Christmas in Latvia cannot be imagined without baking tray upon tray of gingerbread (piparkūkas). It is a national pastime in the days leading up to Christmas...
Ziemassvētki (Christmas)
Celebration of Christmas in Latvia is rich in tradition with a sprinkling of superstition. Although now Christmas has been tamed down to a quiet family celebration,...
Zucchini relish (Kabaču salāti)
When you finally have figured out when produce is in season in Australia, you get pleasantly surprised that squashes – zucchini, marrow, pumpkin – are in...
Sauerkraut (Skābēti kāposti)
Sauerkraut (skābēti kāposti) – something that has recently become a health food obsession, yet has been so common in Latvian kitchens for centuries. I have fond...
Roast chicken
How many chickens does it take to feed 6 people? I would have thought 2 would be enough. Yet, to my initial amusement, the 1920s cookbook...
Sauteed green peas
Green sweet peas… In my opinion, they are the best straight from the plant, shelled and eaten while still out in the garden. But with their...
White bread breakfast sandwiches
Continuing the breakfast and open sandwich theme, this post will contain all open breakfast sandwiches made with white bread. Surprisingly, vast majority – 8 out of...
Rye bread breakfast sandwiches
Open sandwiches. Food that is mostly associated with Danish cuisine, yet is so common in Latvia. So common, that it seems hilarious to find breakfast sandwich...
Puķu kāposti ar brūnu sviestu (Cauliflower with Brown Butter)
Cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables, so I was naturally attracted to trying this recipe as soon as I can (Recipe #37). The original recipe...
Graši (Stuffed rissoles)
Graši 5 personām (Rissoles for 5 people) is recipe #111 in the book. Although I have never heard of the word graši in food context (it...
The Cookbook Project
You may be familiar with the premise of this project – take a classic cookbook, cook your way through it, and learn what there is to...
Easter Eggs
The most prominent Latvian Easter tradition is to dye eggs with natural ingredients – onion skins, parsley, frozen or preserved blueberries and blackberries, grass, leaves, rice,...