My vegetables recipes
February 6th, 2010 in Main Dish Recipes, No-meat by Julia Volhina Potato pancakes, prepared from fresh chopped or grated potatoes, onions, eggs and flour, are commonly associated with various cuisines of Europe. In Ukraine they are called “deruny”, in Russia and Belarus “draniki”; similar recipes can be found in Polish, German, Austrian, Czech cuisines.
Potato pancakes are usually a main no meat dish for lunch or breakfast; it tastes good topped with sour cream or mushroom sauce.
Even though potato pancakes are good enough as a separate dish, they can be also served as a side dish for vegetable or meat main dish course.
Tags: breakfast, egg, flour, lunch, no meat, onion, pancake, polish, potato, russian, soft food, ukrainian, vegetables
November 28th, 2009 in Appetizers & Snacks, Side Dish Recipes by Julia Volhina Here is an eggplant paste recipe how my grandma used to do it: all full of vegetable goodness, and I love its taste (still a bit hard to get it taste exactly the way how grandma’s is but I am working on it).
Baked eggplant paste makes a perfect side dish for meat or vegetable entrees, as well as it can be a great appetizer – just pour a bit on a whole wheat cracker, or spread it over a piece of bread and get a healthy snack.
Prepared eggplant paste can be stored in a fridge for several days and it tastes good cooled.
Tags: appetizer, eggplant, finger food, lenten, no meat, onion, side dish, snack, soft food, spread, tomato, vegetables
September 12th, 2009 in Appetizers & Snacks, Main Dish Recipes, No-meat, Side Dish Recipes by Julia Volhina I prepared pancakes from zucchini, but they are also good prepared of any other kind of summer squash or even mix of them.
Soft and tender vegetable pancakes, they are easy and very fast to do. Perfect dish for breakfast or lunch, or for any other “hunger feeding” quick food break.
Odds are your kids will love them (even though they consist of pure vegetables)!
Tags: breakfast, dill, egg, flour, green food, kid food, lunch, no meat, pancake, soft food, squash, vegetables, zucchini
September 5th, 2009 in Salad Recipes by Julia Volhina This is the recipe of Greek Salad how I used to eat it. This is prepared of mix of fresh vegetables with a light hint of Greece in mix of oregano with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice, enriched by taste and texture of feta cheese.
Please note, the recipe I use can be very far related to the original greek recipe. I never been to Greece and mostly enjoy Greek cuisine from what I can find in local shops and restaurants.
This particular recipe describes the way how Greek Salad is prepared in Russia, so maybe it should be called Russian Greek Salad instead 
Enjoy!
Tags: bell pepper, black olives, cucumber, fresh cheese, greek, lunch, no meat, onion, tomato, vegetables
August 29th, 2009 in Cold Soups, Soup Recipes by Julia Volhina Okroshka is traditional russian cold soup. It is perfect meal for hot summer weather as it is prepared on the base of kvass – russian bread drink – and it is light and very refreshing.
Finding good fresh kvass for okroshka can be challenging outside of former-USSR. You may try russian or ukrainian shop, or, of course, you can prepare kvass yourself. But If you are not lucky with any of these, you can also replace kvass with mineral water, kefir diluted with boiled cold water or even light beer.
Tags: bologna, cucumber, dill, green onion, hard boiled egg, lunch, peas, potato, radish, russian, soup, vegetables
August 22nd, 2009 in Beef, Main Dish Recipes by Julia Volhina One of the most delicious ways to prepare beef is to stew it with vegetables. Stewed meat shares its juices with vegetables which makes the dish not only nutritious but also very tasty. Stews are a bit time consuming to prepare, but it is totally worth it. Serve stews hot without side dish.
In this post I’ve prepared beef stew with potato, bean, carrots and tomatoes. Read step-by-step instructions how to prepare Beef Stew with Vegetables with pictures.
Tags: bean, beef, carrot, dill, dinner, main dish, meat, onion, potato, stew, string bean, tomato, vegetables
July 25th, 2009 in Beef, Main Dish Recipes by Julia VolhinaIn Greek cuisine, moussakas (moussaka, musakka) is a layered casserole made of vegetables (eggplant as a main ingredient) and minced meat.
It takes a bit of time and require some coordination in order to make it. But even if you spend a lot of time preparing moussakas, it totally worth it! It is great dish, and it tastes good served as hot as well as cold.
Tzatziki is good addition for Moussakas Casserole.
Tags: bechamel, bell pepper, casserole, cheese, dinner, egg, eggplant, greek, ground beef, ground meat, main dish, meat, milk, onion, potato, soft food, tomato, vegetables
