Tales and Tastes from East Europe and Central Asia
Most of us have some childhood desserts we remember forever, a grandma’s cake, cookies baked for holidays or a hidden jar of jam. Mine is a special treat I tasted only a few times. On the ground floor of my apartment building in Minsk there …
Almonds are thought to have originated somewhere along the Silk Road in Central Asia. Uzbekistan, at the heart of the Silk Road, is one of the few places in the world where wild almonds still grow and almond trees cover mountaintops. While there are still …
When I was growing up, my family always made lots of jam. I mean really a lot, gallons and gallons of jars covering an entire wall in the kitchen, floor to ceiling. By summertime a 100 pound sack of sugar appeared in the kitchen to …
For some time, I have believed that this is the best cake in the world. The recipe has been in my family for at least 40 years. It uses only four ingredients: apples, eggs, sugar and flour. I’ve added baking powder to the list because it …