August 2009
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Draniki
This is a Russian potato-mushroom pancake, essentially. I had them as my first real meal in St. Petersburg and made it a point to get to biz-nes-lench (funny cognate!) on time when possible. They’re definitely best served with sour cream and a bit of salt. What you need: about 4 large potatoes, lightly boiled and shredded 1c white mushrooms, chopped (I don’t remember the actual name...
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Lemon Chicken Risotto
I’m back from Russia and it has been amazing! Not only did I learn a huge amount about another language and culture but I picked up some little known recipes and cooking methods. Part of the challenge was the lack of an oven or toaster; we had 3-6 burners to work with and a limited number of pots and pans. Similarly, when it came to finding ingredients I was left to improvise quite a bit. I...
