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nothin says lovin like french onion soupin

Friday, February 5, 2010

My best girlfriend came to visit in January and insisted on cooking several meals whilst here, including this lovely comforting soup. Below is her recipe, slightly modified from Julia Child’s.
The key to French Onion soup is the slow cooking of the onions in butter and oil, followed by a long, slow simmering in stock. This [...]

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happy Ukrainian – or Eastern Orthodox – Christmas!

Friday, January 8, 2010

JANUARY 7, 2010
KUTYIA
INGREDIENT LIST:
2 CUPS RED WHEAT
¾ CUPS POPPYSEED
½ CUP HONEY
½ CUP SUGAR
1 FULL CUP CHOPPED PECANS
BOILING WATER
STEP #1:
POUR WHEAT INTO LARGE BOWL. RUN WATER THROUGH IT TO CLEAN ANY HUSKS THAT FLOAT TO THE TOP. POUR OFF WATER & THEN DRAIN THROUGH A SIEVE.
STEP #2:
SPREAD WHEAT ONTO A COOKIE SHEET IN AN EVEN LAYER. [...]

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BORSCHT

Thursday, December 24, 2009

BORSCHT
(Adele’s Baba’s recipe…..or my mom’s cousin’s Baba’s recipe, or my Baba’s sister-in-law’s recipe…..)
8 medium beets
2 c carrots
1 ½ c onion
3 c potato
approx. 2 tbsp lemon juice
1 can tomatoes
4 c cabbage
1 c celery
salt & pepper
dill to taste
Place cut up beets & diced carrots in 3 lt. water.
Partially cook chopped onion in butter or olive oil.
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happy easter! | celebrate yr. freakin’ heritage | babka bread

Monday, April 13, 2009

So my knowledge of my Ukrainian heritage is spotty at best. Culturally I’m out to lunch. Design-wise, I feel that I have a good sense of the traditional geometric shapes, embroidered patterns and deep red/orange/gold/green colour palette used to decorate everything from clothing to pillowcases to, yes, eggshells that have been painstakingly emptied of their [...]

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