Blink-blink-blink: days fly by and I’m caught in between the glimpses that twirl, swirl and sparkle in my crazy life kaleidoscope. The only constant thing that helps me stay grounded is food. I love coming home in the evenings and making dinners; I cherish lazy weekend mornings in the kitchen spent baking or flipping pancakes; I feel immediately relaxed just by browsing through the pages of new cookbooks on the couch; and nothing beats a sunny stroll along the farmer’s market rows early on a Saturday.
Dress // vintage (similar) • Snood // Accessorize (similar) • Bag // UO (similar) • Boots // Madewell
Bamboo steamer • Black plates and platter
I made these Tartar Steamed Dumplings (“Manty”) using a recipe from Olia Hercules’ cookbook Mamushka. For my filling, I used equal parts of ground lamb and pork belly. Next time I’ll line my bamboo steamer with a piece of parchment paper or maybe a lettuce leaf – simply brushing it with oil didn’t do the trick for me and after 25 minutes of cooking, some of the dumplings got stuck to the bottom. I made 3 batches and froze some for future quick dinners. Last night I dropped a few frozen manty into a pot of boiling turkey soup and discovered a new favorite recipe!
- Here are a few more comforting recipes I’m making these days:
- Meat dumplings “pelmeni”
- Lazy cheese dumplings
- Stuffed cabbage rolls
- Meatball soup
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