Sorrel Soup

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This is one of my all time favorite soups because I like sour. Sorrel leaves are like spinach leaves except they are sour. I grow Sorrel in the summer time in my garden. it’s very easy to grow and easy to can. I have a very small crop growing so I usually go to my dads garden and get some from him. last year I was so busy that I did not can or grow any. So the only place I know where you can get some is at a Ukrainian Grocery store. This soup is so easy to make and it has all these very homey ingredients. it’s also great if you are trying to eat clean which is really easy to follow if you cook at home.

 

Ingredients

10 cups chicken stock or water

4 cups diced potatoes

8 oz chicken meat

1 16 oz Canned Sorrel or Fresh Sorrel (about 4 cups)

1 medium onion

1 bay leaf

3-4 hardboiled eggs

salt and pepper to taste

2 cloves garlic

4 oz pork belly (bacon)

 

To Prepare

Bring water or chicken stock to a boil and then turn it down to a simmer add bay leaf and cubed chicken turn it down to a simmer. while stock is simmering, dice onions and saute for five minutes. Add to chicken stock. Add diced potatoes to soup and keep simmering untill potatoes are almost tender.

While Soup is cooking saute pork belly and dice up hard-boiled eggs.

Season soup to taste adding salt and pepper. Add sorrel simmer another five minutes. turn off heat and add diced eggs, pressed garlic and bacon. You can add grease from bacon which will enhance flavor.

serve with lots of bread and sour cream.

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Kombucha flavored Blueberry & Raspberry

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I just recently started making Kombucha.  But I knew about it for at least 15 years. My mom used to make it all the time. Being a kid I could not bring myself to drink it because of the scoby.  So until recently I bought it at a grocery store which was pretty spendy for one 16 oz bottle. I got hold of a scoby and made myself some. Flavored with Raspberry and blueberry.  I prefer raspberry.  It’s so easy to make. it’s so good and a lot cheaper to make plus all the benefits. Tray to ask around and see if someone can give you a scoby otherwise you can make your own.

Ukrainian Sweet Jam Sandbars

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I accidentally stumbled upon a recipe that I as going to make. Well while making it, the ingredients were so off that I just got a pile of goo. Trying to save it I added this and that baked it and it was so good that since that day I was asked for this recipe more then once.

 I was getting ready for a girls get together when I made these after I set them out my sister said that my mom used to make them and its called Vi-shi-van-ka except no almonds on top. I guess I have a bit of my mom in me. Or maybe just because im ukrainian.

ingredients

3 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 sticks butter

1 large egg

1 cup sugar

1tbs Vanilla Extract

8 oz three berry jam

6 oz sliced almonds (optional)

 

To Prepare

Pre heat oven to 370.  Melt butter. Mix butter, sugar, salt, baking soda, vanilla extract and egg with a wire whisk until well combined. Add flour a cup at a time until well incorporated. Set aside 1/4 of the dough and leave it in freezer until needed.

In a 8×11 baking dish spread dough using your fingers evenly. Spread jam on top of dough. Take the dough that is in the freezer and breaking into small chunks sprinkle all over the top. Top with Almond.

Bake for 40 -45 minutes or just so the top is golden and underneath is consistency of sand. cool and cut into squares.

They taste so good the next day they will be chewy.

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Bacon Roses (Man Flowers)

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I wanted to make these for quite some time, but when I had bacon I forget about it and so I made them today for Valentines day for Hubby. I was thinking what to get him and I just do not know what. He has everything he needs. Last night I told him I will make a surprise for him he said that he is scared of my surprises. Because I got him a designer diaper bag for Christmas. I thought it was a useful gift he thought it was very funny. So this time I made him some roses. Because buying real ones not sure if he would like that. Here is how to make them so easy and it takes about 30 min total.

You Will Need

12 strips bacon

24 toothpicks

cooling rack

foil

baking sheet with raised edge

fake flower stems

To Prepare

preheat oven to 375 and line baking sheet with foil.

start with one end of the bacon slice and form it into a small ball. Then twist bacon and wrap around the ball keep coiling and twisting the bacon. Secure with two tooth picks. repeat until you use up all bacon.

lay them out on cooling rack. Place cooling rack on baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until bacon is crisp. cool roses so you can handle them.

remove flowers from stems and replace with bacon flower ( remove toothpicks)

And now you have a perfect man flowers. with just the right aroma

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Glazed Cherry Almond Twists

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This is one of my favorite deserts to make and it’s always a hit. With very few ingredients you can make an excellent dessert.

Ingredients
1 can cherry pie filling
2 sheets Puff pastry dough
6 oz sliced almonds
5 tbs powdered sugar
1-2 tbs water

To Prepare

Heat oven to 420.

using thawed puff pastry unfold and cut into three sections where the folds were.

using a rolling-pin roll each section into about 14-16 inches long cut into thirds.

in the center of each rectangle add four cherries fold over and pinch together very firmly. Twist each long rectangle once and place on cookie sheet.

( I did not grease my cookie sheet because I used silicone liners if you don’t have one its one of the best things I ever bought.)

repeat and with all rectangles and bake once you have a full cookie sheet. bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned and puffed. (if filling comes out gently push it back in with the back of a spoon and next time pinch more firmly.

Cool on cookie sheet

Glaze

mix powdered sugar with water mix well so its thick but runny, using a spoon drizzle all over twists and quickly sprinkle almonds on top

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Chocolate Salami with Walnuts No Bake Dessert

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I have been very busy with a second baby at home, its not that easy adjusting since my little Maya is four years old. Baby Ella was born in November and so I need quick desserts, that I can come up with when company comes over. We have this tradition that goes as far back as I can remember. When baby is born you have guest that come and chat and admire your child that was born, coming from a large family we have them often. I will post about that later. But anyway this is a very easy dessert that is very tasty. Enjoy. This is so easy to make that little hands can help make it.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups Animal / Vanilla Crackers

1 14 OZ condensed milk

2 sticks of butter (melted)

5 tbs coco powder

1 tbs Vanilla

1 cup walnuts

To Prepare

in a large bowl break up cookies into small pieces I used half animal crackers half vanilla wafer cookies. add Walnuts.

Mix condensed milk, butter, coco powder and Vanilla until well combined.

Pour into cracker mixture and mix until well combined. *Take wax paper or plastic wrap and coated it with coco powder and put half mixture onto wrap. form into a log and firmly wrap it. Tie ends securely and leave it in the fridge or freezer overnight. or until firm slice and serve.

I used Sushi Roller mat to help me shape it. I think its very useful to have one at home.