November 19, 2010
Chicken Soup for the Humor Columnist
It's hard to be a humor columnist in Russia...so many subjects are off limits. This month, three time is the charm for this columnist!
November 17, 2010
Croquettes Pozharsky: A Middle Class Success Story
Fast Food - 19th-century Russian style. (more…)
November 10, 2010
Solyanka: The Hotchpotch Soup
Solyanka -- the Slavic bouillabaisse a little bit of everything... (more…)
September 24, 2010
Russian Pryaniki: Ginger Cookies v. Evil Spirits
If there is an ingredient more versatile and delicious than ginger, it has yet to come across my chopping board. (more…)
September 24, 2010
Okroshka: The Versatile Russian Classic
My “Handsome Russian husband”, “HRH” is suffering from the previous week’s excesses. He’s had too much bad food to eat, way too much alcohol to drink, not enough…
July 22, 2010
Cool Cucumbers in a Pretty Pickle
A cautionary tale of cool cucumbers caught in a hot spy ring sends me into the kitchen to make pickles. (more…)
May 23, 2010
Shashlik: It Doesn’t Tolerate A Woman’s Touch
A feminine take on the masculine art of shashlik. (more…)
November 19, 2009
Bon Appetitski
Russia has turned me into a very confident and creative cook.