Finnish Strawberry Snow (Mansikkalumi)

No fruit symbolizes more the arrival of summer to Finns than Strawberries. The open air markets begin in early June with imported berries from mainland Europe. However, it is the arrival of the superior Finnish strawberries, in the end of Read More …

Sazerac

New Orleans is said by some to be the birthplace of the cocktail (tonic drinks were served out of a French egg-cup called a ‘coquetier’ – which when incorrectly pronounced became ‘cocktail’ ) and not surprisingly, some of the best Read More …

Russian Borodinsky Bread

There is a single standard of Borodinsky bread recipe, approved in 1984. The earliest mention of Borodinsky bread found in the literature of the early twenties of the 20th century. Borodinsky bread recipe has not been changed over the past Read More …