Boeuf Gras, or, Fat Bull = Fat Tuesday

March 3, 2011

In 2011, the event takes place on March 3, thanks to a personal message from the Office of Tourism in …

From Mother Russia with Love: The Domostroi

March 29, 2010

Cabbage soup and gruel are our food. (Shchi da kasha, pishche nashe.) ~~Russian peasant proverb Trying to ferret out tidbits …

March 26, 2010

The kulebyaka should be appetizing, shameless in its nakedness, a temptation to sin. ~~ Anton Chekov, “The Siren” Fish dishes …

March 25, 2010

One of her greatest pleasures in summer was the very Russian sport of hodit’ po gribi (looking for mushrooms). Fried …

March 23, 2010

You can’t cook porridge with a fool. ~~ Russian Proverb ~~ An example of Russian Lenten food, tolokno or oat …