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Russia – Individual Apple Sharlotka

Russia – Individual Apple Sharlotka

Apple Sharlotka So after having Alex’ Russian apple sharlotka for our Russian meal for “Around the World in 12 Dishes” I was thinking, “that was good, we should redo it”, but differently. I like how the whole cake looks but once you cut it, you loose the look. So I figured we could do the same but in individual portions! A week after the first one, I got our jumbo muffin tin out buttered it up (I … Read entire article »

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Russia – a quick showcase

Here is a little round up of everyone that did something so far. Don’t forget to check the linky to see who links up later! Mummymummymum is offering us her Russian Tea Cakes Creative Family Fun has baked up some Potato Pancakes while also showing us how to draw some Matryoshka dolls Repeat Crafter Me is giving the traditional Matryoshka nesting dolls a Sesame Street twist From Make, Do & Friend we get some delicious Blinis Mom 2 Posh Lil Divas is Exploring Russian Stories and Folklore and adds some Russian Tea Cakes to go with it Kara’s Classroom has reviewed the book “The Littlest Matryoshka” by Corinne Demas Bliss Domestic Goddesque shares with us How to make a Russian Icon and bakes up some more Russian Tea Cakes At Kitchen Counter Chronicles we find a whole Russian … Read entire article »

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Russia – Shashlyk

Russia – Shashlyk

Shashlyk So what comes to mind first when you think about Russia and food? Vodka? Tsk, tsk, tsk, while being consumed a lot there, it is still not food per se. Now there is Borscht, but if you’re not a big fan of beets, that’s a no-go, so when I rummaged through the Russian cuisine scene I came across something that I had actually had in my European past – shashlyk. Originally coming from the countries … Read entire article »

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Russia – Russian roasted potatoes

Russia – Russian roasted potatoes

Russian Roasted Potatoes Since a main dish is a little lonely on a plate without a side dish, we stumbled upon Russian Roasted Potatoes, which to no surprise are potatoes that are roasted. Who would have thought? It is a really simple dish that will not take you a lot of time or effort to make and is very tasty on top of it! And it goes very well with our Shashlyk skewers! The ingredients are: 1 lb … Read entire article »

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Around the World in 12 Dishes – Russia

Around the World in 12 Dishes – Russia

Welcome to “Around The World in 12 Dishes”. We will be taking you on a journey around the world, (loosely) following in Phileas Fogg’s footsteps, exploring 12 different countries with our children, by cooking 12 dishes with them. One for each country visited. The world is such a wonderfully diverse and colorful place. Our children see maps, flags and books. They see postcards and maybe they see films about the world.. but let’s really bring it … Read entire article »

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