Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage rolls is a popular dish in Ukrainian and Russian cuisine. Typically, cabbage leaves are wrapped in minced meat or chopped vegetables. This dish has a funny name: the word golubcy is very similar to the word golubi,which means pigeons in Russian. Surprisingly enough, the name of this dish has French origins. In late 17th and early 18th centuries Russia experienced a humongous 'boom' of French cuisine. During those times it was quite trendy to eat pigeons, fried on an open fire. Later on, they started cooking the so-called 'fake pigeons' aka golubcy. 

The reason why I chose this dish for the summer time is due the fact that cabbage is very ripe and tender in summer.  

Orange Cake

My dear readers! 

I'm back! First of all, I would like to explain my long absence on the blog. The reason for it is the fact that my daughter got married! Whilst this event evoked so many joyful and wonderful emotions in me and our whole family, it also involved a whole lot of preparation and organization, as all weddings do! The wedding was in France, and just to sum up: it was beautiful and very romantic!

But now all the wedding hassles are behind us, I can finally focus on my blog again!

Orange cake

I find that cakes and pastries with fresh oranges have a nice citric, fresh and juicy taste. This cake is well suited for birthday or dinner parties since it looks quite festive! But it doesn't take much effort and skills to prepare, as all the recipes that I share on this blog.