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Buckwheat: Russia’s miracle food

May 1, 2012 Jennifer Eremeeva
Century follows century featuring war, famine, revolution, and other catastrophes. The Russians just keep on trucking. How ever do they manage it?

“Meat in a Pot:” Updating a Russian classic

March 30, 2012 Jennifer Eremeeva
A constant of classic Russian cuisine is the principle of slow cooking – a trend that is enjoying an enthusiastic renaissance amongst Anglo-American homemakers

The power of time zones

February 29, 2012 Jennifer Eremeeva
Jennifer Eremeeva talks about the consequences of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to cancel the winter time and reduce the number of time zones

Tis the season to be jolly

December 12, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Times may be tough, but I’m pleased to see that Russians are not skimping on an essential fixture of the corporate calendar: the New Year’s party

The kitchen debate

December 2, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Jennifer Eremeeva talks about kitchen debates with her husband, transactions of moving money from big banks to smaller ones and solidarity with the Occupy Wall-Street movement

Chicken Kiev

November 17, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Chicken Kiev isn’t Russian at all: it’s French and came into 18th Century Russia. Never a staple of pre-revolutionary Russian menus, it was the Americans who dubbed the dish “Kiev” in the 1950s to bring it to the attention of Russian émigrés

Nyet to the brown bag

October 27, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Russians are too reluctant to bring lunchboxes to the office even though they may skip their lunch

Kharcho: a welcome guest from the near abroad

October 14, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Kharcho, a hearty and savory meat and tomato soup that almost qualifies as a stew, is a perfect example of a dish that is celebrated far beyond the borders of its native Georgia

The bodies politic

September 30, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Jennifer Eremeeva on the contrast between the United States and Russia gearing up for a presidential election in 2012

Siberian pel’meni: you can’t make too many

September 2, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
“My daughters had a Russian nanny who used to make them these incredible meat dumplings. And after she left us, we haven’t really found anything else they like quite so much.”

Curb your enthusiasm!

August 31, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
If, or indeed, when, Russia’s next revolution comes, it will most likely be nicknamed “The Curb Revolution”

Croquettes Pozharsky: a middle class success story

August 5, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
In Russia, as the rest of the world, dishes tend to be named after the rich and/or famous

Cool cucumbers in a pretty pickle

July 29, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Like most women all over the world I had some free time on my hands thanks to soccer, so this’s an ideal time to attempt an ambitious culinary project

Shashlik: it doesn’t tolerate a woman’s touch

July 22, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Russian men are not natural cooks, but the big exception is shashlik

Okroshka: The versatile Russian classic

July 15, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Okroshka combines the crunch of fresh vegetables with meat and eggs to create a soup that is at once refreshing and filling

Around the world with beef stroganoff

July 5, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Beef stroganoff is one of the few Russian dishes that has crossed the cultural divide and is served the world over

Face Time with the iPad

July 4, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
“You’d know that about me if you followed me on Twitter.”

A short history of dieting in Russia

May 25, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Moscow is the last place you want to diet: It takes twice as long to lose a kilo as it does a pound

Long live the Imperials!

April 26, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
As excitement over this month’s Royal Wedding reaches fever pitch, it seems appropriate for Russia to seriously consider a strategic return to monarchy

The Easter Tin Hunt

April 20, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Orthodox Easter cuisine in Russia keeps pace with the liturgy’s potent symbols of resurrection, the triumph of light over darkness, and the return of spring
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