place ice cream and milk in a blender with syrup of choice and blend till smooth', 'drink immediately !'

if using dried mushrooms , soak them in 1 / 2 cup of hot water for about 20 minutes', 'slice and set aside , reserving soaking water , too', 'put the oil in a large stockpot or dutch oven , add 2 tablespoons of the butter and melt the butter over medium heat', 'saute the onions and garlic , stirring occasionally , until the onions are translucent', 'stir in the consomme and water and add the potato , celery , carrots , bay leaves , dill , barley and the reconstituted mushrooms and soaking water', 'add salt and pepper to taste , bring the soup to the boil , reduce heat and simmer , covered , about 15 minutes , until the barley is tender', 'clean the fresh mushrooms , cut off and discard woody stem ends , and cut the smaller mushrooms in half and the larger ones into quarters', 'melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter in a frying pan and saute the mushrooms until some liquid has been yielded and no raw color shows', 'stir mushrooms and liquid into the soup and simmer 5 minutes', 'remove and discard the bay leaves', 'just before serving , put the sour cream in a medium bowl and stir a cup or so of hot soup into it to temper it', 'stir the diluted sour cream into the soup and serve immediately , garnished if you like with strips of lemon zest'

beat eggs with water', 'season with salt and pepper', 'set aside', 'spray an 8-inch omelet pan or nonstick skillet with cooking spray', 'heat skillet over medium heat', 'add potatoes to skillet', 'heat until heated through', 'set aside', 'pour eggs into skillet', 'with an inverted pancake turner , carefully push cooked portions at edges toward center so uncooked portions can reach hot pan surface , tilting pan and moving cooked portions as necessary', 'spoon potatoes over half of the omelet', 'spoon sour cream over the potatoes', 'sprinkle green onions over the sour cream', 'cook for about 30 seconds more', 'slide from pan onto plate', 'top omelet with a dollop of sour cream and green onions if desired'

preheat oven to 350 degrees', 'grease cookies sheets', 'mix together flour , baking powder , baking soda and salt', 'stir 1 / 2 cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange zest into the flour mixture', 'cream shortening and sugar together', 'mix egg into the sugar mixture thoroughly', 'slowly blend flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture', 'drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet', 'bake for 8 - 10 minutes', make the icing: mix confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons butter together until smooth, 'pour 2 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange zest into the sugar and butter mixture , mix well', 'when the cookies have cooled , spread the icing generously over the tops of the cookies', 'when using fresh orange zest , i usually double the amount to 2 teaspoons'

peel and julienne raw beet to yield 4 cups', 'peel and cube potatoes to yield 2-1 / 2 cups', 'finely chop cabbage to yield 6 cups', 'heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat', 'add onion and saute until browned , about 5 to 7 minutes', 'add beets and carrot', 'saute , stirring constantly , for 10 minutes', 'stir in tomato paste', 'remove from heat and set aside', 'in a large stock pot , bring chicken stock to a boil over high heat', 'add potato and cook for 3 minutes', 'add cabbage and continue boiling for 5 minutes', 'add reserved beet-tomato paste mixture , green pepper , sugar , lemon juice , salt , and black pepper', 'reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes', 'remove from heat', 'stir in garlic and dill', 'serve hot'

in a medium bowl , whisk together the eggs , sugar , and salt', 'sift the flour into the bowl , and stir in along with the milk', 'mix until smooth and well blended', 'the batter should be thin', 'heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat', 'lightly oil the pan or spray with cooking spray', 'pour about 2 tablespoons of the batter , or as much as desired , into the pan', 'tilt the pan to spread the batter out evenly', 'when the edges are crisp looking and the center appears dry , slide a spatula carefully under the blin', 'flip , and cook for about 1 minute on the other side , or until lightly browned', 'remove blini to a plate', 'put a little butter on top , and continue to stack the blini on top of each other', 'to serve , spread with desired filling , then fold in half , and in half again to form a triangle', 'mmm mmm !'