This is not your everyday meal, but rather a very special occasion one. If you have invited dearest friends for dinner or perhaps you’d like to spoil your family…
Many people, when they think of duck, think only of roast duck. In reality there are so many interesting ways to prepare duck that, with the real connoisseurs, roast…
Nobody knows exact origin of golubtsy (pronounced in Russian as “go-loob-zy”), i.e. Russian traditional stuffed cabbage dish, neither origin of its name. One thing is for certain – this…
Main Dish/ Russian Monday/ Vegetables
Russian Monday: Warm Potato Salad with Radish & Cucumber, Mustard Dressing
In serious Russian cookbooks potato salads always merit to get chapter of their own. This is because potato salad is not just salad with potatoes, like “Vinegrette” or “Olivier”, you…
Main Dish/ Poultry, Game/ Russian Monday/ Zakusky
Russian Monday: Family Dinner – Cornish Hens Under a Brick, Roasted Potato & Cucumber Salad
March can be a very tricky month. One day the sun is shining and birds are singing, but the next day you wake up and find a pile of…
Beef, Lamb, Veal, Pork/ Main Dish/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Kortofelnaya Zapekanka” – Beef & Potato Сasserole
Recipes using ground meat were very popular when I lived in Russia, probably because ground meat is the kind of ingredient that allows a lot of variety. Potato casserole…
Main Dish/ Pasta, Rice, Grains/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Grechnevay Kasha” – Buckwheat with Dried Mushrooms, Pumpkin & Onion
Good hearty buckwheat kasha is a serious matter. It’s a thing in itself crowning the whole of Russian cuisine. It requires a responsible and thorough approach when cooking with…
Main Dish/ Russian Monday/ Vegetables
Russian Monday: “Kartofelnye Zrazy” – Potato Cutlets Stuffed with Mushrooms
Zrazy is a dish of Lithuanian, Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian cuisines. Word “zrazy” is of polish origin, it means “slices”, “cut pieces” of something. Despite its Polish name, for…
Main Dish/ Poultry, Game/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Pozharsky Cutlets” – Ground Chicken Cutlets with Homemade Breadcrumb
The Pozharsky cutlets have become a popular dish of the Russian cuisine at the beginning of the 19th century. Their name and origin are attributed to prince Pozharsky, one…
Main Dish/ Russian Monday/ Vegetables
Russian Monday: Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Quinoa, Onions & Carrots (gluten & dairy free)
My recipe of Stuffed Cabbage Rolls became very popular, and now I would like to present you a liter version of the same. It is vegetarian, gluten-free and, if…
Fish & Seafood/ Main Dish/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Riba pod Marinadom” – Pan Fried Fish with Warm Carrot Sauce “Marinade”
This warm, spicy marinate with its rich partnership of flavors is a perfect complement to lightly fried fish, such as cod, bass, sea bass or tilapia. “Marinade” is a…
Appetizers/ Beef, Lamb, Veal, Pork/ Main Dish/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Golubtsy” Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Stuffed cabbage or golubtsy (“go-lub-tzy”) in Russian is a dish of Middle Eastern as well as European cuisine. This name usually refers to ground beef mixed with boiled rice…
Bread/ Main Dish/ Russian Monday
Russian Monday: “Kulebyaka” – Authentic Russian Salmon Pie with Rice, Mushrooms, Onions and Dill
Today in our Russian section we present “Kulebyaka”. This traditional pie is an ideal dish for special occasions and it makes a perfect brunch. My daughter helped me to…