Simple suppers: multicultural turkey meatballs
Generally speaking, I’m not a huge fan of cuisines vaguely classified as “fusion,” but a melding of cultures in food can be a beautiful thing, if…
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“5 minute” strawberry jam
Still playing catch-up since getting back last week from my trip to France and to Moscow to visit family. Spending time with my grandma always…
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Farmers cheese and berry “soufflé”
I love farmers cheese (tvorog, in Russian) though it can sometimes be hard to find here. It is a nostalgic taste for me, and it…
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Cold beet and beet greens soup
It’s getting hot out there. But, truly, summer is my favorite time of year. The bounty of everything blooming and growing, the long warm nights,…
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Salt crusted beets
I was talking to someone the other day about food blogs and building stories, and how many of our journeys, even if they take place…
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Giant Russian chocolate rum balls – kartoshka
The only way I can really describe these treats – kartoshka is translated as potato, as they are playfully shaped to resemble potatoes – is as giant…
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Dad’s mashed potatoes
Sorry for the prolonged absence – I had to go to Moscow for my cousin’s wedding last weekend, and it turned out to be a…
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Russian recipes galore
It is definitely autumnal here – the skies are grey, the leaves yellow, and the food hearty and warming. All I want to do today…
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I heart dumplings
This will be almost an ode to dumplings but, really, how can you not love them? Done well, they are little homey pieces of comfort…
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Meat-Beet Pie
More Russian food for you – in addition to the beet salad, I used the green/chard part of the beets to make this meat pie….
