Posts by Natasha Kravchuk

Salad

Carrot Salad with Coriander

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A close up of a plate with chicken and pork katleti, garnished with dill

Main Course

Chicken and Pork Katleti (Russian meat patties)

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Pineapple here is sweet and tart; a perfect complement to the cheese filling in these nalesniki. Enjoy nalesniki topped with sour cream or favorite jam.

Breakfast

Nalesniki with Cheese and Pineapple

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A wine glass with Russian apple kvas and full apples beside the glass

Drinks

Russian Apple Kvas Recipе

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A green with Russian potato piroshki on it and a bowl of garlic dip

Main Course

Russian Potato Piroshki with Garlic Dip

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These Meringue and Raspberry Baskets (Korzinki) are really simple to make. They are delectable and completely precious. Step by step photos.

Cookies

Meringue and Raspberry Baskets – Korzinki

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This Adjika is not hard to make, considering all of the ingredients are just whirled in a food processor and you don't have to seed the jalapenos - SCORE!

Condiments

Mom’s Adjika Recipe

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Plum good pie on an orange plate

Desserts

Plum Good Pie Recipe

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Main Course

Creamy farfalle with peas and bacon

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This Espresso Creme Brulee tastes like a perfect tiramisu. Delicious and decadent custard with notes of espresso and a crispy sugar crust.

Desserts

Espresso Creme Brulee Recipe

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Eight photos of different food favorites

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Favorites

A stuffed bell pepper on a green plate

Chicken

Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe

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Easy and Delicious French Dip Pastrami Sandwich - A country club copycat recipe! @natashaskitchen

Beef

French Dip Pastrami Sandwich Recipe

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A piece of cake on a white plate garnished with chocolate leaves

Desserts

Chocolate Leaf How-To

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A piece of Kievsky cake on a white plate garnished with two chocolate leaves

Cake

Kievsky aka Kiev Cake Recipe

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A plate with creamy apple coleslaw

Salad

Creamy Apple Coleslaw

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A white plate with spice-rubbed sirloin cut

Beef

Spice Rubbed Sirloin

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Four chocolate shortbread cookies on an orange plate

Cookies

Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

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This is an easy and delicious Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting that mom discovered. It's a fluffy frosting that refrigerates well and can be made a day ahead.

Desserts

Condensed Milk Cream Cheese Frosting

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This raspberry roulade even easier than making the full cake - and the raspberry frosting; SCRUMPTIOUS!! The base is a Russian sponge cake called biskvit.

Cake

Biskvit Raspberry Roulade (Roulette) Cake

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Serve this easy strawberry bruschetta recipe with the syrupy, balsamic-coated strawberries on top of bread.The bite-size pieces are perfect for appetizers.

Appetizers

Strawberry Bruschetta

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This CLASSIC creamy cucumber and tomato salad is so simple to make and is our go-to summer salad. An easy, excellent cucumber tomato salad. KEEPER! | natashaskitchen.com

Salad

Creamy Cucumber and Tomato Salad

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A bowl of Okroshka Summer Soup with dill and a spoon next to the bowl.

Soup

Okroshka Recipe: Russian Summer Soup

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These Cherry Pierogies are the ultimate in comfort food. Use fresh or frozen cherries! @natashaskitchen

Desserts

Cherry Vareniki (Cherry Pierogi)

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This is a moist Russian sponge cake, commonly referred to as Biskvit. It's my mother's recipe and also my favorite cake! Hope you make it again and again.

Cake

Biskvit; Russian Cake Recipe

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A ball of dough on a floured cutting board

Main Course

Basic Russian Vareniki or Pelmeni Dough (Russian Pierogi)

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This Lemon and White Wine Chicken Recipe is hands-down-best staple on our table. This dish is very easy to make and will keep you going for more.

Chicken

Lemon and White Wine Chicken

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Kvas is THE traditional Russian/ Ukrainian drink. Some compare this to a non-alcoholic beer. Its bubbly like a soda, but not as sweet.

Drinks

Russian Kvas Recipe

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These Summer Strawberries and Cream are the perfect snack on a hot day. We loved it with fresh French bread. Every Ukrainian family makes this.

Desserts

Summer Strawberries and Cream

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Grilled garlic chicken skewers on a white plate

Chicken

Grilled Garlic Chicken Skewers

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Russian vinaigrette salad with beets and sauerkraut on a white plate

Salad

Russian Vinaigrette Recipe with Beets and Sauerkraut

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A bowl of Ukrainian chicken plov, rice pilaf, with a green cloth napkin and fork beside the bowl

Main Course

Ukrainian Chicken Plov (Rice Pilaf)

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Salad

Chicken and Spinach Salad

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This Cheeseburger is so simple to make and is loaded with cheese! @natashaskitchen

Beef

Loaded Cheeseburger Recipe

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This Russian beet salad is always a hit at holiday parties and church potlucks and it's easy peasy! @natashaskitchen

Salad

Russian Beet Salad

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A green plate with Mom's pryaniki with mint glaze

Desserts

Mom’s Pryaniki with Mint Glaze Recipe

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Piroshki are a classic Slavic specialty. You can make these Russian Piroshki with fruit, mashed potatoes, meat or cheese. These have apples in them.

Desserts

Russian Piroshki (pirojki) with apples

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A red plate with Terah's delicious lettuce wraps with a little bowl of sauce beside them

Main Course

Chilis Copycat Asian Lettuce Wraps

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Chicken

Russian Katleti Recipe (Turkey and Pork Patties)

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Spaghetti with Shrimp in a creamy tomato sauce. Excellent 30-minute meal! @natashaskitchen

High Protein

Spaghetti with Shrimp in a Creamy Tomato Sauce

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Mom made these buttermilk pancakes all the time when we were kids and she still makes them regularly. They are excellent with all kinds of toppings!

Breakfast

Moms Yeast Pancakes (Oladi)

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A piece of shuba with salmon on a white plate

Salad

Shuba with Salmon, a twist on Herring Salad

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A white bowl of turkey meatball soup

Soup

Turkey Meatball Soup

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These Shortbread Cookies are soo soo good with hot tea. They are tasty as-is and even better with the raspberry preserves. I made them for Christmas.

Cookies

Shortbread Cookies with Raspberry Preserves

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Making cheese crepes is easier than you think! All you need is a blender and non-stick skillet to make the best crepes filled with cheese.

Breakfast

Cheese Crepes

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A bowl of olivye- Ukrainian potato salad

Salad

Olivye – Ukrainian Potato Salad

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Baked zucchini with garlic and lemon on a plate with buckwheat

Sides

BEST Baked Zucchini with Garlic and Lemon

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These Shrimp Spring Rolls taste as good as they look! Watch your guests' eyes get big when you serve up this appetizer. Delicious!

Appetizers

Firecracker Shrimp Recipe

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