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• My Recipes Are Now Available in Ukrainian! And Reader Recipes Are on Kamelist.com!

  Kamelena Website Update!

• A Year Has Passed! Hard to Believe...

  Hello! A whole year has passed since my family was forced to leave our home in our hometown.

• Why There Won't Be New Recipes? Sponsorship.

  Hello, dear readers of my website! Let me start by saying that at this moment I, the author of Kamelena.com/ru, and my family are alive and relatively safe. But things could have turned out very differently if we hadn't made the instant decision to leave on that terrible day of February 24, 2022 — a day that will go down in history forever.

• What's New With the Kamelena Website? :)

  Welcome! Dear readers, I'm happy to announce that the Kamelena website has finally gotten a fresh new look!

• Our Big News!

  Hello, my dear readers! First of all, I want to say that I am doing just fine, as some of you have already started asking about my health because there was no recipe last Saturday. The thing is, two weeks ago something truly special happened in our family — my husband and I welcomed a baby boy named Hector! He came into the world on the very day the general quarantine was announced, but we made it in time, and our partner birth went wonderfully.

  Now our daughter Agatha has a little brother! She absolutely adores him — no jealousy, none of the things that sometimes come with the arrival of a younger family member. Let's hope it stays that way!

• Hooray! Starting Today, the Kamelena and Kamelenta Websites Are Accessible Again to All Visitors from Russia!

  For the past 5 days — nearly a whole week — the websites were practically inaccessible within Russia. My email and personal messages on social media were flooded with requests for help from people who couldn't access the site. Based on the site statistics, roughly 2/3 of all visitors were unable to get through. As of today, the problem has been resolved thanks to my husband. Details below.

• Website Blocking in Russia!

  Dear readers, I have been receiving information that some Russian users are unable to access the Kamelena and Kamelenta websites.

• A Trip to Europe

  My husband and I just got back a couple of days ago from a short trip to Europe. We had an absolutely incredible time — travel really does inspire and lift your spirits!)) I just have to share all this beauty, and there's even some culinary content at the end of the post!))

  

• A Photo Recipe for a New Dish))

  Recently my daughter Agatha received a heartfelt handmade gift. Agatha and I «cooked» two full dishes from it — a main course with fried eggs and a mushroom salad, and for dessert — tea with a cookie)) I simply couldn’t resist capturing it all in photos and sharing this beauty with you!

  

• Convenient Recipe Search Feature

  Dear readers, did you know that the site has not only a regular search (located in the right column at the very top of the page), but also a very handy search by ingredients?

• Searching for Recipes

  This post is about searching for recipes on our website, and a little bit about searching the internet in general.

• Happy Holidays!

  Hello, my dear readers! On this festive eve, with great joy and from the bottom of my heart, I wish you a Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas! I wish you, your family, and your home prosperity, warmth, well-being, and all the best and brightest! May your loved ones be healthy and happy! Wishing you luck and inspiration in your culinary endeavors and beyond! And I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who, in the year gone by, read, cooked, and took the time to leave comments and photo reports on my recipes. It means so much! Thank you all! Happy Holidays!

  Our little snowman from the festive Christmas tree joins in the congratulations))

  

• Force Majeure!

  Hello, my dear readers! Today's new recipe is delayed, but it's definitely coming)) The thing is, I lost internet at home and couldn't add the recipe, and then I had already planned a short getaway to a wonderful place in another city. But I'll be back soon, so tomorrow morning I'll definitely post a new recipe (I'll let you in on a little secret — it's absolutely gorgeous and worth the wait)) In the meantime, as proof of my words, here are a few phone photos from my vacation! Just showing off))

  

• Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!!!

  Hello, my dear readers! I warmly congratulate you on the upcoming holidays! I wish you peace and tranquility in your families, as well as many wonderful family moments during these special days!

  Unfortunately, before the New Year I wasn't able to delight you with

• Happy Easter!

  I warmly congratulate all my dear readers on this bright and warm spring holiday! Wishing you peace, kindness, and mutual understanding in your homes!

• Happy New Year, Friends!

  I sincerely wish all my dear readers a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! I wish you kindness, happiness, and prosperity for you and your loved ones! May all your wishes come true in the coming year and may your dreams easily become reality!

• Kamelenta.ru Turns 1 Month Old! :-)

  Well, it's time to take stock of this small but meaningful milestone! During the first month of Kamelenta's existence, the site's authors (13 of them at this point) added 47 new recipes.

• Great News for All Our Readers!

  Hello everyone! Good day or night to all — I'm thrilled to share the news that we (myself, the site's author Elena, and my husband Alexey) have launched a brand-new culinary resource where anyone can add their own recipe for all readers to enjoy!

• Agata Turns 1!

  Regular blog readers probably remember who Agata is. And for those who don't remember or don't know, let me remind you :) Agata is our little daughter (mine — the site's author Elena — and my husband Alexey's). She is our greatest joy and a bright ray of sunshine in any weather!

• On Recipe Authorship

  Recently, a visitor to my site wrote to me accusing me of plagiarism. She provided a link to another Russian-language cooking website, claiming that I had taken several recipes from it. The supposedly copied recipes turned out to be – tiramisu, crème brûlée, and cranberry mousse. All of them, by the way, have different proportions and my own personal presentation, but that's beside the point. I found it rather surprising and amusing. Since this isn't the first time something like this has happened, I've come to suspect that many people don't really understand what plagiarism in recipes means or how copyright applies here. As the saying goes, «they've heard the bells but don't know where they ring.» This article is dedicated to explaining these simple facts.

• An Unexpected Gift

  Recently, one of the blog's readers — Elena from Kyiv — sent me a wonderful painting as a gift, embroidered by hand. Naturally, I immediately wanted to capture it in a photo.

• Thermometers

  Back in my distant childhood, there was no alternative to the mercury thermometer. Nowadays there are at least two: digital and infrared. I'll tell you about every type of thermometer I've personally tested.

• Favorite Recipes

  A short post about how to save your favorite recipes. Plus some statistics on the browsers our visitors use.

• How Comments Work

  People who browse the internet are very different. They have different personalities, worldviews, and life goals. Without a doubt, this is a wonderful and interesting thing that sparks in us a desire to communicate with one another. However, unfortunately, there are also those specimens of the human race who, having gotten their hands on the World Wide Web and feeling a sense of impunity, begin pouring all their problems onto the pages of websites — the fruits of their sense of personal unfulfillment and other such mental quirks. It is these methods of dealing with unruly visitors and their outpourings in the comments section that we will be discussing next.

• Adding a Photo to a Comment

  By popular request, I found a bit of free time and added the ability to upload photos of your dishes when writing a comment. I'll explain below what kinds of photos are acceptable and what aren't.

• How We Chose Our Daughter's Name

  Today I'll share the difficult and important decision that every parent inevitably has to make — choosing a name for their child.

• Why Are There No New Recipes?

  Hello!

  Lately we've been getting more and more letters asking why new recipes have stopped appearing. I'm happy to put everyone's minds at ease — Lena is doing just fine — and soon I'll lift the veil on this mystery, but let's take it one step at a time.