A conversation with storyteller cook, Zuza Zak about her new cookbook, "Amber & Rye: A Baltic Food Journey," which explores the cuisines of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 21, 2021
Food
Cuisine & Culinary History
Few experiences can top sitting in a Parisian cafe and watching the world go by, a glass of something at your elbow. But if you've ever gone inside the cafe…
Jennifer EremeevaApril 10, 2020
Join me for a fascinating discussion of Romanian cuisine with author and chef Irina Georgescu about her new book, "Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania."
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 28, 2020
If you relish cooking what’s in season, spring is the happiest time! With all this springtime bounty, and because it’s not yet so hot that cooking anything apart from gazpacho…
Jennifer EremeevaMay 1, 2019
Break out your crepe pan! It’s Maslenitsa, Russia’s raucous and riotous Shrovetide! A weeklong carnival before Orthodox Lent begins, whose origins and traditions, including its signature pancakes, are much older.
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 5, 2019
Longevity Noodles are easy to assemble, infinitely flexible, redolent with the flavors and symbolism of Chinese New Year, with a pleasing ratio of effort to reward: perfectly suited to the…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 5, 2019
The classic Soviet New Year’s menu is as resistant to change as the current regime. It all hinges on two mandatory, incredibly labor-intensive, mayonnaise-based cold salads: Salad Olivier and Herring…
Jennifer EremeevaDecember 31, 2018
What better dish to inaugurate our new life in Riga than this ultimate comforting stew, created by another American expat writer?
Jennifer EremeevaOctober 4, 2018
When you love corn but hate corn-on-the-cob, it’s time to get creative.
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 27, 2018
Tomatoes are in the magnificent zenith of their brief season, and I’m on a mission to enjoy them almost every way I know how, including with grains in the large,…
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 5, 2018
Olia Hercules's Mamushka is taking the culinary world by storm. Here's why. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaJuly 26, 2015
Everything should be simple...especially cocktails! That's where simple syrup comes in. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaMay 26, 2015
I'm headed outside of the city to the dacha to fire up the grill and make some Russian shashlik. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaMay 21, 2015
I have the spring cleaning itch lately, and I’m in the midst of tackling my pantry. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaMay 13, 2015
One of the great joys of shopping in Moscow’s colorful farmers’ markets is the element of the unexpected. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaMay 10, 2015
Well, that’s a week we won’t get back. HRH and I were knocked for about six hundred and sixty-six last week by that dreaded Moscow flu. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 27, 2015
