If you are looking for a simple, yet delicious mushroom soup, look no further. This soup has a handful of basic ingredients, is easy to cook and is a hit with the whole family. It will taste even better with a variety of mushrooms, but simple Baby Bella ones are great too. While the soup is cooking, I also baked simple croutons from the leftover bread. Simply sliced and baked bread at 250f for 25 minutes. To elevate croutons they can be tossed in oil, salt, pepper and cho

Baked pork chops with roasted potatoes is definitely a meal to add to regular family recipes. It needs one cast iron skillet (meaning not much mess in the kitchen) and 30 minutes of your time. If the pork chops are brined a day in advance in the pulled pork spice mix, they turn out much juicer and tender, but for weekly family dinners, I skip that step and go with the simple version of the recipe. For the family of 4, you will need: Ingredients: 3-4 pork chops, about 1-1.5

This is a perfect meatless meal that mostly requires pantry items that’s very easy to put together. It goes very well with rice, fried potatoes or topped with parmesan. Serves 4-6, prep and cook time 30 min: 🌱 1 red onion finely chopped 🌱 2 garlic cloves, chopped 🌱 1 can of crushed tomatoes (I use ones in a glass jar) 🌱 3/4 cup of red fast cooking lentils 🌱 1 can of kidney beans 🌱1 can garbanzo beans 🌱 small bunch of chopped cilantro 🌱 your favorite spices – I use Ge

If I was asked what are the 2 main dishes in the Georgian cuisine, it would be the amazingly delicious cheese bread – Khachapuri and these juicy ground beef dumplings. These are rarely made at home nowadays, as there are lots of Restaurants in Georgia that are specializing in Khinkali as a main dish, but homemade ones taste so delicious. Ground Caraway seed is one of the unique ingredients that goes in the ground beef filling and there should be good amount of juice in the fi

I fell in love with Brussels Spouts after we moved to the US.  The way they are cooked here is absolutely delicious.  This recipe is one of my favorite versions with Maple syrup and bacon. Ingredients: 1 bag (about 500gr – 1 pound) medium sized Brussels spouts 3 table spoons of Maple syrup 1 table spoon Olive oil 4 strips of finely chopped bacon or pancetta salt to taste Step 1.  Preheat oven to 400F. Step 2. Lightly boil Brussels spouts in salted water, about 5 min.  They sh

I absolutely love simple meals, that take 20-30 min to cook and taste like you’ve ordered them from a restaurant.  Even better if these dishes can be made from the pantry staples like pasta and canned tuna.  So here’s one of me favorite dinner recipes. Video recipe available on my Instagram @KetisKitchen 1/2 pack of your favorite pasta 1 tbsp butter 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic 1/2 cup frozen peas 1 cup half and half cream 1 can of solid tuna Boil pasta based on packagin

This is my mom’s delicious, slow cooked beef stew.  It takes a little while to cook, but is absolutely wonderful and always feels like home.  Perfect for rainy or snowy Sunday afternoons. Ingredients (Serves 4-6): 2 pounds of stew beef chunks 1 large red onion, whole peeled 4 medium potatoes, cut in medium squares Bunch of cilantro, finely chopped 1 finely chopped garlic clove Georgian Adjika (can be replaced with combination of chili, marigold and fenugreek or any other spic

This appetizer is served cold and goes very well with Hachapuri and Georgian cheese – Sulguni. From experience I’ve discovered that for those who have not tried Georgian cuisine before, this dish might be a hit or miss.  I personally love it, as it is very filling, yet vegetable based and without dairy. What you will need: 2 medium eggplants 1 cup of walnuts Small bunch of cilantro 1 garlic clove ½ red onion 1 tsp Uckho Suneli (Georgian spices, mostly sold at Russian stores)

I love making this salad, as it’s super simple and most of the ingredients I always have at home.  It probably has either Russian or Ukrainian origins, but some variations of it are very popular in Georgia. It really is everyone’s favorite and a biggest surprise and sometimes disappointment for kids.  They always think it’s a delicious, sweet cake, but end up with potatoes and mayonnaise instead.  Still, no one ever complained! What you will need: 4 medium sized potatoes 3 ca

Cooking time: 45 min; serves 4-6 ppl I love the rich and flavorful spices that Georgian cuisine offers.  Meat or chicken in spicy tomato sauce, vegetables with spicy walnut stuffing… This chicken dish in tomato sauce is an absolute favorite in my family.  You can make it with the whole free range chicken or just chicken thigh/chicken breast combination. What you will need: 6 pieces of chicken thighs (boneless, skinless) cut in 2 inch squares 2 chicken breasts – cut in 2 inch