

Quick Little Dinner Buns 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 cups milk, 6 tbsp mayonnaise Preheat oven to .

Banana latkes Servings 4 2 ripe bananas, mashed, 3/4 cup milk, 2 eggs, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/4 .

Russian potato salad 3 medium size potatoes, 1 cup canned peas, 2 medium size carrots, 2 medium size beet roots, 1 small onion, 2 tablesp.

Farmer's Cheese Patties (Ukrainian traditional sirniki) Serve 4 1/4 cup brandy (might be substituted on juice), 1/3 cup raisins, 1 pound .

Almond biscotti from Umbria (Italy) with white chocolate 1 cup sugar (=200 gr), 8 tablespoons butter, softened (=120 gr), 3 tablespoons b.

Ukrainian Almond Crescents Yields 24 pastries Pastry: 2 - 2 &1/2 cup unbleached white flour, 1 package dry yeast (about 1 tablespoon), 1 .

Better Bran Muffins Makes 12 muffins 1 cup raisins, 1 teaspoon water, 2 1/4 cups All-Bran Original sereal.

Chicken Marbella (simply the best even after 25 years) 10 Servings 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup red wine vinegar, 1 cup pitted prunes, 1/2 .

Avocado and crab meat salad 2 Servings: 1 avocado, 4 crab meat sticks, 2 hard boiled eggs, 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion, 2 tablespoon .

Plum Crumb Cake 1/2 (125 mL) cup butter, softened, 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar, 2 eggs, 2 tsp (10 mL) grated lemon rind, 1 tbsp (15 mL.

Quick garlicky panzanella - "leftover bread salad" Serves 2 2 cups French country bread slightly toasted and cut into 1-inch cubes, 3 cup.

Walnut, dry fruits & honey cake 225g self-raising flour (almost 2 cups), ½ tsp ground cinnamon, 175g softened butter, 100g light muscovad.

Hungarian farmer's cheese strudel Makes 12-14 pieces 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup (100 gramm) farmer's chees (white cheese), 1/2 cup butter or m.

Eggplant hummus This luscious (but healthy) dip is great with pita chips or raw vegetables.