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Russian Friday – Torte “Phoenix”
I may have my moments in the kitchen, but when it comes to being on the road – I am one of the contributors to the female driver stereotype. You know, San Francisco has lots of cars and lots of people,...
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Russian Friday – Sweet Chocolate Braid
Ah, vacation… We had the best time ever hanging out with the family, riding bikes, enjoying the mountains. However, I found myself missing the kitchen. In fact I started having a serious baking...
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Russian Friday – Torte “Birds’ Milk”
Long-long ago in the Soviet Union this cake became the first one to be copyrighted. The recipe was kept in secret; and the Moscow bakery that invented it had a guaranteed long line in front every day....
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Russian Friday – Poppy Seed Roll
Once again, we took a short vacation, and this mom’s separation from her kitchen resulted in a serious baking outburst. So, my New Year’s resolutions have been successfully shipped to the carb heaven,...
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Russian Friday – Vanilla Paskha
We, Russians, like to take our time with everything (I can see my husband nodding here). This year it includes Easter celebrations. Russian Orthodox Easter is on the 5th of May. Naturally, I’m taking...
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Russian Friday – Buckwheat Breakfast
When I was a kid each serving of buckwheat was paired with a motivational speech from my parents: “Tolstoy ate this every day, and he lived to be 100 years old!” What they were probably thinking was...
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