Blinchiki With Tvorog and Strawberries
In one of my favorite Soviet movies — frankly, one of my favorite movies of any origin and era — Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears, the main character i...
Vatrushki from “Beyond the North Wind”
My grandmother Toma hates cooking. She lives alone and survives mostly on bread and cheese. Sometimes she makes a big pot of soup that lasts her a wee...
Published: April 21, 2021
Blinchiki with Meat
Being a nerd that I am, I’ve decided if I am going to write about blini at all, I must cover the topic from every possible angle. Which is why I start...
Published: April 15, 2021
The Real Buckwheat Blini “na Kefire”
There seems to be a terrible confusion about Russian buckwheat blini which no-one talks about. Namely: the small round pancakes passed as blini in the...
Published: April 13, 2021
Sirniki, or When Pancakes Meet Cheesecake
Sirniki make for a fancy breakfast. On a normal day, morning starts with eggs, open-faced sandwiches, or tvorog — Russian-style cottage cheese — mixed...
Published: March 29, 2021
Apple Oladushki
Oladushki with apple is my first spin-off on the classic Russian oladushki, plump fluffy pancakes every babushka makes in copious amounts whenever gra...
Published: December 9, 2020
Classic Russian Crepes, a.k.a. Blini
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 ...
Published: November 20, 2020
