There are certain foods that immediately taste like childhood, and for me, Czech buchty are one of them. Buchty are soft, pillowy little yeasted buns baked snugly together in a pan, traditionally filled with jam, poppy seeds, or sweetened tvaroh. And like most Czech baking, they aren't aggressively sweet. The dough is buttery and soft, the filling does most of the talking, and a ridiculous amount of powdered sugar on top finishes the job. One of my favourite fillings is apric

A ridiculously moist Czechoslovakian cake packed with lemon, yogurt and poppy seeds. Just PLEASE dont call it a BUNDT cake. Please🙏 If there is one thing we slavs understand, it's that poppy seeds belong in dessert. And not just a polite little sprinkle of them either. This Lemony Poppy Seed Yogurt Bábovka is my brighter, extra-lemony take on the classic bábovka I grew up with. It's incredibly soft and moist from the yogurt, dotted with poppy seeds, and loaded with enough fr

They say death changes you. After losing both of my parents, it absolutely changed me. Not always in the ways people might expect. Some of the changes were painful. Some were probably necessary. And some became little ways of continuing to carry my parents with me. These are some of the things I started doing after they died: 1. I get a massage once a month. Getting a massage every month sounds selfish, right? Lol. At one point in my life, I probably would have thought so too

My husband and I first had a soup like this at a restaurant in John Wayne Airport after a trip to Disneyland last year. It was one of those unexpected airport meals that ended up being so delicious that I couldn't stop thinking about it. As soon as we got home, I knew I had to try recreating it myself. They served the soup with tortilla chips and a creamy, tangy topping, and I highly recommend doing the same. That salty crunch with the creamy, spicy soup is amazing! Either di

Enough for the Whole Village Creamy Leek & Potato Soup. Creamy, hearty and packed with vegetables, this potato and leek soup gets extra body from parsnips, carrots and quinoa. Slowly browned onions, plenty of thyme and white pepper give the broth a warm, savoury flavour, while half-and-half makes everything creamy without making the soup overly heavy. So bring out the BIG pot and lets begin. Servings: 8–10 Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 50–60 minutes Total Time: About 1 h

There’s something ridiculously satisfying about baking with something you grew yourself...especially when that something turns into a zucchini the size of a ruler. 😂 Apparently I’m incapable of cooking for fewer than an entire village, one giant zucchini quickly turned into a big batch of Chocolate Banana Zucchini Bread. I used six whole cups of homegrown zucchini, four ripe bananas, plenty of cocoa, and, obviously, chocolate chips. The result is rich, incredibly moist, choc

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Momos have become a favorite street food, originally from Tibet but now a staple in Nepal and beyond. These tender dumplings are filled...

🍅 Caprese Salad 🍅 ✨2 Roma Tomatoes ✨1/3 Packed Tofu ✨Fresh Basil (I Used The Lemon Basil In This One) ✨2 TBS Balsamic Vinegar ✨2 TBS...

Last Tiramisu inspired recipe for a while 🙏 Srry guys! May have went overboard ❤😂✌ Just loved these flour-less, eggless brownies!!!...

👉Who doesn't love a good Zucchini boat!? 🚣 Its like a little taste of Italy 🇮🇹 without all the meat, grease and heart attack! 😜👌...

This light balsamic based bruschetta is perfect for keeping the eyes 👀 skin and immune system healthy! 😍😍😍 Its easy to make 🙏 and...

Looking for a pick me up? 🙏Try this simple Tiramisu DAIRY FREE "ice cream"😍😍😍 The word Tiramisu directly translated 🇮🇹 means to...

Listening to Andrea Bocelli this morning ☀ while i enjoy my stack of clean, eggless tiramisu pancakes! Gossh they're soo velvety soft 😍...

❤EGG FREE❤SUGAR FREE, My Tiramisu is classy AND clean!😜👍 Using Ricotta its irresistibly 1/2 the fat of Mascarpone 😊 (Cheaper Too!😉)...

IF MY MOM READS THIS, ID BE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!!!😳😳 So wheen i was a kid 👧 the most exciting thing ever was having North American...

TBS of my spicy Guac to my morning eggs☀ Avocados--the main ingredient in Guacamole, contains an antioxidant that helps in detoxifying...

👉Which came first The flax seed? ✨ or the egg?🐣 ahaha 👌 Its believed by some that by adding flax seed to our foods 😌 we would world...

Holey Moely THAT'S GOOD GUACAMOLE!! 👏👏😄😝😝 There's nothing bad you can say about this fruit! 🙈 Even the pit has been known in some...

CALLING ALL SENORS AND SENORITA'S! 🐸 This rice was the best there is!😜 The best there was!💪 And the best there ever will be!!!🙏...