I haven’t written about food here for a while, it seems. I will have to do better, I will really try. Here’s a quick run for our dinner tonight. Surprisingly, this dish that my mom made, and I expropriated, got instant popularity among my American born friends and acquaintances. We thought of it as of…
Tag: Russian Food
The Russian Picnic Tradition
Apparently, Soviet cuisine is very fashionable now. Otherwise, why would there be such a great number of articles, books and posts about it. I need to write about Kachka – the book that I enjoy reading and the experience of my daughter, the Portland lover. I have been following the Russian food blogger, Peter, who reinvents the…
Some More Fun Jewish Food Reading
I found another fascinating continuation to a 100 Jewish Foods. Tablet is an interesting magazine for me – approximately half of the publications I can’t stand, and another half I like. Is that what defines good journalism – the ability to cater to different tastes? Don’t know and don’t really care. All I can say…
Another Pickling Adventure
I have done some experimenting with pickling before, even though I am always intimidated by pickling. At least when you cook or bake, you know the result right away! With pickling you have to be patient and wait. And what if it doesn’t work out?! So far, my pickling amounted to some marinated lemon and…
Another Food Adventure
I have not been buying bread for quite a bit of time already making my own challot of different kinds, stuffed with apples, sprinkled with za’atar, experimenting with different flours. Bread making that I used to shun, albeit time consuming has a nice therapeutic touch to it. You have to immerse into this sacred activity with…
Noshing Across the Nation 