Russian recipes :

Happy Birthday, Dan: White Russian Cheesecake

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Here’s Dan, with his annual birthday present from me–a cheesecake. For the past several years, I have been making Dan cheesecakes, because he has an inordinate ability to consume entire cheesecakes at a sitting. They are his[...]

Russian Teacakes & 12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies

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Every Christmas I try to organize a cookie exchange at work. It gives me a reason to bake a billion cookies and I love coming home with an assortment of different cookies for the holidays. One year a co-worker brought in these cookies. They have[...]

Pecan Butter Balls, Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies?

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These cookies were made for our family by my Grandma Lizette every year that I can remember.  I continued the tradition growing up and have made them with my children and for holiday gifts every year. No matter how busy the holiday season,[...]

Pecan Butter Balls, Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies?

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These cookies were made for our family by my Grandma Lizette every year that I can remember.  I continued the tradition growing up and have made them with my children and for holiday gifts every year. No matter how busy the holiday season,[...]

Cookie-A-Day: Day 1 ? Russian Teacakes

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My Mom used to make these cookies when I was a child.  I remember calling them “Snowballs” instead of “Russian Teacakes”.  They are also called “Mexican Wedding Cakes”.  This recipe comes from the[...]

The New Year, Vanilla Recipes and A Vanilla Bean Giveaway

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Hello 2011. I don't know what the new year will bring me. 2010 brought me the greatest sadness I have ever known. It lingers still. I am striving for peace, hope and a semblance of happiness in 2011. What are you striving for? Now a word about[...]

Thoughts on Pelme?i

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For my birthday today, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite Latvian foods: pelme?i. I’ve always loved dumplings of all sorts, especially potstickers and gyoza which have been the source of many a great meal for me over the years.[...]

Thoughts on Pelme?i

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For my birthday today, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite Latvian foods: pelme?i. I’ve always loved dumplings of all sorts, especially potstickers and gyoza which have been the source of many a great meal for me over the years.[...]

?a?liks – Two Ways

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As promised on Friday, here are the recipes we used for this year’s ?a?liks. What are ?a?liks? You probably know them as shish-kebobs or shashliks (? is sh) – just skewered, marinated meat that’s grilled. Nom. I[...]

?a?liks – Two Ways

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As promised on Friday, here are the recipes we used for this year’s ?a?liks. What are ?a?liks? You probably know them as shish-kebobs or shashliks (? is sh) – just skewered, marinated meat that’s grilled. Nom. I[...]