According to Alice Waters in the “Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook,” whenever legendary chef Jeremiah Tower made blini at Chez Panisse, he’d recount how his Russian uncle felt about butter. You had enough ...

Blinis are eaten everywhere in Russia, and by everyone, particularly for breakfast. You'd struggle to find a family that didn't have them a few times a week. They were a staple dish during the Soviet ...

Think you know everything about blinis? You don’t know anything until you‘ve tried these tantalizing treats. Get cooking! From Feb.12 to Feb.18 all frying pans will be occupied by blinis. During ...

Traditional Russian blinis are made with a yeast-raised buckwheat flour batter that gives them a nutty flavor. Topped with beetroot mixture and rocket leaf these Russian pancakes are an impressive, ...

Discover the charm of blini, traditional Russian pancakes known for their delicate texture and rich cultural history. Unlike ...

I’ve long been planning a dream Christmas brunch. Our family of adventurous eaters has roots in five countries -- England, France, Russia, Canada and the United States -- and the ideal menu would have ...

A few weeks ago, when Christmas was but an alcoholic twinkle in the collective British eye, we touched upon the idea of the perfect party snack – which, in my opinion, is the crunchy, fatty, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Watching the Oscars, like the Super Bowl, has become almost an unofficial holiday, an occasion when tens of millions of us get together for an old-fashioned ...

The holiday party season is just around the corner, and I am already thinking about recipes for entertaining. These Simply Savory Blinis are delightful little finger foods that are easy to make, ...

1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F. 2. Arrange the corn in a single layer on a baking pan, drizzle the olive oil over the corn, and then season the corn with salt and black pepper. Toast the corn in ...

Russian pancakes, known as ‘blini’, are absolutely essential during Maslenitsa – the so-called “pancake week” before the austere period of Lent. Here is one of the most authentic recipes that you need ...

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, my grandmother—a Russian transplanted to Texas—came to stay twice a year. She’d take over the kitchen and make dozens of what I then thought were her personal creation: cottage ...