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Writing about the best food I’ve had in a year has become a December ritual. It feels good to sit down and reminisce on all the beautiful places I was lucky enough to visit and the amazing food I tried…
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Oladushki with apple is my first spin-off on the classic Russian oladushki, plump fluffy pancakes every babushka makes in copious amounts whenever grandkids come over. In the works are oladushki with pumpkin, tvorog, and gingerbread spices. But since it’s fall…
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A few days ago, right on my son’s first birthday, it started snowing here in Nuremberg. The weather is getting more and more Christmas-y which is to say it’s been chili. You open the door to go outside and feel…
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When I used to read parents’ praise to their babies — usually around the time of the kid’s birthday, usually on social media — all those “you are the best thing that ever happened to me” and “I am learning…
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If there’s one thing I can make with my eyes closed, it’s Russian crepes, a.k.a. blini. And I can make them as long as there are just two ingredients in my kitchen: flour and eggs. Well, that and water running…
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If you write at all, you know that as a writer you don’t always have control of the story. You could, but what’s the fun in that? You have to let go from time to time and let the story…
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I’ve been contemplating on a subject for October post for a few weeks now. There are plenty of things I want to talk about — motherhood is one topic that is impossible to exhaust. I want to write about judging…
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Oladushki, also known as oladyi, aladyi, and oladki are small and plump kefir-based pancakes that every Russian babushka makes early morning when her grandkids are over. The other day I was reading my 10-month-old son a book by a modern…
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The USA have cole slaw, Russia has salat “Vitaminniy”. Both are essentially a fresh cabbage and carrot salad. The difference lies in the dressing: cole slaw is dressed with a mixture of mayonnaise and sour cream, while “Vitaminniy” — with…
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Never have I used cookbooks as much as in September of 2020. I can’t explain what came over me, but I was on a roll, people. Even my husband said so. There wasn’t a day in September when I didn’t…
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