I am Russian and I love Russian food. I rarely eat it now, because I always want to try some new recipes, but I still remember the tastes from my childhood. Each time I visit my grandparents, I usually have something Russian, like our famous potato salad (Оливье), or just a plain cabbage slaw with carrots and mayo, or canned salmon with boiled eggs salad. The taste of these salad is so simple compared to what I make sometimes (mayo vs. fancy vinaigrette), but it is so satisfying! And lately I've been craving to make those foods at home..So finally, yesterday I made something that my mom would make when I was little. Not exactly the same, but it tasted very good and very... Russian.
It was my own invention: Chicken gizzards and hearts a la Stroganoff which I served with a traditional Russian side of buckwheat. And I just made law salted cucumbers (малосольные), they went perfectly with the main course.
Chicken Gizzards and Hearts a la Stroganoff
Freshly-Salted Cucumbers
2 comments:
Mmmmm... half-pickled or malosol'nie pickels - love them!!
Back to your roots is the thing that keeps ya grounded.. love your blog n recipes!-Fellow cook in Woodland Ca..Mom, artist mexican mama, Sandy Ledesma
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