Lazy Pelmenys. Russian Food Recipe

The 1st of May was a holiday in Russia. I took my time to make a photo recipe. I recalled the recipe after reading Veggie Cheese Roll-ups at Kathleen's blog Step by Step in the kitchen. 

The recipe I'd like to share is a quick edition of the famous russian Pelmeny called Lazy Pelmeny.

I am not skilled in making a dough. But this time I succeed it to my surprise. 

For dough you need:

2 cup of flour,

1 egg,

1/2 cup of water 

salt

Volcano :)

I am mixing the dough and it seems to me a pleasant work :))

Prepare meat mince, add garlic and spices

Flat the dough

Spread the mince on the dough flat

Roll it up and cut into small parts

Add a sauce (water, mayonnaise, paprika or any spice)

Bake it for 30-40 minutes

Eat pelmenys with a mustard, pickles and sour cream. I love them with japanese vinegar gignger.

In March I hosted Flavour of Russia Event in my blog. Check it up and have a happy cooking!

Read more...

Flavours of Russia Roundup (Weekly Update)

There is the last week of the Russian Flavours Event March 2012 on my blog.  I am still open to your recipes of russian food. You can send them to me up to the 1st of April 2012 to my email selen15367@yahoo.com or by dropping your link to the comment bar.

Add a russian flavour to your kitchen!

 
In order to get some ideas of Russian cooking please visit the websites:

http://www.russianbites.com/
http://everydayrussian.com/

http://www.food.com/recipe-finder/russian,vegetarian

http://www.ifood.tv/network/russian_vegetarian/recipes

Here is a weekly Roundup post with the recipes I have got during March.

Sharlotka (Russian Apple Pie) by Nayna (simply.food)

Buckweat blini (russian pancakes) made by Greensleeves (chezmaximka.blogspot.com)

 A recipe and interesting remarks about russian tastes.

Honey cake with prunes and soured cream by Greensleeves (chezmaximka.blogspot.com)

There are many variations of the russian honey cake. Check up one of them at Greensleeves blog.

 Pirojki made by Nayna (simply.food)

Detailed method on making pirojki with vegetable filling.

Russian Salad by Nayna (simply.food)

A famous russian salad with beetroot, potato and .. check up the recipe!!

 Dried Fruit Kompot by Amy (Food Corner)

Kompot is a drink can be boiled with dried or fresh fruits and berries.
I make kompots with fruit carving leftovers as ananas corers, apple and orange cuts.

Green Pavlova by Helen (fussfreeflavours.com)

Pavlova cake is not a traditional Russian cuisine. But the story of the recipe is connected with Anna Pavlova, a famouse Russian ballet dancer. So I have added the Pavlova cake to the Event :)
A few years ago I made a papper collage of a dancing ballerina. You can see it at my Facebook album.

Piroshki with eggs and onion (a recipe of mine)

Small stuffed pies baked by myself for a weekend.



The recipes are sent to "Flavours of Russia" Event 
originated by simply.food
guest host by Garnishfood Blog

Read more...

Flavours of Russia Event in March 2012

Event

I am happy to introduce a culinary event that takes you to the jorney around Asian cuisine. The "Flavours of"  event is a series of the different countries recipes wich you can try to cook together with other bloggers.

I am happy to introduce the Event because we are now on our culinary jorney to Russian cuisine in the "Flavours of Series 2 around Asia"! The Event starts on the 1st of March 2012 with ending on the 31st of March.

You are welcome to share your Russian food recipes. I will post them in the Flavours of Russia Event RoundUp page.

You can get some inspiration at the websites: 

http://www.russianbites.com/
http://everydayrussian.com/

http://www.food.com/recipe-finder/russian,vegetarian

http://www.ifood.tv/network/russian_vegetarian/recipes

Rules

Please follow the rules when send your entry to the Event:

Mandatory:

·        Multiple entries and Achieved entries allowed if reposted

·        Entries must include links back  to

 the event originatior, simply.food at http://simplysensationalfood.blogspot.com/p/simplyfood-events.html

and the event host Garnishfood blog at  http://garnishfood.blogspot.com/search/label/Events

 ·        Non bloggers can participate by emailing image and recipe.

Use the Event Logo to spread a word.

