Not only am I a Reluctant Cook, I’m quite clearly a Reluctant Webmistress as well!

I’ve allowed this website to fall by the wayside as I haven’t updated it for some time. BUT I will.. soon!

I have a passion for not cooking.

In fact, I’d prefer to do almost anything else – but someone has to feed the ravenous horde, and in my family that task is often left to me.

Every now and then I make something which they like and sometimes my friends and family have been known to ask me for the recipe! So instead of writing recipes on napkins or in emails, I have decided to create this website and leave them here.

Now that my three sons are adults, and occasionally dabble in the kitchen, this blog is primarily for them. A place they can visit, to recreate some of their favourite dishes which we’ve shared as a family.

/Olya xx

Featured Recipes

Blue Punch

by Olya Lutrov | August 20, 2014 | Entertaining | 0 Comments

Sure it looks like ‘Windex’ but it’s a delicious drink for a gathering. Make a punch bowl full and watch is disappear. Made it at our son’s 21st birthday party recently.

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Mexican Mince with Rice

by Olya Lutrov | May 20, 2014 | Mains | 0 Comments

A tasty, hearty dish. Leftovers are great for uni lunches and post-sport and music gig meals. Make a great midnight snack for hungry boys..

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Pasta Salad

by Olya Lutrov | April 30, 2014 | Pasta, Salad, Vegetarian | 6 Comments

Great salad to make when you need to ‘bring a plate’ to a BBQ, party or picnic. A little goes a long way so it’s good when there are lots of people to feed.

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Steven and Ivan’s Mussel Soup

by Olya Lutrov | May 21, 2014 | Soups | 0 Comments

The brothers Lutrov (snr) make this delish soup for us a couple of times every year. They normally have to make a massive pot of this as everyone goes for seconds!

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