Baked Paskha
Paskha is a traditional dessert made of tvorog and shaped like a truncated pyramid. Culinary writer William Pokhlebkin notes that the cost of the dish used to mean that simple people could only afford...
View ArticleRoasted Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Uzbek Plov
Why not give a Central Asian twist to your Easter lamb roast this weekend? I took my Uzbek plov recipe, made some small changes, and stuffed it into a leg of lamb. The resulting rice is soaked in meat...
View ArticleHappy Easter!
Happy Easter everyone! If you’re still looking for recipes for today, take a look at some of my previous posts: For the sacrosanct lamb entrée, try the roasted leg of lamb stuffed with Uzbek plov, the...
View ArticleHappy Paskha!
Paskha, the Orthodox Easter, usually falls on a different day from its Christian counterpart, because its computation is still based on the Julian calendar. I realize I don’t have many Paskha-themed...
View ArticleKulich, Russian Panettone
Once again, Orthodox Easter came and went, and I didn’t have the time to finish my kulich recipe on time. At least now I’ll have it ready for next year! A kulich is a kind of Easter bread, somewhat...
View ArticleKulich and Paskha, Russian Dessert Duo for Orthodox Easter
Two and a half years after publishing my recipe for baked paskha (one of my first blog entries!), I finally posted my kulich last week. So you can now prepare the two traditional Russian desserts for...
View ArticleHappy Paskha 2014!
Happy Paskha 2014! Here are a few suggestions to keep your paschal meal interesting: For the first year ever, I’m proud to offer both my Paskha and Kulich recipes in time for Easter! Looking for lamb...
View ArticleRoasted Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Uzbek Plov
Why not give a Central Asian twist to your Easter lamb roast this weekend? I took my Uzbek plov recipe, made some small changes, and stuffed it into a leg of lamb.…
View ArticleKulich, Russian Panettone
Once again, Orthodox Easter came and went, and I didn’t have the time to finish my kulich recipe on time. At least now I’ll have it ready for next year! A kulich…
View ArticleKulich and Paskha, Russian Dessert Duo for Orthodox Easter
Two and a half years after publishing my recipe for baked paskha (one of my first blog entries!), I finally posted my kulich last week. So you can now prepare the two traditional Russian…
View ArticleCumanian Lamb Wellington, Galuska and Lecsó
Every year around Easter, I invariably muse that it would be nice to post an Eastern European lamb recipe on these pages, and then realize that lamb isn’t really eaten with any…
View ArticleHappy Easter!
Happy Easter everyone! If you’re still looking for recipes for today, take a look at some of my previous posts: For the sacrosanct lamb entrée, try the roasted leg of lamb stuffed with… The post Happy...
View ArticleHappy Paskha 2012!
Paskha, the Orthodox Easter, usually falls on a different day from its Christian counterpart, because its computation is still based on the Julian calendar. I realize I don’t have many Paskha-themed...
View ArticleHappy Paskha 2014!
Happy Paskha 2014! Here are a few suggestions to keep your paschal meal interesting: For the first year ever, I’m proud to offer both my Paskha and Kulich recipes in time for Easter! Looking for… The...
View ArticleCumanian Lamb Wellington, Galuska and Lecsó
Every year around Easter, I invariably muse that it would be nice to post an Eastern European lamb recipe on these pages, and then realize that lamb isn’t really eaten with any… The post Cumanian Lamb...
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