaze

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This is the best raspberry apricot cheesecake with chocolate crust I've ever made, or tried. It's creamy, decadent and will excite your taste buds.

Cake

Raspberry Apricot Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust

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Natasha and another woman smiling at the camera

Family

Vintage Inspired Baby Shower and Party Menu

Pineapple Fried Rice: a quick and easy lunch. Great way to use your leftover rice! @natashaskitchen

Main Course

Pineapple Fried Rice Recipe

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These Shrimp Tacos with Coconut Coleslaw & Mango Salsa are a yummy mouthful. Inspired by the famous fish tacos at Coconut's Fish Cafe in Maui.

High Protein

Shrimp Tacos with Coconut Coleslaw & Mango Salsa

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This Creamy Coconut Coleslaw is delicious in a sandwich or over fish tacos. , a "copycat" of the famous "France's Coleslaw" we tried in Coconuts Fish Cafe.

Salad

Creamy Coconut Coleslaw Recipe

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This moist poppyseed cake roll is generously filled with a cream cheese frosting, covered with velvety chocolate ganache and pummeled with salted pistachios. It’s moist, sweet, tangy, chocolaty and a teensy bit salty. We have a winner!

Cake

Poppy Seed Cake Roll with Chocolate Ganache

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Learn how to make your own boiled shrimp at home! It takes just minutes to make and boiled shrimp can be use for any recipe that calls for cooked shrimp.

Appetizers

Quick and Easy Boiled Shrimp Recipe

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A shrimp size chart

Videos

How to Peel and Devein Shrimp Video Tutorial

Hydrangea Cupcakes tutorial, plus a recipe for incredible, moist chocolate cupcakes! How to make beautiful hydrangea cupcakes - it's easier than you think! | natashaskitchen.com

Cupcakes & Muffins

Hydrangea Cupcakes Recipe

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Chicken and mushroom patties stacked with parchment paper between each one garnished with chives

Chicken

Chicken and Mushroom Patties (Kotlety)

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This honey cake is so soft and fantastic. The honey baked into the cake layers pairs perfectly with the simple sour cream frosting. It will WOW your crowd!

Cake

8-Layer Honey Cake Recipe (Medovik)

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Chicken Meatballs in a Cream Sauce | natashaskitchen.com

Main Course

Chicken Meatballs in a Cream Sauce (Tefteli)

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Roasted asparagus one a plate covered in bacon and lemon wedges on a plate

Sides

Baked Asparagus with Bacon

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These Greek Yogurt Cupcakes are so fluffy and delicious. They are just as quick to whip up as boxed cupcakes but they taste so much better!

Desserts

Greek Yogurt Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting

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Creamy shrimp alfredo pasta on a plate with a fork beside it

High Protein

Creamy Shrimp Alfredo Pasta Recipe

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A plate of orange chicken and vegetable stir fry with a bowl of rice behind it

Chicken

Orange Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe

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A shadow of a couple kissing with a sunset in the background

Family

Maui Vacation 2014

Start your day with this vitamin-rich, lip-smacking tropical mango pineapple smoothie for a quick breakfast or an afternoon snack.

Drinks

Tropical Mango Pineapple Smoothie Recipe

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A close up of three jam-filled sandwich cookies on a plate with a jar of jam in the background

Cookies

Jam Filled Sandwich Cookies (Zirochki)

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A bowl of borscht with meat garnished with sour cream and dill in a blue bowl

Soup

Borscht Recipe with Beef

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This skinny spinach and artichoke dip uses Greek yogurt. Serve it warm and cheesy. It's perfect for game day or any occasion.

Appetizers

Skinny Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe

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A plate of breaded baked chicken drumsticks garnished with lime wedges and cilantro

Chicken

Breaded Baked Chicken Drumsticks Recipe

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A close up of a bowl of carrot and apple salad

Salad

Quick Carrot & Apple Salad Recipe

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This is a winter kissel that calls for dried fruit. You know what's awesome? You can use any kind of dried fruit you want because it's always in season!

Desserts

Winter Kissel Recipe (Dried Fruit Soup)

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A close up of a glass cup with a blueberry smoothie with a banana and mandarines behind it

Drinks

Velvety Blueberry Smoothie Recipe

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A white bowl of fish and shrimp soup, ukha, with a spoon, and bread bun besides it

High Protein

Fish and Shrimp Soup (Ukha Recipe)

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These caramelized, candied walnuts are quite a treat. Toss them into your salad, over popcorn, or straight into your mouth. Crunch. Crunch.

Desserts

5 Minute Candied Walnuts

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A white bowl of beef, barely and pickle soup with bread in the background

Soup

Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup (Rassolnik)

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These baked piroshki are ultra soft. I made half of them with caramelized apples and half with braised cabbage and beef. Both were excellent fillings.

Desserts

Baked Piroshki Recipe (2 Filling Options: Sweet or Savory!)

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A close up of a green bowl of cabbage, carrot and cranberry salad

Salad

Cabbage, Carrot and Cranberry Salad Recipe

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These Kielbasa and Cucumber Crostini just hit the spot. Simple and inexpensive to prepare and the recipe can easily be doubled for a hungrier crowd.

Appetizers

Kielbasa and Cucumber Crostini + Canapé Roundup!

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This prune honey cake rose beautifully and was stunningly tall. The layers are fluffy, moist, creamy, and studded with sweet prunes.

Cake

Prune Honey Cake Recipe

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This sweet cranberry apricot loaf made our house smell like Christmas morning. It is soft, moist, crumbly and loaded with tang of cranberries and apricots.

Breads

Cranberry Apricot Loaf (A Keks Recipe)

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A gingerbread house being put together

Family

Gingerbread Nativity Manger Scene

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These Meringue Acorns are a real show stopper and taste heavenly. Vanilla meringue surrounded by melted chocolate truffles and covered with salty nuttiness | natashaskitchen.com

Desserts

Meringue Acorns with Salted Pistachios and Chocolate

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This Beef and Mushroom Pot Roast is so easy to cook and makes a great party dish, you can prepare it ahead of time. The meat is super tender when it's done.

Beef

Beef and Mushroom Pot Roast (a Slow Cooker Recipe)

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A moist Pomegranate Cake with a crown of glistening pom seeds. Pomegranate cake is fantastic top to bottom and makes for a stunning Christmas Cake! | natashaskitchen.com

Cake

Pomegranate Christmas Cake Recipe

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A blue bowl of crab salad with cucumber and tomato with a wooden spoon in it

High Protein

Crab Salad with Cucumber and Tomato Recipe

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These turkey crepes (savory nalesniki) are delicious and yet another way to use up that leftover turkey. Yes!! This recipe turns out perfect every time.

Breakfast

Turkey Crepes (Savory Nalesniki) Recipe

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This shrimp and mushroom sauce is luscious, juicy & just succulent. It's delicious over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta, making it an all-around great dish!

High Protein

Shrimp and Mushrooms in a Garlic Bisque Sauce

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