Try my kefir pancakes if you are looking for a different recipe to up your breakfast game! Russia is famous for her blini; thin and lacy crepes served with caviar or fruit preserves but fat and pillowy soft pancakes are little known outside of the country’s borders. It’s a shame though because once you try…
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Braised Savoy Cabbage with Bacon, Mushrooms and Sour Cream
This braised savoy cabbage with bacon, mushrooms and sour cream number is flavourful and filling enough to be the star of the show or an extra special side dish! Cabbage is definitely not given enough appreciation as far as vegetables go and it’s a real shame! It’s extremely affordable, very versatile and don’t even get…
Restorative Beef and Cabbage Soup (Shchi)
This restorative beef and cabbage soup will give you the energy you need in the dead of winter! I am sure we are not the only family longing for something healthier right after all the Christmas and New Year’s Eve festivities. We are also probably not alone in our desire for comfort food, which is…
Russian Frikadeller Soup (Meatball Soup)
The easiest and the loveliest this Russian frikadeller soup needs to be in your recipe box! Every time I try to recreate my mum’s recipes I think that I am forgetting something. There is just no way that a handful of very ordinary ingredients can create such delicious flavour! And every time I come back…
Russian Eggplant Caviar with Cracked Coriander Seeds
This Russian eggplant caviar is a silky smooth vegetable spread that is delicious warm or cold! As I was looking through the photos I took I knew right away this eggplant caviar is going to be a hard sell for two reasons. Not many people appreciate just how amazing eggplants could be, and the unattractive…