One Young Lady’s Real-Food Diary II
You are welcome to take a peek into what my daughter eats in a week. I really enjoy documenting her meals – sometimes we come up with weird combinations, sometimes we eat whatever...
Author: Masha
Zingy Chicken Wings and Book Review
This is not one of my usual posts with a recipe and pictures of my little one, munching on bones and other funny things! It is that too, of course, but there are...
Easy Ukrainian Borsch
Probably every country and then every family in every country growing beets and beef has a different recipe for borsh or borsch or borscht or beet soup. Its such a widely spread dish, popular not only...
6 tips to inspire your kids to eat bone broth
When I was growing up in Soviet Ukraine, we had some sort of broth based soup everyday. It was normally a clear soup with bits in it, not the puréed type popular in...
Smoked Salmon and Cabbage Frittata
Sometimes things just happen. And for me things happen when I am under pressure – 40 minutes left before I have to leave and get my daughter from school, not sure what we...
10 tips to inspire your kids to eat salads
Do your kids eat salads? Mine didn’t until very recently. Most kids like carrot sticks, cucumber slices, pepper wedges, cauliflower florets and all things crunchy. Cherry tomatoes seem also to be an attractive...
10 Point Strategy for a Flu Free Winter
This is my personal to-do list for the next couple of weeks to make sure we are prepared for the Winter season. It includes tried and tested remedies and strategies as well as...
Easy Ukrainian Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is a German word meaning sour cabbage, in Russian it is called “Kvashenaya Kapusta” which translates simply as “fermented cabbage”. We almost never ate it as sour and mature as the Germans...
Meat & Potato Muffins
After a week on holiday I couldn’t wait to get home and start cooking. During a rummage in the freezer I found a forgotten bag of cooked oxtail meat left over after making...
Primal Blogging
I find my habits at mealtimes are beginning to change. The desire to give my daughter the most nutritious food possible and share these discoveries visually, comes at a price. Hardly a meal...
Liver Butter
If you follow the traditional nutrition vibe that is helping many people to ditch processed foods and take control of their nutrition and health, you would have heard of the importance of eating...
Flour-less Egg & Bacon Muffins
Here is a kid friendly breakfast that looks and tastes good enough to serve at a drinks reception to grown ups. Makes about 15 mini breakfast muffins. You will need: 3 eggs 3...