Please send your entries to my e-mail selen15367@yahoo.com with "Flavours of Russia" in  subject line. Include the following info:

Your name-

Blog Name-

Post Name-

Post URL-

Attach an image no larger than 300 pixels.

Looking forward to your entries!

So my first contribution to the Event is Piroshki (small pies) stuffed with leek and eggs.

Piroshki with eggs and leek

Piroshki are small pies with vegetable stuff, meet stuff or berries stuff. Some people love to have them baked, other prefer to have them fried. I like the baked one. Piroshki in Russia is a kind of fast food sold everythere. As far as I care for my health and weight :) I do not eat piroshki often (maybe a couple of times a year). But my family folks feel OK about eating such food :)

To make piroshki like the ones on the picture you need:

Yeast dough 1 kg,

10 boiled eggs,

2 batchs of leek.

You will get about 20-30 pies.

Usually I buy yeast dough in a local bakery so I can't give you a good recipe of it. Sorry for the confusion. I hope you are better than me in a dough making process. I just know that you need some milk, some eggs, some yeast, salt and sugar as basic ingredients. (Oh My, I spoiled the event...)

Stuff:

Chop the leek  and salt it. Chop the eggs and mix with the leek.

Cut the dough in small parts and flatten them out. Place some stuff in the center of the round dough piece and wrap it (join the dough edges).

Bake the pies in the oven till the crust goes brown.

Done!

The rest of the ingredients

The recipe is sent to "Flavours of Russia" Event 
originated by simply.food
guest host by Garnishfood Blog

Read more...

Create n Carve - Fruit and Vegetable Round-Up, September 2011. Part II

While my trip to Japan I have got several e-mails with entries to Create n Carve - Fruit and Vegetable Event. I could not announce them earlier because I was busy with my carving work and did not have much time for blogging. Thanks for your patience and understanding :)

 I've desided to make an additional post for them. I also added the entries to the September 2011 Roun-Up page. Please meet and give them a visit:

Rita Loccisano

Un'idea creativa per far mangiare le mele ai vostri bimbi?

A cute apple worm says Hello to you

How-to video is inside

Kazi Taslima Sayera,

a cooking trainer from Bangladesh

Vegetable Vessel

Carving is his hobby. He has no website yet.

Martina Jackson

Fruit Bouquet

Martina is a Facebook and blogger friend of mine. 

This bouquet was a first attempt for Martina to make an edible bouquet. 

http://www.whatocook.com/recipes-blog.html

Read more...

Thai Carving Event in Tokyo, October 2011

I am back from Tokyo where I visited the 3rd Thai Carving Contest. I am full with impressions about the Event and the whole trip to Japan. Tokyo was safe and friendly to me. Good wheather and nice people have made my trip.

I went to Tokyo with my Sakhalin friend. We had some adventures in metro and Disney Sea. Tokyo subway is complicated. There are local, rapid and express trains stopping at one station. They take you to the different destinations and you are not sure about the right train. Finally we managed with it. 

At the last day of my staying in Tokyo, it was raining. My foot slipped on the floor and I fell down. As a result I've got my umbrella broken, my knees bruised and my foot hurt. That wasn't a serious injury, but I am feeling uncomfortable now. I think that was a kind of compensation for all the credits and gifts from my teachers and the TCA representatives.

The Thai Carving Contest was held in a trading center located at Daimon station. Daimon means a Large Gate. A famous Tokyo Tower is the right behind the gate. Tokyo Tower is one of the best veiwing spots for the city scenery.

Daimon district

Tokyo Tower, 333 meters height.

City veiw from the tower

The Thai Carving Event is an yearly event organised by Thai Carving Association (TCA) in Japan. This year it was a two-days event (1-2 October, 2011). The first day for the contest and the second day for melon and soap carving classes. They had a guest judge from Thailand Mr.Chat Kunsri, a chef in Shangri La Hotel. He was my teacher for thai style melon carving.

My thai styled melon

To my surprise I was the first and the only eropean at the event. I saw many beautiful works at the contest place. Japanese artists combine thai and japanese styles to get amazing designs. You can check the winner works at TCA page below (please note that the first three photos are gold, silver and bronze medals, all other photos are special prizes):
Soap carving
Melon carving

Contest place. 1 hour and 10 minutes to carve 2 pieces from a melon and a watermelon

40 participants and much more visitors

I met my Facebook friends at the contest!! I love such moments. We had a nice talk with the girls

From the left: Namiko-san, me and Sachiko-san

I bought books, soap and knives there.  I would like to go to Tokyo more often to learn a fine art of japanese carving.

