the intersection of food, faith, and family
Lemony and light, soft and chewy with crispy vanilla meringue pieces and sweet white chocolate chips, these Lemon Pudding Cookies with Meringue Pieces are sure to become your favorite. It’s hard to have just one cookie; believe me, I tried. These are good for all seasons; lemon and vanilla flavor […]
This Frozen Mocha Pie is soo good that I can’t keep it to myself. And along with sharing this recipe I also have a confession to make. I love coffee. I love chocolate covered coffee beans and coffee desserts and anything else coffee. Growing up in Russia it was always […]
Hi there and happy Monday! Since this is a Monday, I figured that we all need some chocolate cookies. To be precise these Chocolate Oatmeal Banana Cookies. I don’t know about you, but summer is usually a healthy eating season for me, what with all the fruit and vegetables that […]
These Honey Wheat Soft Pretzels are pretty amazing. My son got braces a couple of weeks ago. The orthodontist said that he couldn’t have any crunchy foods. Dry pretzels are one of his go to snacks so he was pretty devastated. So, I started looking for some recipes for a […]
This Homemade Peach Coffee Cake is one of my favorite treats to make. Even now as I look at these photos, my mouth starts to water. Must make more very soon ;)! This combination of flavors is so good! Who knew that peach and coffee cake are meant to be? […]
This Cottage Cheese Cake is so milky, buttery, and rich, you’ll be wanting to make it over and over. It’s one of my favorite Russian desserts. We never made it at home, but we knew the times when it would be available in the store, and we’d go down and […]
Cool down on a hot summer day with this luscious Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake. It’s easy to make and only requires few ingredients. I love experimenting with ice cream cakes. I feel like ice cream cake is the ultimate dessert for summer because what better way to cool down […]
I was looking through my Russian recipes and came across a recipe for strawberries Romanoff, which inspired this Berries Romanoff Style recipe. The original recipe calls for just strawberries and alcohol to soak them in, but I substituted lemon juice for alcohol. That way the whole family can enjoy it. […]
If you love ice cream cake and s’mores, this dessert is for you! Those two happened to be my family’s favorites. This recipe really came about when my son had trouble deciding whether he wanted an ice cream cake or s’mores for his birthday. And so the light bulb went […]
Have your egg nog and eat it too with this holiday take on a traditional dessert.
I am a follower of Christ, wife of a pastor, mother of a strong-willed little boy, and native of Russia. In addition to cooking and baking, I enjoy drinking coffee and relaxing on the beach.