Month: April 2012
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Baked Omelet (Drachona)
I loved baked omelet that was served in Russian canteens, the common lunch place of the Soviet era. It was one of very few eatable and even enjoyable dishes among an array of unattractive food. They used to make it on huge baking trays and cut off the portions with a special spatula. It was…
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Hot Non-Alcoholic Fruit Punch
As soon as I came to ZĂĽrich two weeks ago the weather turned foul and hasn’t even once cleared up (until today, yay!). It was also cold, and being optimistic about spring I didn’t pack anything warm enough. Under these circumstances one can’t go on drinking mulled wine every day (next fall I promise to…
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Frikadellen Soup
My German Nanny was not a good cook, but it was she who introduced this simple Fricadellen soup recipe to our family. Too little to help, I used to hang around kitchen looking how she was grinding, peeling and boiling. “What’s cooking?” I would ask. “Frikadellen soup”, Nanny would grouch, she didn’t like me in…
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Fresh Beet Smoothie
Beet Smoothie?.. If somebody told me about it a few years ago, I would be very skeptical. Once I tried it though, it became one of my preferred smoothies any time of the year. It is very timely after Easter when you eat a lot of high-calorie viands and your body needs a break. Fresh…
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Judas Buns for Easter
In Czech Republic, Judas Buns are served for Easter and, following the most popular legend, symbolize the rope on which Judas hang himself after he betrayed Christ (the traitor had some remnants of conscience in him after all). I have been thinking about baking these buns for a few years now. I used to make them long time ago when I incidentally acquired…
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Empty Apartment Sauce
Sorry, guys, all photos were taken from my phone. I photoshopped them to look about as dazed as me 🙂 Tonight I cooked dinner for the first time in my blissfully empty Swiss kitchen. As the name of this post suggests, the kitchen is inside my new and almost entirely empty apartment, just about a…
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Carrot Relish
There are people who don’t like cooked carrots, my beloved husband included. But even he absolutely loves this carrot relish. He loves it so much that he always offers his muscle power to grate carrots which I hate to do myself, just to convince me to cook it. After his generous labor input the kitchen…
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