My romantic recipes
March 27th, 2010 in Beef, Main Dish Recipes by Julia Volhina It felt like a time for some nice beef stew recipe, so here it goes: beef stewed with onions is a dish my mom was always cooking, when I was little. Well, maybe she didn’t put a wine, but besides of that – that is the dish I am used to from my childhood.
It is very easy to do, probably the easiest stew recipe I know, and doesn’t take much time to cook. Wine adds a nice hint to the taste, but it is completely optional: just replace it with a cup of water if you don’t have a cup of dry red wine.
This dish goes good with mashed potatoes or boiled buckwheat as a side dish.
Tags: beef, dinner, lunch, main dish, onion, romantic, stew, wine
October 30th, 2009 in Fish, Main Dish Recipes by Julia VolhinaCapers and dill, butter, wine and shallots – those are ingredients of very good sauce for fish. Personally I pick salmon, because it is especially good when boiled or even simmered like in this recipe. However I think it will work with other kind of fish without any problem.
Should I also remind you what fish is an important part of the healthy diet?
Got a romantic dinner coming up and want to surprise your date with something special? I recommend this tender salmon dish, especially if after preparing of it you still have a few sips of Chardonnay left to accompany it with.
Tags: butter, capers, dill, dinner, fish, main dish, romantic, salmon, sea food, shallot, wine
October 3rd, 2009 in Chicken, Main Dish Recipes by Julia Volhina It is chicken time! And I think, one of the easiest ways to prepare various parts of chicken (or even chicken in a whole!) is to bake them with some spices.
Baked Spicy Chicken dish is great for the dinner: its cooking doesn’t require much of attention, which gives you time to take care of other important things 
. However you will need to start cooking it in advance to let chicken soak in the sauce.
So let’s mix up some spices, garlic, mayonnaise, pour it over the chicken and bake it all together.
Tags: baked, chicken, dinner, garlic, mayo, poultry, romantic, spicy
April 18th, 2009 in Main Dish Recipes, No-meat by Julia Volhina Potato, mushrooms and onions are almost all you need to make potato cakes in tomato-mushroom sauce.
Original vegetables only (no-meat) main dish recipe which doesn’t require a side dish.
Tags: flour, lunch, main dish, mushroom, no meat, onion, potato, romantic, soft food, vegetables
April 11th, 2009 in Chicken, Main Dish Recipes by Julia Volhina Chicken and field mushrooms are very nice combination for any dish, as well as mushrooms and sour cream, as well as sour cream and dill.
So let’s mix them all and enjoy the result: Stewed Chicken in Mushroom Sauce! Best to be served with Potato Puree (Mashed Potatoes).
Tags: chicken, dill, dinner, lunch, main dish, mushroom, onion, poultry, romantic, stew
February 7th, 2009 in Hot Soups, Soup Recipes by Julia VolhinaEating fish at least once a week is one of a rules you follow to stay healthy. At my home we like to eat a russian fish soup, called uha in russian, to keep brain working better.
Uha can be prepared of pretty much any kind fresh fish you can find in your shop. I prefer to make it with atlantinc salmon. Try it?
Tags: broth, carrot, dill, fish, onion, parsley root, potato, romantic, russian, salmon, sea food, soup
