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Slightly Chocolate Coffee Cake
View recipe: Slightly Chocolate Coffee CakeThis coffee cake has a rich and crumbly chocolate crust and a fluffy inside with a hint of chocolate and nuttiness. The basic recipe for the batter comes from Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, a book with amazing photography and recipes…
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Quick Olady – Mini Buttermilk Pancakes
View recipe: Quick Olady – Mini Buttermilk PancakesOlady (pronounced [aladyi]) is one of many Russian traditional flour treats, usually served for breakfast. There are classic and simple olady. Classic are made with yeast, and simple are made with baking soda and buttermilk or sour cream. Today’s…
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Ginger and Shiitake Pork
View recipe: Ginger and Shiitake PorkMushrooms, ginger, and pork – a perfect combination of flavors with an Eastern twist. This recipe is inspired by Japanese cooking, but does not require any rare ingredients (because I was too lazy to travel to Manhattan for a…
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Korean-Style Steak
View recipe: Korean-Style SteakAfter 40 days of veganism during the Russian Orthodox Lent, I am a true carnivore again! The idea for this recipe – a steak with a marinade that includes pureed fruit – comes from my boss, who has spent…
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Happy Easter!
View recipe: Happy Easter!Happy Easter, folks! May Peace, Love and Prosperity follow you at all times. I love Easter: winter with its snow aggravation is behind, the sun shines more, and people look happier. Today we had a lovely Easter branch with…
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Golubtsy – Cabbage Rolls with Meat
View recipe: Golubtsy – Cabbage Rolls with MeatRussian golubtsy that are known in America mostly as Polish golabki, are simply cabbage rolls with meat and are popular in many European countries. I consider golubtsy one of Russian traditional and loved dishes. It takes some effort and…
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Octopus's Garden Salad
View recipe: Octopus's Garden SaladToday the sun is shining again in Brooklyn. My local wine store put out a sign: “Weather, make up your damn mind!” Indeed, yesterday was windy, menacing and wet, and today Beatles’ “Octopus’s Garden” comes to mind: We would…
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Solyanka – Meat Soup with Pickles
View recipe: Solyanka – Meat Soup with PicklesAfter battling with the snow on our roof and driveway, we had a little break of warmth and sunshine. Not for long! The weekend was disappointingly windy and cold. Our aching bodies begged for a proper fuel… Browsing through…
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Charlotte – Easy Apple Pie
View recipe: Charlotte – Easy Apple PieThis is a Russian favorite (pronounced Shar-lot-ka), and also probably the easiest cake you will ever bake. It requires hardly any preparation and only the most basic ingredients. And yet… the distinctive pink crust and lovely tartness of the…
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Mushroom Soup Russian Style
View recipe: Mushroom Soup Russian StyleThe first rays of the sun are piercing the crowns of Siberian pines… A mооsе family trotted afar, and disappeared in the morning fog… An early lizard darted onto the stump, and froze, catching the sunshine… The air is…
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