Effortnesslessly is my blog about cooking I do with or without effort, i.e. EFFORT-NESS-LESS-LY.... Cooking is the fun in my life, my inner need for experimentation and attempt to satisfy my palate and curiosity. I will reach for the new and exciting products and recipes. I will keep best-of-the-best I' have discovered on this journey. Join me!
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I am happy persona and as probably all of us was given certain amount sweets and bitters in a life. I'm still happy to live on Earth, to breath, to see, to enjoy all good stuff around including good food also. I like my job as IT developer, I love my family, I value every "free" minute to get my hands on cooking, or on painting, or on gardening, or on simple tv time with my kids. I suffer from occasional attacks of obsession with something new and exciting and appreciate my folk's patience as I may be carried away with this ....:)
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My Favorite Fruits & Berries
Mango, Raspberry, Apricot, Watermelon********************************************************************************************************
Tomato, Avocado, Asparagus, Cabbage, Fennel
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Parsley, basil, cilantro
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Cumin
Home ground coriander
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It's easier to say "all of them" then to list each cuisine I love. Each has its own gems. I value Japanese cuisine for art of "simple complexity", Latin American cuisine - for fire and bold flavors, Eastern-Europian - for richness, comfort and soft taste, Italian - for pasta, Mediterranian - for its fish and vegetable dishes, Middle Eastern - for earthy flavors and spices, French - for whimsical and delicate taste and presentation. As much as I respect old complicated labor-intensive recipes, new fusion "international" cuisine excites me the most.
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Any kind seafood seviche
Cabbage stuffed with fish (with meat before I become vegetarian)
Corn pudding
Lobster with melted butter
Fresh crusty sourdough bread with homemade butter and black caviar (well, I can skip caviar this time)
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Stewing or Braising
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Not many of them - so far I can tell it's licorice.
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My Favorite chefs
Michelle Bernstein
Masaharu Morimoto
Jacques Pepin
Michael Symon
Michael Symon
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Current Culinary Obsession
Dehydrator - I'm in shock how tasty dry tomatoes are. I would call it The Best Tomato Chewing Gum.
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I love Pepin too!
ReplyDeleteI knew I'm not alone...I appreciate all his youtube videos, especially "fast food my way". Those videos are so educational and his personality is so homey, down-to-earth, he looks like really good guy (besides all his brilliant in its simplicity recipes).
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What an awesome blog. I've just spent hours reading through your recipes and plan to try many of them. Thank you for the time you put into sharing your talents here.
ReplyDeleteAppreciation inspire. Thank you very much for your nice words!
DeleteI just stumbled across your blog and had to say thank you! Your USSR-era recipes are exactly what my Ukrainian Mother cooked for me as a child. I am looking forward to trying them - very nostalgic!
ReplyDeleteDon't hesitate to ask questions! Your name sounds like beautiful Ukrainian name Galina :)
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