Back to hotel by a cycle taxi, with my Sakhalin friend

Cycle taxi, an eco transport

Read more...

Create n Carve - Fruit and Vegetable Round-Up, September 2011

I am excited to announce the entries for Create n Carve ~ Fruit and Vegetable Event, September 2011. I would like to say THANKS to all participants. Thank you for your interest, your support, creativity and willing to share your food crafts!

A special thanks to Karla Baumhover, a president of TempleOfThai for promoting the Event on Facebook pages.

I make the Round-Up post today because I will be out for a short trip to Japan. I am going to visit a big Carving Contest in Tokyo and learn carving art from the japanese teachers (read the trip report here). I will stay away of my blog from Sep 29 to Oct 6.

There are a few days left till the end of September. So you still have a chance to send me your fruit and vegetable crafts. I will add them to this page upon my arrival on the 6th of October, 2011. I accept any level  projects from beginers and advnaced artists. To learn something new visit my Fruit and Vegetable Carving Instructions and pick up a good knife.

Create n Carve ~ Fruit and Vegetable Round Up

September 2011

Sadaf Afshan

Fruit Arrangements 

with nice fruit kebabs and a melon basket made for Ramadan with a help of her 4 years old daughter

Dave Scott

Watermelon Shark

Dave is an owner of a eRecipeCards.com, a website there you can share your recipes.

I think the Watermelon Shark would be a great dessert server for Halloween party.

Nayna

Intricate Watermelon Carving

Nayna is an originatior of the Create n Carve Event.

For making fruit and vegetable centerpieces Naya uses a knife only.

Another entry from Nayna

Iced Orange and Apple Tea

A recipe and a nice drink garnish

Jeffrey Screen (1ofakindwork)

Melon Lantern aka Chinese Lantern

A farm themed watermelon lantern with detaled instructions and pictures. Carved with a paring knife!

Amy

Flower Pot With A Cherry Tomato

Amy's garnishes are simple and cute. 

Amy is the most active participant in September Event, has shared several fruit and vegetable projects.

Amy

A Bunch Of Flowers With A Carrot

A nice appitizer served as a flower bouquet

Amy

Fresh Fruit Kebabs and converting it to a food garnishing idea

Healthy and nicely presented food

Amy

Apple Penguin

Amy has a lot of ideas and the Apple Penguin is one of them.
Instuction is inside.

Amy

Fruit Basket With An Orange

Instruction is inside

Pradnya

Ganpati Bappa Morya

Click the link to see all the fruit and vegetable arrangements made for Ganesh Festival.

That was the first attempt of Pradnya in fruit carving art.

First attempt, but made with love!

And a few entries from me

Selena Ze Arteest

Fruit and Vegetable Topiary

Fruit and vegetable bouquets arranged in a tall vase.

Made for wedding party.

Selena Ze Arteest

Watermelon Carving Class

Pictures from my class on watermelon carving

Selena Ze Arteest

Bible Pumpkin

A strange and atypical idea came to my mind...

Johnny English 
Leek Garnish

This is a joke. Love the movie and the final teaser with Johnny English cooking.

Rita Loccisano

Un'idea creativa per far mangiare le mele ai vostri bimbi?

A cute apple worm says Hello to you

How-to video is inside

Kazi Taslima Sayera,

a cooking trainer from Bangladesh

Vegetable Vessel

Carving is his hobby. He has no website yet.

Martina Jackson

Fruit Bouquet

Martina is a Facebook and blogger friend of mine. 

This bouquet was a first attempt for Martina to make an edible bouquet. 

http://www.whatocook.com/recipes-blog.html

All these entries were submitted to Create n Carve ~ Fruit and Vegetable Event, September 2011. The Round-up page is promoted at Facebook pages, food blogs communities, at Bloggersbase, BlogUpp, submitted to link parties and other news derictories that I use for my blog promotion.

If you want to share a fruit/vegetable creation, a dish/drink garnish or any project, feel free to send it to my email up to the end of September (read the details here). If you are not ready to participate in September 2011 Event, you are welcome to the next roundup (follow the Event updates at simplyfood events page).

Have a happy carving!

Read more...