These New Potatoes Stuffed with Salmon Caviar are an easy and elegant hors d’oeuvre for New Years Eve or any festive gathering. You can make them dairy by dotting them with creme fraiche or sour cream; or leave them non-dairy by just adding a few chopped chives. You can prep […]
Cuisine: Russian
Vegan Borscht
Why am I thinking about Vegan Borscht? It’s early, I know; but people are already thinking about Passover. We’ll be home this year and the menus will be on me. Vegan Borscht works because my vegetarian daughter can eat it as well as the rest of us; but it’s also […]
Beef Borscht
Beef Borscht is a quintessential soup for these frigid Winter days. I can just imagine my Russian ancestors huddled around the kitchen table and digging into a bowl of this body and soul warming soup laden with shredded beef, beets, cabbage, and potatoes. It is truly a whole meal in […]
Leek and Potato Soup
Leek and Potato soup is a carb lovers delight. It’s easy to make, creamy, without cream, with the subtle flavor of leeks. Serve with chopped chives and croutons.
Stuffed Cabbage
This recipe for Stuffed Cabbage is the essence of food memory for me. The aroma and taste bring back my Grandparents, Margaret-the lady who made it for them and Annie Mae- the lady who made it for my parents, myself and my brother. When I was a toddler, Grandma Jeannie […]