Breakfast & Desserts

Strudel is a world-famous dessert delicacy. It originates from Austria where even in the smallest town every morning starts from the smell of apples with cinnamon spreading around. It…

Approaching winter holidays are always filled with fabulous flavor. Well in advance of the actual holidays we set up the tree, stock up on our favorite foods, fetch marinades…

Christmas baking is a part of the holiday tradition in many countries. Cakes, muffins, rolls, cookies, marzipan and chocolate figurines appear in large numbers on bakery store shelves and…

Taste of childhood time treats is something we remember all our lives and taste of “chocolate salami” is one of those “old time favorites”. While back during Soviet Union…

From ancient time collection of honey and poppy in Russia began on the same day – August 14, the day of the First Savior, first day of the harvest…

A blin, blintchik or blintz is a type of thin pancake. Pancakes are considered one of the most popular dishes in Russian cuisine. The story of their origin is…

Kasha is a special dish in Russian cuisine – very common and unremarkable, nevertheless having its own special worldwide reputation in line with borsch, Russian cabbage soup, kvass, and…

Hello everyone! Today we are learning how to make kissel. Word “kissel” (pronounced in Russian as “kee-sel”) originates from Russian verb “kvasit”, which means “make sour”. Kissel has been…

One of the popular types of pirogues, plump Russian “vatrushka” (pronounced “vat-roo-shka”) always looks not only tasty but also sensual. It is a round shape griddle-cake open on top…

This recipe comes to me from childhood. My family lived in St. Petersburg which used to be called “Leningrad” at the time and every summer I used to visit…

Dear readers, today in “Russian Monday” I would like to introduce popular dessert dish named “Charlotte”, or in Russian pronunciation “Sharlotka” – apple cake. The recipe is very simple…